Jang Shin-young
Jang Shin-Young in 2013.
Born (1984-01-17) January 17, 1984 (age 40)
Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
EducationChung-Ang University - Theater and Film (leave of absence)
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
AgentMGB Entertainment
Spouses
Wi Seung-cheol
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(m. 2006; div. 2009)​
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(m. 2018)​
Children2
Korean name
Hangul
장신영
Revised RomanizationJang Sin-yeong
McCune–ReischauerChang Sinyŏng

Jang Shin-young (Korean: 장신영; born January 17, 1984) is a South Korean actress. She made her entertainment debut through a local beauty contest in 2001, and is best known for her portrayal of the femme fatale lead in the E Channel drama The Empress (2011).[1] She was cast in the leading role in Flower of Revenge (2013), the first daily drama by cable station JTBC.[2]

Biography

She married Wi Seung-cheol, a marketing director at Bae Yong-joon's management agency BOF, on November 18, 2006. The couple divorced in 2009; they have a son.[3][4]

In 2018, Jang announced she will marry for the second time to her Flower of Revenge co-star Kang Kyung-joon[5][6]

Filmography

Television drama

Year Title Role
2002 Wuri's Family
Story of Two Men
Sunrise House Jung Yun-hee
2003 Forever Love
Pretty Woman Kim So-yeon
Desert Spring In-hee
2005 Rebirth - NEXT Kang Jung-hwa/Geum-young/Ah-hae/Young-sook/Yoo-ha
2007 Winter Bird Hee-jin
2009 The Road Home Han Suin
2010 I Am Legend Kang Soo-in
2011 Drama Special "Perfect Spy" Yoo-mi
Gwanggaeto, The Great Conqueror Yeon-hwa
Drama Special "Linger" Cho-yeon
The Empress Seo In-hwa
Bride of the Sun Kim Hyo-won
2012 The Chaser Shin Hye-ra
2013 Flower of Revenge Jeon Se-mi/Jennifer Dyer Mason/Choi Seo-yeon
Empire of Gold Yoon Seol-hee
2014 My Spring Days Bae Ji-won
2015 My Heart Twinkle Twinkle Lee Soon-jin
2017 Radiant Office Jo Seok-kyung
2017-2018 Bad Guys 2 Kim Ae-kyung
2018 Suits Na Joo-hee (cameo)
2019 Babel Tae Yoo-ra
2022 Cleaning Up Geum Jan-di[7]

Film

Year Title Role
2002 No Comment
2004 Springtime Su-yeon
2005 Red Eye Oh Mi-sun
2010 First Love
The Piano in a Factory Chen's wife
The Outlaw Han So-young

Music videos

Variety show

Discography

Main article: I Am Legend (TV series) § Soundtrack

Awards

References

  1. ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (4 January 2012). "Jang Shin Young Signs a Contract with MGB Entertainment". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  2. ^ Nam, Woo-jeong (20 December 2012). "Jang Shin Young casting in new JTBC drama". StarN News. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  3. ^ "Jang Shin-young to Divorce". The Chosun Ilbo. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  4. ^ "Actress Seeks Divorce Due to Husband's Debt". The Korea Times. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  5. ^ "강경준♥장신영 측 "25일, 가족 친지 모시고 비공개 결혼" [공식]".
  6. ^ "Jang Shin-young marries Kang Kyung-joon".
  7. ^ Kang Hyo-jin (March 24, 2022). "장신영, 3년 만에 드라마 복귀…JTBC '클리닝업' 합류[공식]" [Jang Shin-young to return to drama after 3 years... Joining JTBC 'Cleaning Up' [Official]] (in Korean). spoTV News. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (31 August 2012). "Female version of Law of the Jungle to hit TV soon". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-20.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ Nam, Woo-jeong (3 September 2012). "The Law of the Jungle Jang Shin Young joins the suspenseful adventure". StarN News via Yahoo!. Retrieved 2012-12-20.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ Cheon Yoon-hye (November 24, 2021). "쿡킹' 최은경-장신영-김지민, 세계 각국 닭 요리로 출사표..불꽃 튀는 예선전 대결" ['Cooking' Choi Eun-kyung, Jang Shin-young, and Kim Ji-min, appearing in chicken dishes from around the world.. Sparkling qualifier confrontation] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved November 24, 2021 – via Naver.

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