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Jeon Soo-kyeong
Jeon Soo-kyeong in June 2013
Born (1966-07-12) July 12, 1966 (age 58)
EducationHanyang University - Theater and Film
OccupationActress
Years active1989-present
AgentWill Entertainment
Spouses
Joo Won-sung
(m. 1993; div. 2008)
Eric M. Swanson
(m. 2014)
Children2
Korean name
Hangul
전수경
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeon Su-gyeong
McCune–ReischauerChŏn Sugyŏng

Jeon Soo-kyeong (born July 12, 1966) is a South Korean actress. She is best known in musical theatre, and has starred in Korean productions of Mamma Mia!, Chicago, The Life, Guys and Dolls, Menopause, and Kiss Me, Kate.[1]

Jeon married Eric M. Swanson, general manager of the Millennium Seoul Hilton, on September 22, 2014.[2][3] She has twin daughters Joo Ji-on and Joo Si-on from her first marriage, which ended in divorce in 2008.[4]

Theater

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Year Title Role
Barry
1991 The Sound of Music
1992 A Chorus Line
West Side Story
Cats
1993 Nunsense
1995 Grease
1996 42nd Street
1998 Guys and Dolls
The Life
1999 Gambler
2000 The Life Sonja
2000-2001 Rent Joanne Jefferson
2001 Kiss Me, Kate
Tick, Tick... Boom! Susan
Chicago Roxie Hart
2002 Rehearsal
2003 Nunsense Jamboree
2004 Mamma Mia![5] Tanya
2004-2005 42nd Street Maggie Jones
2005 Guys and Dolls Adelaide
Menopause Professional Woman
2005-2006 Nunsense Jamboree
2006 Mamma Mia![6] Tanya
Menopause Professional Woman
Annie Miss Agatha Hannigan
Highlights
2007-2008 Mamma Mia! Tanya
2007 Menopause[7] Professional Woman
Annie Miss Agatha Hannigan
2008 The Life Jojo
Gambler[8][9] Countess
2009 The Vagina Monologues[10]
Go, Waikiki! cameo
Mamma Mia! Tanya
2009-2010 Legally Blonde[11] Paulette
2010-2013 Mamma Mia![12] Tanya
2012 Catch Me If You Can Paula Abagnale/Carol Strong
La Cage aux Folles Madame Marie Dindon
2013 급매 행복아파트 천사호 Young-hee
2014 Chicago Matron "Mama" Morton
2014-2015 La Cage aux Folles Madame Marie Dindon
2015 Chicago Matron "Mama" Morton
2022–2023 42nd Street Meggie Jones[13]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
1989 Mouse Landing Operation
1990 Mrs. Cabaret Park Sun-hee
1992 Beauty and the Beast Belle (singing voice, Korean dubbed)
1995 Millions in My Account Sun-ah
1996 Ghost Mamma Kang Hye-kyung
1997 Hercules Calliope (voice, Korean dubbed)
1998 Two Cops 3 Mother of abducted child
2000 Chu Noh-Myoung Bakery Ajumma who returns the cake (cameo)
2002 Public Enemy Mineral water ajumma
2003 Reversal of Fortune Je-ni
2007 The Perfect Couple Journalist Oh
Venus and Mars Hyang-mi
2008 A Tale of Legendary Libido Hostel owner
2009 The Relation of Face, Mind and Love Editor
Paradise Ah-ram
2010 Jumunjin Soon-nyeo (cameo)
Finding Mr. Destiny Soo-kyung
My Black Mini Dress[14] Writer
2011 Mama[15][16] Hee-kyung
2012 The Scent Chinese restaurant manager (cameo)
Return of the Mafia
2013 Jinx!! (cameo)
Marriage Blue Dress shop owner, Yi-ra's boss
Rockin' on Heaven's Door Hospice director nun
2015 Enemies In-Law Jo Kang-ja

