Seo Yi-sook

Biography

Seo Yi-sook (born December 6, 1966) is a South Korean theatre, television and movie actress. She is a recipient of the 2003 Gu Hi-seo Theatre Award for Actor of the Year and Expected Actor, the 40th Dong-A Theatre Award for Best Acting (2004),[5] and the 30th Lee Hae-rang Theater Award (2020).[6] Seo began her career in 1986 by joining a local theater company in Suwon. She received the Best New Actor Award at the 1986 Korea Theatre Festival and an Acting Award at the 6th National Theatre Festival in 1987.[7] After joining the Michu Theatre Company in 1989, she made her debut with the company in Shin Yi Gukgi. The following year, she debuted as a musical actress in Make a Hero (1990). Seo made her first television appearance as a supporting actress in 2010. Her television work includes supporting roles in Empress Ki (2013–2014), The Rebel (2017), Hotel del Luna (2019), The World of the Married (2020), and Start-Up (2020); and also feature film The Mayor (2017).

Known For

Empress Ki

Shooting Stars

Hotel Del Luna

The Heirs

Six Flying Dragons

Bon Appétit, Your Majesty

Start-Up

The Good Bad Mother

All Movies (7)

• A Moment of Romance2021 · as Oh Jin's Mother
• The Hypnosis2021 · as Female Professor
• Memories of That Night2018
• The Mayor2017 · as Byeon Jong-gu's wife
• The Fatal Encounter2014 · as Go Su-ae
• The Cat2011 · as Psychiatrist
• Spring in My Hometown1998 · as Mrs. Gwangju

All TV Shows (33)

• Bon Appétit, Your Majesty2025 · as Queen Dowager Inju
• Red Swan2024 · as Park Mi-ran
• Knight Flower2024 · as Oh Nan-kyeong
• The Good Bad Mother2023 · as Park Sung-ae
• Queenmaker2023 · as Son Young-sim
• Under the Queen's Umbrella2022 · as Deposed Queen Yoon
• Shooting Stars2022 · as Song Eun-sim
• Hot Singers2022
• Rookie Cops2022 · as Kim Soon-young
• Midnight Horror Story2021 · as Self
• Start-Up2020 · as Yoon Seon-hak
• Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol2020 · as Jo Yoon-Sil
• 나는 아픈 개와 산다2020
• 악인전2020
• Hotel Del Luna2019 · as God Mago
• The Banker2019 · as Do Jung-Ja
• My Secret, Terrius2018 · as Kwon Young-Sil
• May Food Bless You2018 · as Self
• Joseon Beauty Pageant2018 · as Lord Kim's wife
• The Rebel2017 · as Nobleman Jo's Wife
• The Master of Revenge2016 · as Seol Mi-Ja
• My Lawyer, Mr. Jo2016 · as Shin Mi-Sook
• Six Flying Dragons2015 · as Myo-sang
• Unkind Women2015 · as Na Hyun-Ae
• Heart to Heart2015 · as Psychiatrist Uhm Gi Chun
• The Night Watchman2014 · as Queen Dowager
• My Dear Cat2014 · as Hong Soo-ja
• You're All Surrounded2014 · as Kang Seok-soon
• Empress Ki2013 · as Lady Seo
• The Heirs2013 · as Hyo-shin's Mother
• Jejoongwon2010 · as Empress Myeongseong
• Snowy Sun— · as Cho Maria
• Grand Galaxy Hotel— · as Ma Go-shin