Jo Eun-ji

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Jo Eun-ji
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Born (1981-02-10) February 10, 1981 (age 42)
South Korea
Other namesCho Eun-ji
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Agent Prain TPC
Spouse
Park Jung-min
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(m. 2014)​
Korean name
Hangul
조은지
Hanja
Revised Romanization Jo Eun-ji
McCune–Reischauer Cho Ŭnji

Jo Eun-ji (born February 10, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She debuted in the gritty Im Sang-soo film Tears , [1] and has since become better known for her supporting roles on film and television, such as in The President's Last Bang , [2] My Scary Girl , Forever the Moment , [3] The Concubine and The Villainess . She was also the leading actress in the indies Driving with My Wife's Lover, [4] and Sunshine Love . [5]

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Personal life

Jo Eun-ji wed Park Jung-min, CEO of talent agency Prain TPC, on May 24, 2014. They met in 2006 when Park became Jo's manager, and they began dating in 2009. [6] [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Tears Ran
2002 A.F.R.I.K.A. Young-mi
Who R. U.?Choi Bo-young / ID: "Porn Queen"
A Bizarre Love TriangleBae Eun-hee
2004 The Hotel Venus Soda
2005 The President's Last Bang Banquet guest
Mr. HousewifeBeautician Cameo
2006 My Scary Girl Baek Jang-mi
2007Driving with My Wife's LoverSo-ok, Joong-shik's wife
Femme FatalEun-ji Cameo
2008 Forever the Moment Oh Soo-hee
2009Why Did You Come to Our House?Fellow homeless woman Cameo
Yoga In-soon
Short! Short! Short! 2009:
Show Me the Money [8] 		Park Eun-shilsegment: "Hundred Nails and a Deer Antler"
Fish BoyJi-hyun
Fly, PenguinArt teacher Cameo
Girlfriends Hyun-joo
2010 Petty Romance Awards ceremony secretary Cameo
2012 The Concubine Geum-ok
정지우x 김무열x조은지 Project Short film
Confession of Murder Choi Kang-sook
2013 Running Man Park Sun-young
2014 The Target Park Soo-jin
How to Steal a Dog Chae-rang's mother
2015 Sunshine Love Kim Jung-sook
2017 The Villainess Kim Sun
True FictionJi-eunSpecial appearance
2021 Perhaps Love Debut as director [9]
2022Day and the MoonMag-ha [10]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNetwork
2003The Bean Chaff of My LifeSeo Kyung-sun MBC
2004More Beautiful Than a FlowerJe-in KBS2
Lovers in Paris Lee Yang-mi SBS
2005 18 vs. 29 Yoo Hye-wonKBS2
2007 Two Outs in the Ninth Inning Kim Choon-heeMBC
2010 Personal Taste Lee Young-sunMBC
2014 The Greatest Marriage Park Seon-nyeo TV Chosun
2015 Beating Again Na Ok-hyun JTBC
Let's Eat 2 Hong In-ah tvN [11]
Oh My Venus Lee Hyun-WooKBS2
2016 Entertainer Site manager (Guest appearance, Ep. 10)SBS
Madame Antoine Yoo-seon / Emma (Special appearance)JTBC
2021 Lost Sun-gyu
2023 Strangers Again Kang Bi-chwi ENA [12]

Discography

YearSong titleArtistNotes
2002"Bed's End" (Original Version)Jo Eun-ji and Gong Hyo-jin Track from A Bizarre Love Triangle OST
2009"Milkyway" HybRefine feat. Jo Eun-ji Single

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
200122nd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actress Tears Nominated
20076th Korean Film Awards Best Supporting ActressDriving with My Wife's LoverNominated
200816th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best New Actress Forever the Moment Won
7th Korean Film Awards Best Supporting ActressNominated
2013 49th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actress The Concubine Won [13]
2022 58th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Director Perhaps Love Won [14] [15]
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2022 Best New DirectorNominated [16]
31st Buil Film Awards Best New DirectorNominated [17]
Beautiful Artist Awards
(Shin Young-kyun Arts and Culture Foundation)		New Artist AwardWon [18]
58th Grand Bell Awards Best New DirectorNominated [19]
43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Director Nominated [20]
9th Korean Film Producers Association AwardBest New DirectorWon [21]

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  2. ↑ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 그때 그사람들 (The President's Last Bang)". Twitch Film . 24 July 2005. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  3. ↑ "Handball "Sleeper" Tops Box Office for Third Week". The Chosun Ilbo . 30 January 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  4. ↑ Paquet, Darcy. "Driving With My Wife's Lover". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  5. ↑ Elley, Derek (3 October 2013). "Sunshine Love". Film Business Asia . Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  6. ↑ "Actress Jo Eun Ji Weds Her Manager". Soompi . 24 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
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