Acting · Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea · Born January 15, 1968
Seo Yi-sook (born December 6, 1966) is a South Korean theatre, television and movie actress. She is a recipient of the 2003 Gu Hi-seo Theatre Award for Actor of the Year and Expected Actor, the 40th Dong-A Theatre Award for Best Acting (2004),[5] and the 30th Lee Hae-rang Theater Award (2020).[6] Seo began her career in 1986 by joining a local theater company in Suwon. She received the Best New Actor Award at the 1986 Korea Theatre Festival and an Acting Award at the 6th National Theatre Festival in 1987.[7] After joining the Michu Theatre Company in 1989, she made her debut with the company in Shin Yi Gukgi. The following year, she debuted as a musical actress in Make a Hero (1990). Seo made her first television appearance as a supporting actress in 2010. Her television work includes supporting roles in Empress Ki (2013–2014), The Rebel (2017), Hotel del Luna (2019), The World of the Married (2020), and Start-Up (2020); and also feature film The Mayor (2017).
TVBon Appétit, Your Majesty
2025
as Queen Dowager Inju
TVRed Swan
2024
as Park Mi-ran
TVKnight Flower
2024
as Oh Nan-kyeong
TVThe Good Bad Mother
2023
as Park Sung-ae
TVQueenmaker
2023
as Son Young-sim
TVUnder the Queen's Umbrella
2022
as Deposed Queen Yoon
TVShooting Stars
2022
as Song Eun-sim
TVHot Singers
2022
TVRookie Cops
2022
as Kim Soon-young
MovieA Moment of Romance
2021
as Oh Jin's Mother
MovieThe Hypnosis
2021
as Female Professor
TVMidnight Horror Story
2021
as Self
TVStart-Up
2020
as Yoon Seon-hak
TVDo Do Sol Sol La La Sol
2020
as Jo Yoon-Sil
TV나는 아픈 개와 산다
2020
TV악인전
2020
TVHotel Del Luna
2019
as God Mago
TVThe Banker
2019
as Do Jung-Ja
TVMy Secret, Terrius
2018
as Kwon Young-Sil
TVMay Food Bless You
2018
as Self
MovieMemories of That Night
2018
TVJoseon Beauty Pageant
2018
as Lord Kim's wife
MovieThe Mayor
2017
as Byeon Jong-gu's wife
TVThe Rebel
2017
as Nobleman Jo's Wife
TVThe Master of Revenge
2016
as Seol Mi-Ja
TVMy Lawyer, Mr. Jo
2016
as Shin Mi-Sook
TVSix Flying Dragons
2015
as Myo-sang
TVUnkind Women
2015
as Na Hyun-Ae
TVHeart to Heart
2015
as Psychiatrist Uhm Gi Chun
TVThe Night Watchman
2014
as Queen Dowager
TVMy Dear Cat
2014
as Hong Soo-ja
TVYou're All Surrounded
2014
as Kang Seok-soon
MovieThe Fatal Encounter
2014
as Go Su-ae
TVEmpress Ki
2013
as Lady Seo
TVThe Heirs
2013
as Hyo-shin's Mother
MovieThe Cat
2011
as Psychiatrist
TVJejoongwon
2010
as Empress Myeongseong
MovieSpring in My Hometown
1998
as Mrs. Gwangju
Snowy Sun
as Cho Maria
Grand Galaxy Hotel
as Ma Go-shin
