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Jo Min-su

In this Korean name, the family name is Jo.

Jo Min-su (Korean: 조민수; born January 29, 1965)[1] is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her role in the Kim Ki-duk film Pietà.[2]

Jo Min-su
Jo in 2014
Born (1965-01-29) January 29, 1965 (age 59)
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present
AgentManagement Koo
Known forPietà
Korean name
Hangul
조민수
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJo Min-su
McCune–ReischauerCho Minsu

Career

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Jo Min-su graduated from a vocational high school, Gyungbok Girls' Commercial High School, and first entered the entertainment business by doing a television commercial for ₩120 thousand (about US$100). She debuted in 1986 via the KBS TV Cultural Center, then appeared first on the big screen in Chung: Blue Sketch. But her public profile grew more through her television roles than movies, culminating in a Best Actress trophy in the 1989 KBS Drama Awards. Among her other notable TV series were Sandglass, Daemang (also known as Great Ambition), and Piano.[3] After her marriage in 2005, she took a break from her acting career, but returned four years later with a memorable performance in Will It Snow for Christmas?.[2][4]

But 2012 would prove to be the now-veteran actress's breakthrough year. Though she initially had reservations about doing a film by controversial auteur Kim Ki-duk, Jo became thankful to Kim for giving her the chance "to work with new material from what I was used to in the past. There aren't too many roles that women my age can do. They all seem the same. But this role was different."[2] Her performance in Pietà brought her rave reviews and praise at the Venice Film Festival,[5] as well as from domestic critics and audiences, notably a Best Actress trophy at the Grand Bell Awards.[6] She was also awarded the prestigious Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit.[7][8][9]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1986 Chung: Blue Sketch Yu-mi
Son of God Jeon Bo-bae
1990 I'm Gonna Do Something Shocking Jang-mi
1995 Man? Mi-ah
2005 Boy Goes to Heaven Ne-mo's mother Cameo
2012 Pietà Jang Mi-sun
2013 The Stone Lee Tae-sam Cameo
2014 Venus Talk Lee Hae-young
2018 The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion Doctor Baek
2022 The Witch : Part 2. The Other One General Baek [10]
2023 Love Reset Bo-bae

Television series

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Year Title Role Network
1986 TV Literature:
"Fire" 		KBS1
TV Literature:
"Tale of a Mad Painter" 		Blind girl KBS1
I'm Leaving for Ewha KBS2
Rich Artifacts KBS1
1987 TV Literature:
"Stairway of Green" 		KBS1
Door of Desire Tan-sil,
Chung Ju-yung's wife 		KBS2
Where Does the Stream Go Flowing? KBS
1988 Sun Rising Over the Hill KBS2
Punggaek Park Da-som KBS2
1989 Wang Rung's Family Woman from Seoul KBS2
Mount Jiri Partisan Soon-yi KBS1
Merry Go Round KBS1
Moonlight Family Young-sook KBS2
1990 Pacheonmu Yeon-shil KBS2
1990-1998 Love on a Jujube Tree Myo-soon KBS1
1991 MBC Best Theater:
"A Midsummer Night's
Dream - Desert Island Blues" 		Baek Hye-young MBC
1992 TV Literary Theater:
"Doll Making" 		Min Young-joo KBS1
The Woman Who Won 100 Times Jae-hee KBS2
Wind Blowing in the Woods Yoo Mi-sun KBS2
1993 Mountain Wind Choi Yoon-hwa MBC
Lovers Hye-in KBS2
Marriage Na Seo-young SBS
1995 Sandglass Sun-young SBS
Asphalt Man Bae Jong-ok SBS
1996 Until We Can Love KBS2
MBC Best Theater:
"Seranade for Yeo-woon" 		Jung-hoo MBC
1997 MBC Best Theater:
"Changing Partners" 		Ae-ri MBC
Love and Farewell Kang Min-joo MBC
1999 House Above the Waves So-ran SBS
Happy Together Seo Chan-joo SBS
2000 The Aspen Tree SBS
Fireworks Heo Min-kyung SBS
2001 Piano Shin Hye-rim SBS
2002 My Name is Princess Choi Hwa-young MBC
Great Ambition Dan-ae SBS
Ice Flower Shin Young-joo SBS
2004 Proposal Han Kyung-hee SBS
2009 Will It Snow for Christmas? Cha Chun-hee MBC
2011 My Daughter the Flower Jang Soon-ae SBS
2013 Goddess of Marriage Song Ji-sun SBS
2020 The Cursed Jin Kyung OCN

Hosting

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019–present Diaspora Film Festival Host with Kim Hwan (2019–present) and Seon Jung-ah (2022) [11]

