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My Take
Soon-Yi Previn occupies a strange place in celebrity culture: world-famous almost entirely through other people's narratives. Born in Suwon, adopted into one of Hollywood's most scrutinized families, then placed at the center of one of its most divisive controversies, she has spent decades being discussed far more than she has spoken. What interests me is her near-total silence. In an era when everyone monetizes their side of the story, she has mostly declined to perform her own life for the public. I will not adjudicate the moral debate around her marriage, but I find her refusal to become content, in the modern sense, quietly remarkable.
Overview
Soon-Yi Previn (; born Oh Soon-hee, Korean: 오순희; c. October 8, 1970) is the wife of filmmaker Woody Allen and the adopted daughter of actress Mia Farrow and musician André Previn. Her romantic relationship with Allen created public controversy when it became known in 1992; Allen had been the long-term partner of Previn's adoptive mother, Mia Farrow. Soon-Yi Previn married Allen in 1997.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Soon-Yi Previn
- Name (Japanese)
- スン＝イー・プレヴィン
- Reading
- すん＝いー・ぷれゔぃん
- Born
- October 8, 1970 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dog
- Origin
- Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Drew University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
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.