Jang Jin-young
| Jang Jin-young | |
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| Born |
June 14, 1974 Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea |
| Died | September 1, 2009 (aged 35) Seoul, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Other names | Chang Jin-yeong |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–2009 |
| Agent | Yedang Entertainment |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Young-kyun |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 장진영 |
| Hanja | 張真英 |
| Revised Romanization | Jang Jin-yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Chin-yŏng |
Jang Jin-young (Hangul: 장진영; June 14, 1974 – September 1, 2009) was a South Korean actress. Her death came after a year-long battle with stomach cancer.
Jang began her career as a model, and participated in the 1993 Miss Korea beauty contest, before making the switch into acting. After making her film debut in 1998, Jang received critical praise and won a number of awards for her work. She became only the second winner of two Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best Actress, having won in 2001 for Sorum, and again in 2003 for Singles. As of 2008, Jang was one of the highest paid stars in the Korean film industry, earning in the region of ₩400 million per film.
Jang Jin-young began her career as a model, and represented the Chungcheongnam-do province at the 1993 Miss Korea beauty contest. After making the transition into acting with appearances in a number of TV dramas, she received her film debut with a supporting role in the 1998 fantasy Ghost in Love. In 2000 she appeared in Kim Jee-woon's The Foul King, one of the biggest domestic hits of that year, and Jang's tough image in the film drew attention from critics, with Derek Elley of Variety saying that she "makes an impression as the lightly romantic, not-so-fragile daughter". Also that year, she had a role in the fire fighting film Siren.
Jang's first starring role was in the 2001 psychological horror film Sorum, in which she was cast against type as Sun-yeong, a chain smoking abused wife. The part required her to look badly bruised and dishevelled, and she found the regimen of three packets of cigarettes per day to be quite gruelling, despite being a smoker herself. Both the film and Jang's performance received praise from critics, with Peter Y. Paik of The Film Journal commenting, "[Jang] Jin-young is utterly convincing in her portrayal of a battered wife, conveying both vulnerability and grit." Jang won Best New Actress at the Busan Film Critics Awards, Best Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, and also found success overseas, with award wins at several European film festivals.
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