Jean Yoon Biography
Jean Yoon is an American-born Canadian actress and writer of Korean descent. Yoon is best known for originating the role of family matriarch Umma in the 2011 play Kim’s Convenience and in the award-winning CBC Television series adapted from the play, for which she won an ACTRA Award and received two Canadian Screen Award nomination.
How old is Jean Yoon? – Age
She is 61 years old as of May 4, 2023. Yoon was born on May 4, 1962, in Champaign, Illinois, United States.
Jean Yoon Height
The star stands at a height of 5 feet 1 inches tall.
Jean Yoon Early Life
Jean was born to parents of Korean descent in 1962 and subsequently raised in Toronto, where she currently resides and works. According to sources, the actress has not revealed much information about, his parents, nor about his childhood life.
Is Jean Yoon married? – Husband.
She has a son from a previous relationship. As of 2022, Jean has no husband. She has kept her personal life away from the media space.
Jean Yoon Career
Early Career in Theatre
Yoon started her career in theatre as an actress in the early 1980’s but soon quit in frustration after she struggled to find work and went on to complete he degree at the University of Toronto. A decade later, in 1995, she returned to acting and started her own group called Loud Mouth Asian Babes, through which she has written and produced plays that focus on the Korean diaspora, mostly in Canada.
Transition into Television and Film
Jean’s acting career began to flourish in the early 2000s with small roles in several television series, including La Femme Nikita, Witchblade and Street Time. In 2006, Yoon achieved wider recognition after playing flight attendant Betty Ong in the controversial mini-series The Path to 9/11. Also in 2006, Yoon had a recurring role as June Kim in the legal drama series This Is Wonderland. In 2007, she received a Gemini Award nomination for her work in the CBC mini-series Dragon Boys. In 2009, she portrayed Dr. Montague in the hit romantic comedy film The Time Traveller’s Wife, based on the novel of the same name.
Further Success in Television
From 2016 to 2021, Yoon has portrayed Kim Yong-mi, the matriarch of the Kim family, in the CBC sitcom Kim’s Convenience. She also portrayed the same role in the 2011 play, which she originated and performed over 240 times in six cities. For her role on Kim’s Convenience, Yoon won an ACTRA, Award and was a five-time Canadian Screen Award nomiee for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, winning at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022. Yoon played the role for the Show’s entire five-season run.
In December 2022, she and retired South Korean competitive figure skater Yuna Kim were made as honorary ambassadors on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Canada and South Korea in 2023.
Jean Yoon Net Worth
Jean’s net worth is estimated at around $5 million.
Jean Yoon Movie
2006 – Cow Belles
2009 – The Time Traveler’s Wife
2013 – Empire of Dirt
2013 – Wedding Palace
2016 – Rupture
2020 – Nocturne Falls
2021 – The Voyeurs
2024 – Cdoe 8: Part II
Jean Yoon TV Shows
1998 – La Femme Nikita
2002 – Street Time
2006 – The Path to 9/11
2007 – Dragon Boys
2014 – Remedy
2015 – The Expanse
2017 – Dark Matter
2018 – In Contempt
2019 – Street Legal
2021 –Nurses
2023 – The Horror of Dolores Roach