Jung-hwa Uhm Biography

QUICK FACTS
Activity Actor
Real name Uhm Jung-Hwa
Nicknames Jung-Hwa Uhm, Jeong-hwa Eom further
Nationality South Korea
Born August 17, 1969 (Jecheon)

BIOGRAPHY
Considered one of the most influential women in the Korean entertainment industry, with many female artists recognizing her as a role model, Uhm Jung-Hwa began her career in 1989 as a member of the MBC broadcasting company’s chorus. She made her acting debut starring in the 1993 romantic drama film, On a Windy Day, We Must Go to Apgujeong, and that same year she released her debut studio album, Sorrowful Secret. She found major success with the single “Rose of Betrayal” from her third studio album, After Love (1997). Starting in 2001, Uhm began to concentrate her efforts on her acting career. Her performance in the 2002 erotic comedy Marriage Is a Crazy Thing won Best Actress at the 39th Baeksang Arts Awards. She won the award again in 2012 for Dancing Queen . In 2022, we will see her on Netflix as part of a stellar cast in Our Season (2022).