Cho Yeo-Jeong (also spelled Jo Yeo-Jeong) is a South Korean actress and is internationally known for her role as Ms. Park in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite” (2019).
Wiki/Biography
Cho Yeo-Jeong was born on Thursday February 19, 1981 (41 years old; 2022 years old) in Seoul, South Korea. His zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Cho Yeo Jeong child
She was educated at Budang Daejin High School, Seongnam, South Korea.
Cho Yeo Jeong during his school days
Cho Yeo-jeong when she was in high school
She majored in theater arts at Dongguk University campus in Seoul. She did her Masters in Performing Arts at Seol Campus of Dongguk University.
Physical appearance
- Height: 5’4″
- Hair color: Chestnut
- Eye colour: Chestnut
Family and ethnicity
Not much is known about his family. She was the second born of her parents’ four children. Her father and mother divorced due to financial reasons and currently Yeo-Jeong and her siblings are living with their mother.
Career
- Didim 531 Entertainment (until 2013)
- Neos Entertainment
- High Entertainment (current)
On the television
In 1997, at the age of 16, she began her modeling career and made the cover of CeCi Magazine. She appeared on MBC’s children’s variety show “Ppo Ppo Ppo” in 1997 as the youngest “Sister of Ppomi”.
Cho Yeo Jeong in Ppo Ppo Ppo 1997
She hosted shows like Fairyland Ggumdongsan (2001), Girls on Top Season 2 (2010), and O’live Beauty On-Air (2011). She made her acting debut with the show “Three Men, Three Women” in 1998 in an uncredited role.
Cho Yeo Jeong in Three Men and Three Women (1999)
She appeared in very small roles in many K-dramas, You Don’t Know My Mind (1999), Roll of Thunder (2000), Jang Hee-bin (2002), South of the Sun (2003), Terms of Endearment (2004), So In Love (2006), War of Money: The Original (2008) and The Road Home (2009). In 2011, she appeared in a lead role in the K-drama “I Need Romance” as “Sunwoo In-young.”
Cho Yeo Jeong in I Need Romance (2011) as “Sunwoo In-young”
After that, she acted in many hit Korean series such as Lovers of Haeundae (2012), Divorce Lawyer in Love (2015), Love in the Moonlight (2016), Ms. Perfect (2017), Beautiful World (2019) and 9.9. One Billion Women (2019). She has also participated in reality shows such as 21st Century Committee (2001), Soulmates (2003), We Got Married – Season 1 (2008), Fox’s Butler (2010), Law of the Jungle in Caribbean/Maya Jungle (2013 ), and Surfhouse (2019).
Cho Yeo Jeong in a scene from Law of the Jungle in Caribbean (2013)
Movie
She made her film debut with “A Perfect Match” (2002) as “Min-ah”.
Cho Yeo Jeong in A Perfect Match (2002) as Min-ah
She then played the main character “Yeon-hee” in the movie “Vampire Cop Ricky” (2006). In 2010, she rose to prominence with her role as an ambitious lower-caste Joseon woman, “Chun-Hyang” in the movie “The Servant.”
Cho Yeo Jeong in The Servant (2010) as Chun-Hyang
She starred in several successful South Korean films, The Concubine (2012), The Target (2014), Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies (2015) and Parasite (2019).
Other works
In 2005, she starred in the musical theater “Grease”, in which she played the main role of “Sandy”. She wrote a book called “Healing Beauty” which was published in 2013. The book focuses on Cho’s advice on health and beauty, and her journey as an actress over her 16-year career.
Cho Yeo Jeong at a press conference for his book Healing Beauty
Besides being an actress, she is also a good singer and sang the soundtrack of her drama “I Need Romance” (2011): “Aegyo (Charm)” with Kim Jeong-hoon (actress and singer). also sang “Winter Story” from Eyagi Entertainment’s 2011 Christmas single. In 2019, she was seen in the music video for JY Park’s hit song “Fever”.
Awards and Achievements
- Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for the film “Parasite” in 2020
Cho Yeo Jeong at the Screen Actors Guild Award
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film “Parasite” in 2019.
- Korean Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie “Obsessed” in 2014
- SBS Entertainment Awards – Popularity Award for the show “Law of the Jungle in Caribbean/Maya Jungle” in 2013
- Style Icon Awards – SIAS discovery in 2011
KBS Theater Awards
- Excellence Award, Actress in a One-Act Drama for “Babysitter” in 2016
Cho Yeo Jeong delivers his acceptance speech at the KBS Drama Awards
- Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-Length Drama “Perfect Woman” in 2017
- Top Excellence Award, Best Actress for “9.9 Billion Women” in 2019
Blue Dragon Movie Awards
- People’s Star Award for the film “Servant” in 2010
Cho Yeo Jeong with his Blue Dragon Film Awards
- Best actress in the movie “Parasite” in 2019
Controversial
- In 2013, when her contract with her agency, Didim 531 was about to expire, she started having contact with Spring Entertainment. Therefore, the Korean Entertainment Management Association prevented the actress from signing with Spring Entertainment and also banned Spring Entertainment from the association for two years. After her contract with Didim 531 expired, she signed with Neos Entertainment.
- In 2018, she was involved in a controversy related to scam allegations about her father. His father had borrowed a sum of 300 million won (1.77 crore rupees) from Mr. A, who allegedly suffered financial damage because of the affair. Mr. A contacted Yeo-Jeong’s agency, High Entertainment, to contact Yeo-Jeong. After the matter surfaced in the media, High Entertainment released an official statement apologizing to Mr. A for his father’s irresponsible action; promising to solve the problem as soon as possible. Later, Yeo-Jeong met Mr. A and apologized to his family, and told him that she would return the money to them.
Signature
Autograph of Cho Yeo jeong
Favorites
singers: Gil Seong Joon
Rapper: Kang Hee-gun
Bandaged: Big Bang
Actress: Jennifer Lawrence
Cho Yeo-jeong’s admiration post on Instagram about Jennifer Lawrence
Facts / Anecdotes
- Cho Yeo – Jeong enjoys exercising, reading, and cooking.
- She loves animals and an animal named Ang-yo.
Cho Yeo-jeong with her cat
Cho Yeo-jeong and her cat
- She is often seen drinking alcohol on numerous occasions with her friends.
Cho Yeo-jeong is having a drink with her friend
Cho Yeo-jeong drinking champagne with her friend
- She loves to dance and started dancing in her thirties.
Cho Yeo-jeong getting ready for a dance session
- She has been on the cover of many magazines like Grazia, High Cut, Dazed Korea etc.
Cho Yeo-jeong in a photo shoot for High Cut
Cho Yeo-jeong in a photoshoot for Grazia Magazine
- She loves having coffee!
A photo of Cho Yeo-jeong drinking coffee
- Her first Instagram photo was of herself with a #Alaska hashtag. She posted this photo on January 17, 2015.
Cho Yeo-jeong’s first Instagram post