Music video

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Year Song title Artist
1998 "To Heaven" Jo Sung-mo
2000 "Y" Koyote
2015 "The Light" The Ark

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1987 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress Won
1989 KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress
Mount Jiri
 Won
1990 26th Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actress (TV) Won
2012 Korea Film Actor's Association[12] Achievement Award
Pietà
 Won
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit Won
6th Asia Pacific Screen Awards[13] Best Actress Nominated
Jury Grand Prize Won
33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Leading Actress Nominated
32nd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards[14][15] Best Actress Won
49th Grand Bell Awards[6][16] Won
Cine 21 Awards Won
2013 4th KOFRA Film Awards[17] Won
23rd Fantasporto Director's Week[18] Won
22nd Buil Film Awards Nominated
7th Asian Film Awards[19][20][21] Best Actress Nominated
People's Choice Awards Won
49th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (Film) Nominated
2018 27th Buil Film Awards[22] Best Supporting Actress The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion Nominated
2nd China Korea International Film Festival Won
2019 24th Chunsa Film Art Awards Nominated
55th Baeksang Arts Awards[23] Best Supporting Actress (Film) Nominated
2021 8th Wildflower Film Awards[24] Best Actress Jazzy Misfits Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Cho Min-soo or Jo Min-soo.
  2. ^ a b c Song, Ho-jin (September 22, 2012). "Interview: Pieta star says she now has something to hold onto". The Hankyoreh. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  3. ^ 조민수 "피아노, 연기 공백때도 절대 잊혀지지않는 드라마" 고백 [Jo Min-soo "I have never forgotten my experience with Piano, even during my hiatus."]. Newsen (in Korean). November 12, 2010. Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  4. ^ "Cho Min-soo". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  5. ^ Collett-White, Mike (4 September 2012). "Brutal, beautiful South Korean film jolts Venice". Reuters. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  6. ^ a b Lee, Claire (30 October 2012). "Gwanghae sweeps Daejong Film Awards". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  7. ^ Ji, Yong-jin (21 November 2012). "PIETA Shines Once Again". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  8. ^ "Psy to receive cultural merit honor from government". The Korea Times. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
  9. ^ Lee, Tae-ho (19 November 2012). "Venice-winning Film Pieta Director, Stars Receive Cultural Merit Honor from Korea Government". Asiae. Archived from the original on 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
  10. ^ Kim Na-ra (May 12, 2022). "신시아→이종석X김다미"…더 거대하고 강력하게 돌아온 '마녀2" [Cynthia → Lee Jong-suk X Kim Dami"... 'Witch 2' came back bigger and stronger] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Kim Na-young (May 18, 2022). "조민수·김환, 제10회 디아스포라영화제 개막식 사회자로 선정" [Cho Min-soo and Kim Hwan selected as hosts for the opening ceremony of the 10th Diaspora Film Festival] (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Ji, Yong-jin (2 January 2013). "Korea Film Actor's Association Holds Year-end Event". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  13. ^ Jang, Sung-ran (27 November 2012). "Korean Films Shine in Asia-Pacific Region and Europe". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  14. ^ Jang, Sung-ran (19 October 2012). "PIETA Wins a Triple Crown: KAFC Announces winners of KAFC Awards". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  15. ^ Ji, Yong-jin (9 November 2012). "PIETA, Critics' No.1 Choice". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  16. ^ Lee, Jin-ho (31 October 2012). "Lee Byung Hun and Jo Min Su Become the Best Actor and Actress at the Daejong Film Awards". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  17. ^ Ji, Yong-jin (1 February 2013). "PIETA Regarded as the Best Film in 2012 by Reporters". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  18. ^ Conran, Pierce (12 March 2013). "Multiple Awards for Korean Films at Fantasporto". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  19. ^ "Cho Min-soo Named Most Popular Actress at Asian Film Awards". The Chosun Ilbo. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  20. ^ Lee, Sun-min (March 20, 2013). "Pieta's Cho Min-soo awarded for role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  21. ^ Conran, Pierce (21 March 2013). "CHO Min-soo Picks up People's Choice Award for Favorite Actress". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  22. ^ [23회 부산국제영화제] 부일영화상. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). 20 September 2018.
  23. ^ Cho, Yeon-gyeong (April 5, 2019). 55회 백상예술대상 영화부문 최종 후보 공개. Is Plus (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  24. ^ Lee Nam-kyung (April 20, 2021). "제8회 들꽃영화상' 10개 부문 후보작 공개…홍상수X김민희도 후보(공식)". Maeil Broadcasting Network (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
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