Moon Geun-young

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Moon Geun-young (born May 6, 1987) is a South Korean actress.

Moon, affectionately known as "Nation's Little Sister," began modeling at the age of ten and made her acting debut in 1999 as a child actor.

She first rose to fame when she appeared in the widely acclaimed television drama series Autumn in My Heart (2000), followed by a well-received role in Kim Jee-woon's critically acclaimed horror film A Tale of Two Sisters (2003).

Moon firmly established her role by headinglining the box-office hits My Little Bride (2004) and Innocent Steps (2005).

She was the youngest winner of a Grand Prize ("Daesang") at SBS Drama Awards for the television series Painter of the Wind (2008) at age 21.

Personal life

Moon graduated from Gwangju Gukje High School in February 2006. She began attending Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul in March 2006. Moon is known for being a diligent student and has a solid attendance record, which is a rare among Korean celebrities in college. She concentrated on Korean Language and Literature.

Moon dated her Goddess of Fire co-star Kim Bum from October 2013 to April 2014, according to their companies. "They did break up not too long ago but have chosen to remain good friends and support staff," the actor's department announced.

Moon was diagnosed with compartment syndrome and underwent emergency surgery to relieve her arm muscle pain.

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Career

Moon filmed several commercials and modeled for various publications before her acting debut on a television drama series. She began modeling at the age of 12, and appeared on television in 1999's documentary film On the Road directed by Choi Jae-eun. Moon's meteoric rise to fame came in 2000, when she appeared in the pan-Asia hit drama 'Turn in My Heart as the younger cousin of Song Hye-kyo's. She received the Best Young Actress award at the 2000 KBS Drama Awards for her role, as well as her co-star Choi Woo-hyuk.

Following her early success, she returned to cinema in 2001 as the teenage Empress Myeongseong (Lee Mi-yeon played the adult version) in the historical drama Empress Myeongseong. Moon made her film debut in Lovers' Concerto in 2002, playing Cha Tae-hyun's younger sister.

Moon debuted as a major actress in Kim Jee-woon's critically acclaimed horror film A Tale of Two Sisters (2004). Tale of Two Sisters ranks among the top-grossing Korean horror films, and was the first to be shown in American theaters.

Moon starred in the romantic comedy film My Little Bride in 2004. It was the second most popular Korean film of the year, behind the blockbuster hit Taekil. Moon plays an ordinary high school girl who has to marry an older man (played by Kim Rae-won) due to a pact their grandfathers made during the Korean War. The press gave Moon the title "Nation's Little Sister" following her unveiling of My Little Bride.

Moon starred in Innocent Steps in 2005, when she played the role of an ethnic Korean living in China and discovers herself to be a complete fish out of water after heading to South Korea. Innocent Steps was a hit, and its success, as well as My Little Bride, established the Moon as a major box office draw. Moon ranked first among actresses in the Korean film industry as the most bankable actor last year. The Korea Advertisers Association also gave out the 2005 Good Model award to Moon and Seung-woo; 200 members selected the winners based on how much money they contributed to increasing the sales of goods and improving advertisers' reputations.

Moon appeared in Love Me Not, a Korean big-screen adaptation of popular Japanese TV drama Ai nante iranee natsu ("I Don't Want Love, Summer"), where she played a cold-hearted blind heiress. Moon and veteran actor Ahn Sung-ki appeared at the 2006 Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), South Korea's biggest foreign film festival.

Moon returned to television in 2008 in the period of Painter of the Wind, in which she starred as a man and is mentored by master Kim Hong-do. Shin was a true-life historical figure, a painter who lived during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) and was known for his realistic and delicate depictions of everyday life. Moon received acting recognition for her performances, including Best Actress at the 2008 Grimae Awards (presented by the Korean Broadcasting Directors Association), Best TV Actress at the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards), and Best Television Actress at the 2008 SBS Drama Awards, making her the youngest recipient of a Daesang in the drama awards history of both broadcasting companies. Moon appeared in Cinderella's Sister, a modern fairy tale retelling of the tense relationship between two stepsisters (opposite Seo Woo). She appeared in Mary Stayed Out All Night with Jang Keun-suk later this year. In Patrick Marber's Closer's Korean staging, 2010 marked the year she made her debut in the Korean staging of her play Closer. She caused a stir as the strip dancing, promiscuous Alice, opposite Um Ki-joon's Dan.

In Cheongdam-dong Alice (2012), Moon returned to television as a struggling young designer. She appeared in Goddess of Fire (2013), playing Yoo Jung, a Baek Pa-sun female potter and porcelain artist of the Joseon Dynasty. Five years after Painter of the Wind, this is her second historical drama (or sageuk).

Moon made her long-awaited return to the big screen in Lee Joon-ik's period film The Throne, in which she appeared as Lady Hyegyeong, Crown Prince Sado's wife. The Village: Achiara's Mysteries is the first in a series of mystery thrillers to follow.

Moon appeared in Romeo and Juliet, her second theater performance, alongside Park Jung-min in 2016. She appeared in the mystery film Glass Garden, which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival in 2017.

Moon was revealed to make her small-screen return to the tvN's crime drama Catch the Ghost in 2019.

Moon signed a Cree Company contract in 2022.

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