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name: "Cho Yeo-jeong"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/cho-yeo-jeong"
fi1m_id: "cho-yeo-jeong"
imdb_id: "nm1856097"
tmdb_id: 556435
wikidata_id: "Q626347"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 February 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 87
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-21T05:02:00.471095+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Cho Yeo-jeong

## Identity

Cho Yeo-jeong

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/cho-yeo-jeong
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** cho-yeo-jeong
- **IMDb ID:** nm1856097
- **TMDB ID:** 556435
- **Wikidata ID:** Q626347
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cho_Yeo-jeong, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q626347, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1856097/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/556435

Actor. Born 10 February 1981 in Seoul, South Korea.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 February 1981, Seoul, South Korea
- **Active:** 2019–present
- **Also known as:** Jo Yeo-jung, Cho Yeo-jung, Jo Yeo-jeong 
- **Average Fi1m score:** 87, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 91 (1), 2020s 83 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cho_Yeo-jeong, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q626347, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1856097/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/556435

## Fi1m on Cho Yeo-jeong

> Cho Yeo-jeong gives the wealthy housewife in *Parasite* a persuasive, unexamined sense of entitlement. We rate the performance for its humour and restraint, and would welcome more parts that ask as much of her.

Cho Yeo-jeong’s Yeon-kyo expects things to be arranged for her, and sees little reason to ask how they get done. In *Parasite* (2019), Cho makes that wealthy housewife’s obliviousness funny while allowing us to see how thoroughly she depends on being indulged. There is no need to play her as a monster. We laughed, then felt uneasy, because Cho makes her expectation that others will accommodate her seem so ordinary.

*The Servant* (2010), an erotic reworking of a folktale, brought her attention after years in smaller film and television parts. *The Concubine* (2012) continued the explicit period roles and reinforced a tendency to cast her in erotic films. Her supporting performance in *Obsessed* (2014) drew Bong Joon Ho’s attention. *Parasite* then became her international breakthrough, giving audiences a different introduction to her work: comedy built around a woman who has little reason to examine her own good fortune.

Alongside Lee Sun-kyun as Park Dong-ik, she helps make the wealthy household credible enough for Bong’s family con to work. Their performances show how easily people can get used to having their needs met, and neither insists that we despise them. Bong allows both families to make mistakes but is clear about which can afford them. Cho’s performance helps us understand that difference without having to underline it herself. The writing and music occasionally labour a point; her performance does not need the assistance.

The risk in calling this her defining role is that it replaces one narrow expectation with another. *Hidden Face* (2024), a psychological thriller, reunites her with director Kim Dae-woo and gives her another film lead. A change of genre alone tells us little about the quality of a performance, though, and *Parasite* remains the firmest basis for our enthusiasm. Start there, and watch how little Cho needs to do to make Yeon-kyo’s assumptions clear.

## Biography

Cho Yeo-jeong is a South Korean actress. She was born on 10 February 1981 in Seoul and began her career as a model in 1997 before making her acting debut in 1999. She trained at Dongguk University.

She first gained prominence with leading roles in the period films *The Servant* (2010) and *The Concubine* (2012). Internationally she is best known for playing Yeon-kyo in Bong Joon-ho’s *Parasite* (2019). Her other notable film credits include *The Target* (2014), *Obsessed* (2014) and *Hidden Face* (2024). She has also appeared in numerous television series, among them *I Need Romance* (2011), *Lovers of Haeundae* (2012), *Divorce Lawyer in Love* (2015) and *Cheat on Me If You Can* (2020–2021).

