Name: Jo Yeo Jung (Cho Yuh Jeong)
Profession: Actress
Birthdate: 1981-Feb-10
Birthplace: South Korea
Actress Jo Yeo-jeong debuted as a CeCi Magazine cover girl at the age of 16, and made her TV debut in 1999. Despite appearing in drama series, music videos, and TV commercials afterwards, she remained obscure. During this period, she was also unhappy with the limited roles being offered to her.
Then Jo instantly rose to the spotlight in 2010 by starring as the ambitious Joseon woman of low caste in the erotic period drama The Servant. The R-rated movie, which was a newly adapted and tragic version of Korea’s famous folktale The Story of Chunhyang, had been turned down by a few actresses because it contained too many sex scenes. Jo, however, took advantage of the opportunity and it turned out to be a huge stepping stone in her career. Upon the release of the film, Jo successfully escaped being "another pretty face" in Korea’s entertainment scene.
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