Baek Ji-won
Acting
Born April 30, 1973, Hongseong, South Chungcheong, South Korea
Baek Ji-won (born April 30, 1973) is a South Korean actress. She graduated in Horticultural Science from Kyung Hee University. She made her acting debut in 1996 in play My father got cancer. She is known for her role in television series Once Again (2020), apart from that she appeared in film Solace (2007) and television series The Fiery Priest (2019) and Do You Like Brahms? (2020). She has appeared in television dramas Encounter (2018–19), Racket Boys (2021), Melancholia (2021). Baek Ji-won grew up in an ordinary family with one brother and one sister, none of whom were artists. Despite being a quiet and diligent student, she found herself drawn to a friend at Ewha Girls' High School who exuded a unique and free-spirited vibe as a member of the drama club. Intrigued, she joined the drama club out of curiosity. However, her parents opposed her desire to major in drama in college, so she pursued horticulture instead. To satisfy her passion for acting, she continued to participate in the school drama club. After college, she joined the Yeonwoo Theater Company. Her debut performance was in 'My Dad Has Cancer' in 1996, which her father attended and saw her act for the first time. Baek naturally expanded her field to movies and dramas without ever auditioning for them herself. She was always focused on her performances, and it was usually the production team that noticed her talent and cast her. In 2012, she gained recognition on TV with JTBC's How Long I've Kissed, directed by Ahn Pan-seok and written by Jeong Seong-ju. The casting director who saw Baek's performance recommended her for the role.
Filmography
- My Royal Nemesis — Hong Bu-seon
- Spooky in Love — Ok Gye-hui
- The Substitute — Baek Seon-hee
- Kick Kick Kick Kick — Baek Ji-won
- To the Moon
- When Life Gives You Tangerines — Hong Kyung-ja
- Would You Marry Me? — Kim Mi Yeon
- Chicken Nugget — Soon-sim
- Cinderella at 2AM — Kim Hee-sook (Ha Yoon-seo's mother)
- Goodbye Earth — Oh Gye-hyang
- Parole Examiner Lee — Choi Hwa-ran
- 2023Dream — Sun-ja
- RACE — Kim Hee-Young
- The Deal — Min-woo's Mother
- 2022A Birth — Goh Ursula
- Anna — Hyun-joo's Mother
- Cheer Up — Hwang Jin-hee
- Extraordinary Attorney Woo — Han Seon-young
- Once Upon a Small Town — Jang Se-ryeon
- Trolley — Book repair customer
- Artificial City — Kwon Min-Seon
- 2021Landscape of Pain
- Mad for Each Other — Kim In-ja
- Melancholia — Min Hee-seung
- Missing Child — Yeon Jung
- Racket Boys — Shin Song-hee
- Sell Your Haunted House — Lee Eun-hye
- Snowdrop — Choi Mi-hye
- The Road: The Tragedy of One — Kwon Yeo-Jin
- Awaken — Lee Taek-jo
- Do You Like Brahms? — Lee Soo-kyung
- How to Buy a Friend — Oh Jung-Hee
- Mystic Pop-up Bar — Ms. Ahn Dong [Eun Su's foster mother]
- Once Again — Jang Ok-ja
- Tell Me What You Saw — Kim Na-Hee
- Be Melodramatic — Jeong Hye-jeong
- Everything and Nothing — Doctor
- 2019Family Affair — Mi-jeong's friend
- Miss Lee — Choi Young-Ja
- My Fellow Citizens — Park Jin-Hee
- 2019Socialization - Understanding of Dance — To Ni
- The Fiery Priest — Kim In-Kyung
- Trap — Mrs. Jo
- About Time — Wife
- Encounter — Ju Yeon-ja
- 2018In Between Seasons — Sook-jung
- The Undateables — Bong Sun-Hwa
- Your Honor — Cha Hong-Ran
- Defendant — Seo Eun Hye's mother
- Fight for My Way — Ae Ra & Seol Hee's teacher
- Mad Dog — Oh Seo-Ra
- My Golden Life — Jo Soon-Ok
- 2017The Poet and the Boy — Member of Dongin
- Beautiful Mind — Wife of glioblastoma patient
- Heard It Through the Grapevine — Attorney Yoo Shin-Young
- I Have a Lover — Choi Jin-Ri
- The Family Is Coming — Choi Dal-Ja
- 2014Han Gong-ju — Nurse
- 2014Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits — Sister
- Secret Love Affair — Secretary Wang Jung-Hee
- 2013Montage — Detective
- KBS Drama Special — Yoon Gwang-sook
- 2006Solace — Shim In-sook
- Grand Galaxy Hotel — Guest Room Manager