My Take
Park Sun-young is one of those quietly impressive Korean actresses who never seems to chase the spotlight but keeps showing up in solid work across film, television, and the stage — the triple threat that Seoul Institute of the Arts tends to produce. Born in 1976, she belongs to a generation of Korean performers who came up before the Hallyu wave turned the industry into a global phenomenon, which means she built her craft the old-fashioned way: through training and stage work before cameras really took over. That kind of theatrical foundation tends to show in the stillness of a performance, the moments where nothing is said but everything lands. I don't think she gets nearly enough international recognition, but honestly, some of the best screen actors are the ones you feel more than you consciously notice.
Overview
Park Sun-young (Korean: 박선영; born August 21, 1976) is a South Korean actress.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Park Sun-young
- Name (Japanese)
- パク・ソニョン
- Reading
- ぱく・そにょん
- Born
- August 21, 1976 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dragon
- Origin
- South Korea, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Kyunggi Girls' High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
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.