# Jeong Yu-mi (정유미) (actress, born 1984)
**Jeong Yu-mi** (정유미; born 1984) is a South Korean actress from Busan whose feature debut was the film *Silmido* (2003) and became known for television roles including Hong Se-na in *Rooftop Prince*, Kook In-yeob in *More Than a Maid*, and prosecutor Eun Sol in *[Partners for Justice](https://www.edgepedia.org/partners-for-justice)*, for which she won a 2018 MBC Drama Awards best actress prize.[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=55774) • [2](https://asianwiki.com/Jung_Yoo-Mi_%281984%29) • [7](https://content.mbc.co.kr/program/drama/3227639_64285.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984, Busan, South Korea[2](https://asianwiki.com/Jung_Yoo-Mi_%281984%29) • [3](https://movielupe.tistory.com/595) |
| Education | Hanyang University, theater and film studies (연극영화학), acting major[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=55774) • [3](https://movielupe.tistory.com/595) |
| Film debut | *Silmido* (2003), a schoolgirl on a bus[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=55774) • [2](https://asianwiki.com/Jung_Yoo-Mi_%281984%29) |
| Drama debut | *Terms of Endearment* (애정의 조건, KBS2, 2004) as Maeng Han-ji[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=55774) • [2](https://asianwiki.com/Jung_Yoo-Mi_%281984%29) |
| Major award | 2018 MBC Drama Awards, Best Actress (Monday & Tuesday miniseries) for *Partners for Justice*[2](https://asianwiki.com/Jung_Yoo-Mi_%281984%29) |
| Recent work | Special appearance in *Celebrity* (Netflix, 2023); Woo Soon in the TVING series *Queen Woo* (우씨왕후, 2024)[4](https://d.namu.moe/w/%EC%A0%95%EC%9C%A0%EB%AF%B8%281984%29) |
## Early life and debut
Jeong Yu-mi was born in 1984 in Busan, in what was then Nam-gu and is now Suyeong-gu, and attended Mangmi Middle School, Deokmun Girls' High School (after transferring), and Yale Girls' High School before earning a bachelor's degree in acting from [Hanyang University](https://www.edgepedia.org/hanyang-university)'s theater and film program.[2](https://asianwiki.com/Jung_Yoo-Mi_%281984%29) • [3](https://movielupe.tistory.com/595) Her first screen appearance came in 2002 with the short film *Are You Seeing Anyone?* (사귀는 사람 있니), and her feature debut was a small role as a schoolgirl on a bus in *Silmido* (실미도, 2003).[3](https://movielupe.tistory.com/595) • [2](https://asianwiki.com/Jung_Yoo-Mi_%281984%29) She followed this with minor film parts in *Greatest Expectations* and *Singles* (both 2003) and *The Doll Master* (2004).[2](https://asianwiki.com/Jung_Yoo-Mi_%281984%29)
## Television roles
Her early television career began with supporting roles in two 2004 series, *Terms of Endearment* (KBS2) and *Heaven's Fate* (왕꽃 선녀님, MBC).[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=55774) • [2](https://asianwiki.com/Jung_Yoo-Mi_%281984%29) Through the late 2000s and 2010s she appeared steadily in daily and prime-time drama, including *The Jewel Family* (2009), *[Dong Yi](https://www.edgepedia.org/dong-yi-tv-series)* (2010), *A Thousand Days' Promise* (2011), and *Wonderful Mama* (2013).[2](https://asianwiki.com/Jung_Yoo-Mi_%281984%29)
**Breakthrough roles.** In *Rooftop Prince* (옥탑방 왕세자, SBS, 2012) she played the dual role of Hong Se-na and Hwa-yong, and won an Excellent Actress award at the 2012 [SBS Drama Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/sbs-drama-awards) for it.[2](https://asianwiki.com/Jung_Yoo-Mi_%281984%29) She took her first serial-drama lead as Kook In-yeob in *More Than a Maid* (하녀들, JTBC, 2014), a nobleman's only daughter who falls overnight into slavery, followed by Yeon-hee in the SBS historical epic *[Six Flying Dragons](https://www.edgepedia.org/six-flying-dragons)* (육룡이 나르샤, 2015), for which the 5th APAN Star Awards named her Excellent Actress in a serial drama in 2016.