Jang Shin-young | |
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Born |
Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea |
January 17, 1984
Education | Chung-Ang University - Theater and Film (leave of absence) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2001–present |
Agent | MGB Entertainment |
Spouse(s) | Wi Seung-cheol (2006-09; divorced) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | Jang Sin-yeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang Sin-yŏng |
Jang Shin-young (Hangul: 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). She was cast in the leading role in Thorn Flower (2013), the first daily drama by cable station jTBC.
She married Wi Seung-cheol, then a marketing director at Bae Yong-joon's management agency BOF, on November 18, 2006. The couple divorced in 2009; they have a son.