Photo: 디스패치 / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Jeon Mi-seon was an actress I always trusted in Korean cinema's deep bench of supporting players. Whether in Memories of Murder, Moon Embracing the Sun, or Hide and Seek, she set the emotional temperature of every scene she entered. Trained the classical way from Anyang Arts High School onward, with real stage-honed depth, she brought a weight you could feel through the screen. She led films too, but what moves me most is her gift for making a supporting role anything but ordinary. Her passing in 2019 still feels unreal to me. Each time I revisit her work, I'm struck by just how fine an actress she was.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jeon Mi-seon
- Name (Japanese)
- チョン・ミソン
- Reading
- ちょん・みそん
- Born
- December 7, 1970 – June 29, 2019
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dog
- Origin
- Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Anyang Arts High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeon%20Mi-seon
Frequently asked questions
When was Jeon Mi-seon born?
December 7, 1970 – June 29, 2019.
Where is Jeon Mi-seon from?
Jeon Mi-seon is from Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea.
What does Jeon Mi-seon do?
Jeon Mi-seon works as film actor, television actor, stage actor.
Film actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from South Korea →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.