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Jean Yoon

Actress / Poet / Penwoman / Television Actress | * 05/04/1962 (61) | Champaign, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Jean Yoon (born May 4, 1962) is an American-born Canadian actress and writer of Korean descent. Yoon is best known for originating the role of family matriarch Umma in the 2011 play Kim's Convenience and in the award-winning CBC Television series adapted from the play, for which she won an ACTRA Award and received two Canadian Screen Award nominations. ()

Jean Yoon is an US-born Canadian playwright and stage and screen actress, best known for her portrayal of Umma in the television comedy series "Kim's Convenience".

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Movies with Jean Yoon as Actress(17)

as Mina2024 Code 8 Part II
as Jo2023 T-Bone
as Amy Song2023 Making Scents of Love
as Dr. Sato2021 The Voyeurs
as Jolene / Reindeer 5 (voice)2018 Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
as Colette2016 Rupture
as Leslie2013 Compulsion
as Tess2013 Empire of Dirt
as Ms. Dylan2012 Christmas with Holly
as New Editor2011 Dream House
as Bank Manager2009 Everything She Ever Wanted
as Dr. Montague2009 The Time Traveler's Wife
as Lila Jones2008 Accidental Friendship
as Corrine2006 Cow Belles
as Dotty Finsterwald2002 The Brady Bunch in the White House
as Third Assistant Director2002 Ararat

TV Shows/Series with Jean Yoon as Actress(12)

2020 Nurses
as Umma2016 Kim's Convenience
as Helen Jeong2016 Private Eyes
as Dr. Hajek2015 Dark Matter
as Captain Theresa Yao2015 The Expanse
as Imena Khumalo2014 Remedy
as Janis Beckwith2013 Orphan Black
as Principal Atkins2010 Rookie Blue
as Commanding Officer2010 Lost Girl
as Taka2009 Warehouse 13

Additional Information

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Full Name: Jean Yoon
Citizenship: Canada
Born: Friday, 05/04 1962 (May) in Champaign, Illinois (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 61 years + 329 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Educated at: Canadian Film Centre, York Mills Collegiate Institute, Innis College
Other names for Jean Yoon (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"진윤"
"진 윤"
"윤진희"
"Yoon Jean-hee"
Jean Yoon frequently works together with these people:
John Fawcett (7x, Crew)
Genelle Williams (7x, Actress)
Tig Fong (6x, Actor)
Dwight Ireland (6x, Actor)
Alex Paxton-Beesley (6x, Actress)
Simon Northwood (6x, Actor)
Matt Birman (5x, Actor)
Daniel Abraham (5x, Crew)
Simu Liu (5x, Actor)
Natalie Lisinska (5x, Actress)
Krystin Hunter (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:293954, Added: 08/11/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024