Park Sun-young

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.

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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 50)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dragon

Origin

South Korea, United States

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor / stage actor

High school

Kyunggi Girls' High School

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park%20Sun-young%20(actress)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%20(%E5%A5%B3%E5%84%AA)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q625905

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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