Jo Min-su (Korean: 조민수; born January , ) is a South Korean
actress. She is best known for her role in the Kim Ki-duk film PietÃ
.Jo Min-su graduated from a vocational high school, Gyungbok Girls'
Commercial High School, and first entered the entertainment business
by doing a television commercial for â‚© thousand (about US$). She
debuted in via the KBS TV Cultural Center, then appeared first on the
big screen in Chung: Blue Sketch. But her public profile grew more
through her television roles than movies, culminating in a Best
Actress trophy in the KBS Drama Awards. Among her other notable TV
series were Sandglass, Daemang (also known as Great Ambition), and
Piano. After her marriage in , she took a break from her acting
career, but returned four years later with a memorable performance in
Will It Snow for Christmas?.But would prove to be the now-veteran
actress's breakthrough year. Though she initially had reservations
about doing a film by controversial auteur Kim Ki-duk, Jo became
thankful to Kim for giving her the chance "to work with new material
from what I was used to in the past. There aren't too many roles that
women my age can do. They all seem the same. But this role was
different." Her performance in Pietà brought her rave reviews and
praise at the Venice Film Festival, as well as from domestic critics
and audiences, notably a Best Actress trophy at the Grand Bell Awards.
She was also awarded the prestigious Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit.
actress. She is best known for her role in the Kim Ki-duk film PietÃ
.Jo Min-su graduated from a vocational high school, Gyungbok Girls'
Commercial High School, and first entered the entertainment business
by doing a television commercial for â‚© thousand (about US$). She
debuted in via the KBS TV Cultural Center, then appeared first on the
big screen in Chung: Blue Sketch. But her public profile grew more
through her television roles than movies, culminating in a Best
Actress trophy in the KBS Drama Awards. Among her other notable TV
series were Sandglass, Daemang (also known as Great Ambition), and
Piano. After her marriage in , she took a break from her acting
career, but returned four years later with a memorable performance in
Will It Snow for Christmas?.But would prove to be the now-veteran
actress's breakthrough year. Though she initially had reservations
about doing a film by controversial auteur Kim Ki-duk, Jo became
thankful to Kim for giving her the chance "to work with new material
from what I was used to in the past. There aren't too many roles that
women my age can do. They all seem the same. But this role was
different." Her performance in Pietà brought her rave reviews and
praise at the Venice Film Festival, as well as from domestic critics
and audiences, notably a Best Actress trophy at the Grand Bell Awards.
She was also awarded the prestigious Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit.
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