In 2026 she starred as Lee Ye-ji in the film *Possible Love*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, asianwiki.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Possible Love* (2026), Fi1m 83, as Lee Ye-ji — [page](https://film.one/film/possible-love.md)
- *Parasite* (2019), Fi1m 91, as Yeon-kyo — [page](https://film.one/film/parasite.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Possible Love* (2026), as Lee Ye-ji — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/possible-love.md)
- *The Affair Was Just the Beginning* (2026), series, as Su-jeong
- *Made in Korea* (2025), series, as Bae Geum-ji
- *Murderer Report* (2025), as Baek Sun-ju
- *My Daughter Is a Zombie* (2025), as Shin Yeon-hwa
- *Hidden Face* (2024), as Su-yeon
- *Tarot* (2024), series, as An Ji-Woo [Santa's Visit]
- *High Class* (2021), series, as Song Yeo-wool
- *Cheat On Me, If You Can* (2020), series, as Kang Yeo-joo
- *Woman of 9.9 Billion* (2019), series, as Jung Seo-yun
- *Surfing House* (2019), series, Actor
- *Parasite* (2019), as Yeon-kyo — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/parasite.md)
- *Beautiful World* (2019), series, as Seo Eun-joo
- *Drama Stage* (2017), series, Actor
- *Ms. Perfect* (2017), series, as Lee Eun-Hee
- *Love in the Moonlight* (2016), series, as Eun-hye
- *Babysitter* (2016), series, as Chun Eun-Joo
- *Divorce Lawyer in Love* (2015), series, as Go Cheok-hee
- *Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies* (2015), as Baek Bo-hee
- *A Week of Romance* (2014), series, Actor
- *Obsessed* (2014), as Lee Sook-jin
- *The Target* (2014), as Jung Hee-joo
- *Haeundae Lovers* (2012), series, as Go So-ra
- *The Concubine* (2012), as Hwa-yeon
- *I Need Romance* (2011), series, as Sunwoo In-young
- *The Servant* (2010), as Chun-hyang
- *The Road Home* (2009), series, as Jang Mi-ryung
- *So in Love* (2006), series, as Lee Sun-Joo
- *Vampire Cop Ricky* (2006), as Yeong-hee
- *I'm From Chosun* (2004), series, as 이한솔
- *Terms of Endearment* (2004), series, as Nah Ae-Ri
- *A Problem at My Younger Brother's House* (2003), series, as Oh Dan-bi
- *South Of the Sun* (2003), series, as Noh Hye-in
- *A Perfect Match* (2002), as Min-ah
- *Soulbound*, Actor
- *K.O. Club*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![2009 서울 드라마 어워드](https://film.one/media/person/359/gallery-6a4cbd8248fb.jpg) 2009 서울 드라마 어워드 — KIYOUNG KIM, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Cho_Yeo-Jung.jpg/1280px-Cho_Yeo-Jung.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cho Yeo-jeong (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/359/gallery-38208207ffdb.jpg) Cho Yeo-jeong (2011) — KIYOUNG KIM, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Cho_Yeo-Jung_in_2011.jpg/1280px-Cho_Yeo-Jung_in_2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![KBS드라마 '99억의 여자' 제작발표회 현장 (2019년 12월 3일)](https://film.one/media/person/359/gallery-c7d042e439f7.jpg) KBS드라마 '99억의 여자' 제작발표회 현장 (2019년 12월 3일) — PARKJAEHWAN (kinocine.com), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Cho_Yeo-jeong.2019.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Cho Yeo-jeong](https://film.one/media/person/359/gallery-2da7f74d8d8e.jpg) Cho Yeo-jeong — Republic of  Korea, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Cho_Yeo-jeong.jpg/1280px-Cho_Yeo-jeong.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cho Yeo-jeong](https://film.one/media/person/359/gallery-2a9f601b0901.jpg) Cho Yeo-jeong — Image via TMDB
- ![Cho Yeo-jeong](https://film.one/media/person/359/gallery-1572ca57fc32.jpg) Cho Yeo-jeong — Image via TMDB
- ![Cho Yeo-jeong](https://film.one/media/person/359/gallery-8306f096884c.jpg) Cho Yeo-jeong — Image via TMDB
- ![Cho Yeo-jeong in 2026](https://film.one/media/person/359/gallery-53c22e9d884a.jpg) Cho Yeo-jeong in 2026 — Republic of  Korea, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Cho_Yeo-jeong_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Cho Yeo-jeong](https://film.one/media/person/359/gallery-b9bcbf45fb3b.jpg) Cho Yeo-jeong — Image via TMDB
- ![Cho Yeo-jeong](https://film.one/media/person/359/gallery-5445b5e1dbdf.jpg) Cho Yeo-jeong — Image via TMDB

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