Hye-jin was born in
Busan on September 5, 1975. Her acting career began in the 1990s, with a minor role in the 1998 feature film
If It Snows On Christmas. She began to gain media attention in her native country in the mid-2000s when she played the role of Park Myung-suk in the dramatic film
Secret Sunshine under the direction of filmmaker and novelist
Lee Chang-dong and with her appearance in
SBS's
My Sweet Seoul TV series. At the end of the decade she appeared in the films
Marine Boy by Yoon Jong-seok and
Poetry by the aforementioned Lee Chang-dong. In 2016 she was cast in
Yoon Ga-eun's
The World of Us and Shin Joon's
Yongsoon, before playing Jung-hee in Lee Dong-eun's feature film
Mothers with
Im Soo-jung,
Yoon Chan-young and
Lee Sang-hee. by playing the lead role of Kim Chung-sook in
Bong Joon-ho's award-winning film
Parasite, which won four
Academy Awards in 2020 in the categories of Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Film. After her participation in
Parasite, the actress was featured in the 2020 TV series
A Piece of Your Mind,
How to Buy a Friend,
True Beauty and
Birthcare Center, in addition to playing the role of Seon-myeong in the comic feature film
More Than Family alongside
Krystal Jung and
Choi Deok-moon. In 2021, she played the role of Court Lady Seo in MBC historical drama
The Red Sleeve. And in 2022 she stars in
JTBC television series ''
Green Mothers' Club'' ==Filmography==