Yeo Woon-kay
Born(1940-02-25)February 25, 1940
Suwon, Chōsen
DiedMay 22, 2009(2009-05-22) (aged 69)
Incheon, South Korea
EducationKorea University
OccupationActress
Years active1958–2009
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYeo Un-gye
McCune–ReischauerYǒ Un-kye

Yeo Woon-kay (February 25, 1940 – May 22, 2009) was a South Korean actress and television personality. She was best known for Korean films such as War of Money, Bad Family and My Lovely Sam Soon.[1]

Yeo began acting while in high school. She continued to act while attending Korea University, where she studied literature.[2] She became known for her work in Daehakgeuk, which is also called the amateur student theater, during the 1950s and 1960s, alongside other contemporary Korean actors like Lee Soon-jae.[2][3]

She made her professional theater debut with a theater troupe in 1962.[2] From theater, she was able to transition to a successful television career.[2] She often played the role of a grandmother or "grandmotherly figure".[2] Examples of these characters included her roles in Toji in 1986 and Jewel in the Palace in 2003.[2]

Ms. Yeo was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2007 while shooting the SBS TV series The King and I.[2] But she continued to act and began work on the KBS2 production of Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon (The Tale of Two Sisters),[2] eventually quitting the production due to pneumonia, indicating the spread of cancer to her lungs.[2]

Yeo entered the hospital intensive care unit in May 2009.[2] Reports say that she fell into a coma and was placed on life support.[2] She died around 8 P.M. on May 22, 2009, at the Incheon Catholic Medical Center in Incheon, South Korea, at the age of 69. Her funeral was held at the Severance Hospital.[2][4]

Yeo was awarded the Life Achievement Award posthumously at the KBS Drama Awards in 2009.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1972 The Pollen Flower
1980 Vicious Woman Mother-in-Law
The Wooden Horse That Went to Sea
1982 Late Autumn The Warden
1985 Cabbage in a Pepper Field
1988 Last Dancing
1991 The Pinwheel that Spins Alone Grandmother
1992 From the Seom River to the Sky Jae-in's Mother
2002 The Beauty in Dream Grandmother
2005 Mapado Mrs. Chairman Hoe Jang
2006 Family Matters
2007 Mapado 2: Back to the Island Mrs. Chairman Hoe Jang
Sorrow Even Up in Heaven

Television series

Year Title Role Network
1983 Eun-ha's Dream KBS1
Youth March KBS2
1987 Door of Desires
Land Ham Ahn-daek KBS1
1988 The Winter That Year Was Warm KBS2
1991 What's Love? Jin Soo MBC
1993 Stormy Season Choong-in's Mother
1994 The Moon of Seoul Sang-gook's Grandmother
My Son's Woman Moon Jung-ok
1995 LA Arirang SBS
1996 1.5 Generation MBC
Dad is the Boss SBS
1997 Because I Love You Ae-kyung's grandmother
1998 I Love You, I Love You Bong-sook's Mother
King and Queen Former Internal Princess Consort Shin KBS1
Seven Brides Na Gap-sun SBS
1999 Trap of Youth Yun-hee's Grandmother
2000 Foolish Love Sang-woo's mother KBS2
More Than Words Can Say Lee Jin-jin KBS1
2001 Stock Flower
I Want To See Your Face Song Kil-ja MBC
Like Father, Like Son Jum Soon KBS2
2002 Who's My Love? Duk-bae's wife
Golden Wagon Ahn Gap-jin MBC
Drama City: Like Vienna Coffee KBS2
Sunrise House Kim Soon-nyeo SBS
2003 Drama City: Chief of Five Zoom KBS2
On The Prairie Charman Shin's Grandmother
Swan Lake Myung Soon-keum MBC
Jewel in the Palace Court Lady Jung Mal-geum
2004 Miss Kim's Million Dollar Quest Lee Kkeut-soon SBS
Oh Feel Young Chairwoman Shin KBS2
2005 Bad Housewife No Jin-ye SBS
My Lovely Sam Soon Manager Ms. Oh MBC
Sisters of the Sea Cho Han-bin
2006 Bad Family Park Bok-nyu SBS
How Much Love? Dong-soo's Grandmother MBC
My Lovely Fool Dong-joo's Grandmother SBS
2007 Hello! Miss Lee Hak KBS2
War of Money Madam Bong SBS
Daughters-in-Law Suh Ong-sim KBS2
The King and I SBS
2008 Why Did You Come to My House? Gong Ok-ja
2009 The Tale of Janghwa and Hongryeon Madame Byeon KBS2

References

  1. ↑ "S.Korea Mourns the Death of Veteran Actress and Ex-President". allkpop. 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Actress Yeo Woon-gae, 69, Dies of Lung Cancer". Korea Times. 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  3. ↑ "'대장금 큰상궁' 탤런트 여운계씨 별세…폐암 투병끝 69세로". 23 May 2009.
  4. ↑ "고(故) 여운계, 그녀는 누구인가". 2009-05-22.
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