[5](https://tcatmon.com/wiki/%EC%A0%95%EC%9C%A0%EB%AF%B8%281984%EB%85%84%29) • [2](https://asianwiki.com/Jung_Yoo-Mi_%281984%29)
Eun Sol, a rookie prosecutor in MBC's *Partners for Justice* (검법남녀, 2018) and its 2019 second season, became her signature role; she won Best Actress for a Monday & Tuesday miniseries at the 2018 MBC Drama Awards for the first season.[2](https://asianwiki.com/Jung_Yoo-Mi_%281984%29) • [1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=55774) In between came Ham Eun-ho in the OCN series *Priest* (2018) and Ha Do-na in the SBS weekend drama *Bravo My Life* (2017–2018).[2](https://asianwiki.com/Jung_Yoo-Mi_%281984%29) • [4](https://d.namu.moe/w/%EC%A0%95%EC%9C%A0%EB%AF%B8%281984%29)
## Film career
Her filmography includes leading and supporting parts in *Innocent Steps* (댄서의 순정, 2005), *Hwang Jin-yi* (2007), *Someone Behind You* (두 사람이다, 2007), *You're My Pet* (너는 펫, 2011), *Love On-Air* (원더풀 라디오, 2012), and *The Tunnel 3D* (2014), and a special appearance as Lucia in *A Birth* (탄생, 2022).[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=55774) • [2](https://asianwiki.com/Jung_Yoo-Mi_%281984%29) • [3](https://movielupe.tistory.com/595) In *Innocent Steps* she played Oh Mi-soo opposite Kim Gi-su, and she also appeared in commercials for [Korean Air](https://www.edgepedia.org/korean-air) and Cony Island early in her career.[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=55774)
## Hiatus and return
After *Partners for Justice Season 2* in 2019 she took an extended break from acting. She returned in 2023 with a special appearance in *Celebrity* (Hwang Yu-ri) and a cameo in *Strangers Again*, then played Woo Soon, a lead role in the TVING original series *Queen Woo* (우씨왕후), which aired in August 2024.[4](https://d.namu.moe/w/%EC%A0%95%EC%9C%A0%EB%AF%B8%281984%29) • [2](https://asianwiki.com/Jung_Yoo-Mi_%281984%29) For *Queen Woo* she received a special acting award in the OTT category.[6](https://ottrank.kr/person/1029185)
## The two Jeong Yu-mis
Throughout her career Jeong Yu-mi has been confused with Jeong Yu-mi (born 1983), the actress of *Blossom Again* and *Silenced*, who is one year her senior and debuted around the same time.[4](https://d.namu.moe/w/%EC%A0%95%EC%9C%A0%EB%AF%B8%281984%29) Around the production of *The Jewel Family* (보석비빔밥, 2009), the confusion led her to consider adopting a stage name; she consulted a naming service and received a name fitting her birth date, but the *The Jewel Family* poster already carried the name "Jeong Yu-mi," and she eventually abandoned the change and kept her real name.[4](https://d.namu.moe/w/%EC%A0%95%EC%9C%A0%EB%AF%B8%281984%29)
## Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | *Silmido* | schoolgirl on a bus |
| 2005 | *Innocent Steps* | Oh Mi-soo |
| 2007 | *Hwang Jin-yi* | Yi-geum |
| 2011 | *You're My Pet* | Lee Young-eun |
| 2014 | *The Tunnel 3D* | Eun-joo |
| 2022 | *A Birth* | Lucia (special appearance) |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | *Terms of Endearment* | Maeng Han-ji |
| 2012 | *Rooftop Prince* | Hong Se-na / Hwa-yong |
| 2014–2015 | *More Than a Maid* | Kook In-yeob |
| 2015–2016 | *Six Flying Dragons* | Yeon-hee |
| 2018–2019 | *Partners for Justice* (seasons 1–2) | Eun Sol |
| 2023 | *Celebrity* | Hwang Yu-ri (special appearance) |
| 2024 | *Queen Woo* | Woo Soon |
## References
1. [씨네21 인물: 정유미 (Cine21 person profile)](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=55774)
2. [Jung Yu-Mi (1984) – AsianWiki](https://asianwiki.com/Jung_Yoo-Mi_%281984%29)
3. [정유미(1984) 프로필 및 필모그래피 정리 – Movielupe](https://movielupe.tistory.com/595)
4. [정유미(1984) – namu wiki](https://d.namu.moe/w/%EC%A0%95%EC%9C%A0%EB%AF%B8%281984%29)
5. [정유미(1984년) – 우만위키](https://tcatmon.com/wiki/%EC%A0%95%EC%9C%A0%EB%AF%B8%281984%EB%85%84%29)
6. [배우 정유미 프로필·필모그래피·출연작 – 오뜨랑](https://ottrank.kr/person/1029185)
7. [Partners for Justice :: MBC Global Media](https://content.mbc.co.kr/program/drama/3227639_64285.html)
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