Moon So-ri

Moon So-ri is one of those rare actors who makes you forget you're watching a performance — and her breakout in Lee Chang-dong's Oasis (2002) is still one of the most fearless things I've ever seen on screen. Playing a woman with cerebral palsy opposite a convicted criminal, she didn't lean on sentiment or tricks; she just inhabited the role completely, and it earned her the Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Actress plus a Cannes spotlight that introduced Korean art-house cinema to a whole new audience. What I admire most is how deliberately she's built her career since then — stage work, screen, even screenwriting — never chasing mainstream stardom when she clearly had the talent for it. Trained at Sungkyunkwan University and forged in theater, she carries that craft into everything she does. A genuine actor's actor.

Name (English)

Moon So-ri

Name (Japanese)

ムン・ソリ

Reading

むん・そり

Born

July 2, 1974 (age 52)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Tiger

Origin

Busan, South Korea

Occupation

actor / stage actor / film actor / politician / screenwriter

University

Sungkyunkwan University

Awards & achievements

• 2002 Order of Cultural Merit, 4th class
• 2002 Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Actress

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/pigduck_moon/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon%20So-ri
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A0%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q456182

Tags

• actor
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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