Born in Busan, South Korea, on July 2, 1974, Moon So-ri is an actress whose screen career spans 59 credits. Her early films include Peppermint Candy (2000), where she portrayed Yun Sun-im, and Oasis (2002), where she played Han Gong-ju. In 2002, she won the Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Actress and was also conferred the Order of Cultural Merit, 4th class.
Her movie roles include Hideko’s aunt in The Handmaiden (2016), along with parts in The Housemaid (2010), Little Forest (2018) and Seoul Vibe (2022). She also lent her voice to Leafie in the animated feature Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild (2011). On the small screen, she appeared in Hellbound (2021) as Senior Secretary Lee, and her latest series is When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025), where she portrays Oh Ae-sun in middle age.
TV series
- When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025) · as Oh Ae-sun (middle-aged)
Frequent co-stars
- Sul Kyung-gu · 5 films together: Peppermint Candy, Oasis, 1987: When the Day Comes, I Want to Know Your Parents
- Park Won-sang · 3 films together: Little Forest, Bewitching Attraction, Forever the Moment
- Youn Yuh-jung · 3 films together: The Housemaid, A Good Lawyer's Wife, In Another Country
- Kim Tae-ri · 3 films together: The Handmaiden, Little Forest, 1987: When the Day Comes
- Jung Yu-mi · 2 films together: In Another Country, Family Ties
- Ko Chang-seok · 2 films together: I Want to Know Your Parents, The Spy: Undercover Operation
Awards won
- Order of Cultural Merit, 4th class (2002)
- Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Actress (2002)
Career at a glance
First credit: Peppermint Candy (2000) · Credits: 59
Roles played
Titles reviewed on Drama4U
When Life Gives You Tangerines2025 · Oh Ae-sun (middle-aged)Reviewed
The Handmaiden2016 · Hideko's AuntReviewed
Other work
The Apartment Job2026 · Jang Sook-jin
The Empire of Light2026
Our Movie2025 · Da-eum's mother
Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born2024 · Seo Yong-rye / Choi Gong-seo
RACE2023 · Koo Yi-jung
Queenmaker2023 · Oh Kyung-sook
Seoul Vibe2022 · Chairwoman Kang
I Want to Know Your Parents2022 · Gun-woo's mother
Hellbound2021 · Senior Secretary Lee / Lee Soo-gyeong
On the Verge of Insanity2021 · Dang Ja-young
Three Sisters2021 · Mi-yeon
Empty Body2020 · Hye-ra
The School Nurse Files2020 · Hwa-su
SF82020 · Ga Hye-ra
Maggie2019 · Lee Kyung-jin
Juror 82019 · President Judge Kim Joon-gyeom
Ode to the Goose2018 · Song-hyeon
Life2018 · Oh Se-Hwa
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Little Forest2018 · Hye-won's Mother
1987: When the Day Comes2017 · Protester
전체관람가2017
The Running Actress2017 · Director- The Running Actress2017 · Moon So-ri
The Mayor2017 · Jung Jae-yi
The Legend of the Blue Sea2016 · Ahn Jin-joo
Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned2016 · Dr. Min
Love and...2015 · Cleaner
Hill of Freedom2014 · Youngsun
Phantoms of the Archive2014 · Woman (segment 2)
Venus Talk2014 · Jo Mi-yeon
Haneuljae’s Murder2013 · 静芬
The Spy: Undercover Operation2013 · Young-hee
An Ethics Lesson2013 · Sun-hwa
In Another Country2012 · Geumhee
Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild2011 · Leafie (voice)
Camellia2010 · Dead Body (segment "Love for Sale")
A Little Pond2010 · Refugee
The Housemaid2010 · Obstetrician
Ha Ha Ha2010 · Wang Seongok
The End2009 · Woman (ep.4)
Fly, Penguin2009 · Song Hee-jeong
Like You Know It All2009 · Seoul Woman (voice)
나의 마음은 지지 않았다2009 · Narrator
Sakwa2008 · Hyun-jung
My Life's Golden Age2008
Forever the Moment2008 · Han Mi-sook
风云真空真之创世神话：高丽篇2007
The Legend2007 · Seo Kiha
Family Ties2006 · Mira
Bewitching Attraction2006 · Jo Eun-sook
Bravo, My Life!2005 · Mal-soon- The Power of Love2004
The President's Barber2004 · Kim Min-ja
A Good Lawyer's Wife2003 · Eun Ho-jeong
Oasis2002 · Han Gong-ju
To The Spring Mountain2002
Peppermint Candy2000 · Yun Sun-im
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