Ji-young Yoo | |
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Born | SunHee Seo c. 2000 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2018–present |
SunHee Seo [1] (born c. 2000), known professionally as Ji-young Yoo, is an American actress.
Yoo was born to Korean immigrants in Denver, Colorado. [2] She attended Colorado Academy. [3] After graduating, she attended the University of Southern California, where she majored in Cinema and Media Studies. [4] She also trained at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and the Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp. [5]
Yoo began her career under her real name, and in 2018 appeared in Moxie , [3] and she performed ADR for Spider-Man: Far from Home . [4] Adopting her stage name by 2021, she was cast in the A24/Apple TV+ drama film The Sky Is Everywhere , [6] and alongside Nicole Kidman in the Amazon Prime series Expats . [7] In 2022, she was cast in Freaky Tales . [8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Moxie | Casey | As SunHee Seo |
2022 | The Sky Is Everywhere | Sarah | |
2023 | Smoking Tigers | Hayoung | |
2024 | Freaky Tales | Tina | |
TBA | Until Dawn | TBA | Filming |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Sweet Home | Lee Eun Yoo (voice) | Recurring role, 10 episodes |
2022 | We Baby Bears | Sheep Heads / Student 2 / Student 3 (voice) | 1 episode, as SunHee Seo |
2024 | Expats | Mercy | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
Yoo was awarded the award for Best Performance in a U.S. Narrative Feature at the 2023 Tribeca Festival for her performance in Smoking Tigers. [9]
In 2024, she was nominated for Gotham Awards 'Outstanding Performance in a Limited Series' for Expats (miniseries). [10]
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