A well-known face in TV, films and on the stage, JANG Yeong-nam is a veteran performer. After graduating from the Seoul Institute of Arts she made her silver screen debut in 1997’s <Push! Push!> and later made a mark in the JANG Jin romantic comedy <Someone Special> (2004). Subsequently she has excelled in a number of roles, frequently as mothers or harsh characters. Her filmography includes YIM Pil-sung’s <Hansel & Gretel> (2007), <My Girlfriend ...More

A well-known face in TV, films and on the stage, JANG Yeong-nam is a veteran performer. After graduating from the Seoul Institute of Arts she made her silver screen debut in 1997’s <Push! Push!> and later made a mark in the JANG Jin romantic comedy <Someone Special> (2004). Subsequently she has excelled in a number of roles, frequently as mothers or harsh characters. Her filmography includes YIM Pil-sung’s <Hansel & Gretel> (2007), <My Girlfriend Is an Agent> (2009), <Harmony> (2010) and <Hindsight> (2011). But 2012 was her biggest year yet as she appeared in the successful thriller <Neighbors>, the blockbuster fantasy romance hit <A Werewolf Boy> and took on the lead role in the low-budget revenge film <Azooma>, for which she was awarded Best Actress by the Producer’s Guild of Korea at the Busan International Film Festival.Less