Jang Jin-young

Jang Jin-young (Hangul: 장진영; or spelled Chang Jin-yeong; June 14, 1974 – September 1, 2009) was a South Korean actress and model. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jang Jin-young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Lobbyist

2007

Between Love and Hate

2006

Blue Swallow

2005

Singles

2003

Scent of Love

2003

Over the Rainbow

2002

Sorum

2001

The Siren

2000

The Foul King

2000

Ghost in Love

1999

흐르는 것이 세월뿐이랴

1999

Soonpoong Clinic

1998