Television series

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Year Title Role Network
2008 Chosun Police 2 Mae-hwa MBC Dramanet
Terroir Go Ok-rim SBS
2011 Twinkle Twinkle Lee Eun-jung MBC
Royal Family Carrie Kim
Color of Women Sung Ae-shim Channel A
2012 I Do, I Do Agency employee (cameo) MBC
2013 Pots of Gold
I Can Hear Your Voice Dental pad lady
(cameo, episode 1)
SBS
Love in Her Bag Kim Mi-yeon JTBC
Passionate Love Joo Nam-ok SBS
2014 Emergency Couple Hospital director
(cameo, episode 1)
tvN
Into the Flames Yang Hwa-ja TV Chosun
Glorious Day House owner (cameo) SBS
Mama Kwon Do-hee MBC
Drama Festival
"A Resentful Woman's Diary"
Wolmae
2015 Divorce Lawyer in Love Lee Yeon-hee
(guest, episode 4)
SBS
2017 The Lady in Dignity Director Seo JTBC
Band of Sisters Vicky Jung SBS
Chicago Typewriter Wang Bang-wool tvN
My Golden Life Noh Jin-hee KBS
2018 Welcome to Waikiki House owner (cameo, ep. 6) JTBC
Queen of Mystery 2 Nam Bok-soon KBS2
The Rich Son Na Young-ae MBC
The Time[17] Jang Ok-soon
Devilish Charm[18] Gong Jin-yang MBN
The Last Empress Empress Eun (cameo, ep. 46-48) SBS
My Strange Hero Chae-min's mother SBS
2019 Welcome to Waikiki 2 House owner (episodes 1, 2) JTBC
Melting Me Softly Ma Dong-joo tvN
2019-2020 Love with Flaws Baek Jang-mi's mother MBC
2020 She Knows Everything Women's society president MBC
Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol Im Ja-kyung KBS
2021-2022 Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) Lee Si-eun TV Chosun

Web series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2019 My First First Love Ga-rin's mother
2022 The Fabulous Jang Ok-jin [19]

Variety show

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Year Title Network Notes
2008 Singing in the Sky Ongamenet Host
2012 속풀이쇼 동치미 MBN

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1988 11th MBC Campus Song Festival 3rd
1997 3rd Korea Musical Awards Best Supporting Actress 42nd Street Won
1999 5th Korea Musical Awards Best Supporting Actress The Life Won
2002 8th Korea Musical Awards Best Actress Kiss Me, Kate Won
2010 44th Tax Payer's Day 성실납제자상 Won
2023 Scene Stealer Festival Bonsang "Main Prize" Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) Won [20]

References

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  1. ^ Park, Jong-kwon (16 October 2013). "박경림의 엄마꿈 인터뷰⑪: 전수경, 어쩔 수 없는 뮤지컬 배우(1)" [Park Kyung-lim's Dream of Mom Interview⑪: Jeon Soo-kyung, Compelling Musical Actress]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. ^ Park, Yoon-bae (31 July 2014). "Musical star to tie the knot with hotel manager". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Musical star Jeon Soo-kyung reties the knot with renowned hotelier". The Korea Herald. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. ^ Lee, Sun-min (1 August 2014). "Jun Soo-kyung to wed in September". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  5. ^ Baik, Sung-ho (28 January 2004). "Mamma Mia invites crowd to boogie down". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  6. ^ Kang, Sue-jean (28 July 2006). "ABBA Lives". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Events Calendar: Menopause". The Korea Herald. 8 September 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  8. ^ "2008. 6.26 Event Calendar". Korea JoongAng Daily. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Summer Big Bang for Musicals". The Dong-a Ilbo. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  10. ^ Koh, Young-aah (6 March 2009). "Daytime performances lure housewives". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  11. ^ Chung, Ah-young (16 September 2009). "Legally Blonde Sparkles With Starry Cast". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Theatergoers Revel in Nostalgia Mamma Mia! Evokes". The Chosun Ilbo. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  13. ^ Kang Jin-ah (September 14, 2022). "뮤지컬 '브로드웨이 42번가', 26주년 귀환…송일국·이종혁 출연" [Musical 'Broadway 42nd Street' returns to its 26th anniversary... Starring Song Il-gook and Lee Jong-hyuk] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (17 March 2011). "Little Black Dress becomes fashion victim". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  15. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (26 May 2011). "Tears worth shedding for Mama". The Korea Times. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  16. ^ "Box office: Mama (Korea)". The Korea Herald. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  17. ^ "MBC Drama "Time - Drama" Script Reading". HanCinema. Naver. June 11, 2018.
  18. ^ "'마성의 기쁨' 전수경, 두 얼굴의 냉혹한 재벌가 회장님 변신!". Naver (in Korean). My Daily. September 3, 2018.
  19. ^ Lee Seung-rok (October 24, 2022). "[공식] 전수경, 차기작 정했다…넷플릭스 '더 패뷸러스' 확정" [[Official] Jeon Soo-kyung has decided on her next project... Netflix confirmed for 'The Fabulous'] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Naver.
  20. ^ "이순재, '신스틸러 페스티벌' 공로상...오나라·류현경, 본상 수상" [Lee Soon-jae, 'Scene Stealer Festival' Achievement Award... Oh Nara and Ryu Hyun-kyung, won the main prize]. 디스패치 (in Korean). 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
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