Moon So-ri filmography

Moon So-ri filmography
Moon (2021)
Film15
Television series15
Television show3
Documentary3
Music videos1

Moon So-ri (Korean: 문소리; born July 2, 1974) is a South Korean actress and filmmaker whose work encompasses film, television, and theater. She has also contributed as a voice actress and narrator in films.

Moon is recognized for her early collaborations with influential auteur directors, which led to significant international recognition. Her feature film debut was in Lee Chang-dong's Peppermint Candy (1999). Her subsequent role in Lee Chang-dong's Oasis (2002) served as a career breakthrough; her performance as a woman with cerebral palsy garnered the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the 59th Venice International Film Festival, making her the second South Korean to achieve this award.

Further critical recognition, both domestically and internationally, was secured with her role in Im Sang-soo's A Good Lawyer's Wife (2003). Her filmography includes multiple collaborations with director Hong Sang-soo, notably in Like You Know It All (2009), Ha Ha Ha (2010), and In Another Country (2012). She also acted a supporting role in Park Chan-wook's critically successful film The Handmaiden (2016). More recent film credits include the critically praised Three Sisters (2020) and the Netflix production Seoul Vibe (2022).

Moon expanded her professional career by moving into filmmaking as a director and screenwriter. Her feature-length directorial debut was the comedy-drama The Running Actress (2017). This film is an omnibus work that integrates three short films she created while enrolled in a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program at Chung-Ang University. The Running Actress is a self-deprecatory, fictionalized film, written by and starring Moon herself, that addresses the challenges and public scrutiny of women in the Korean film industry. The film premiered internationally at various festivals, establishing her as a filmmaker. She was also credited as a producer for the critically acclaimed film Three Sisters (2020), in which she also starred.

Moon has maintained a consistent, though less frequent, presence in television since her debut in the historical drama The Legend (2007). Her television roles typically feature her in professional or mature characterizations, such as a career woman navigating family life in All About My Family (2008–2009) and the head of neurosurgery, Oh Se-hwa, in the medical drama Life (2018), as well as the ambitious team leader Dang Ja-young in the workplace series On the Verge of Insanity (2021). In recent years, she has increased her involvement with streaming platforms, starring in the Netflix original series The School Nurse Files (2020). She later led the political drama Queenmaker (2023) alongside Kim Hee-ae. Her most recent projects include a key role in the second season of Hellbound (2024) and the portrayal of middle-aged Ae-sun in the period series When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025).

Documentary

Appearances in documentary
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema Herself [1]
2011 Ari Ari the Korean Cinema Herself
2014 Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits Kim Geum-hwa (middle age) [2]

Film

As actress

Acting credits in film[1]
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1998 The Power Of Love Short film [1]
1999 Peppermint Candy Sunim [3]
2000 Black Cut Short film [1]
2001 To the Spring Mountain
Plan 19 From Outer Space
2002 Oasis Han Gong-ju [4]
2003 A Good Lawyer's Wife Eun Ho-jung [5]
2004 The President's Barber Kim Min-ja [6]
2005 Bravo, My Life! Kim Mal-soon [7]
Sa-kwa Hyun-jung [8]
2006 Bewitching Attraction Cho Eun-sook [9]
Family Ties Lee Mi-ra [10]
2008 Forever the Moment Han Mi-sook [11]
2009 Take Action, Now or Never! Short film [1]
Fly, Penguin Song Hee-jung [12]
The End Short film [1]
2010 A Little Pond Refugee Cameo
Ha Ha Ha Wang Seong-ok [13][14]
The Housemaid Obstetrician Cameo [15]
2012 In Another Country Geum-hee [16]
2013 An Ethics Lesson Kim Sun-hwa [17]
The Spy: Undercover Operation Young-hee [18]
Venice 70: Future Reloaded [19]
2014 Venus Talk Jo Mi-yeon [20]
Hill of Freedom Young-sun [21]
The Actress So-ri Short film [22]
Phantoms of the Archive [23]
2015 The Running Actress So-ri [22]
The Best Director So-ri
Accompany [24]
Love and... Hospital janitor [25][26][27]
2016 The Handmaiden Hideko's aunt Cameo [28]
Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned Dr. Min [1]
2017 The Mayor Jung Jae-yi [29]
The Running Actress So-ri [22]
2018 Little Forest Hye-won's mother [1]
Ode to the Goose Song-hyun [30]
2019 Juror 8 Kim Joon-gyeom [31][32]
Maggie Lee Kyeong-jin Short film [1]
2021 Three Sisters Mi-yeon [33]
2022 I Want to Know Your Parents Gun-woo's mother [34][35]
Seoul Vibe Kang In-sook [36][37]

As voice actress

Acting credits as voice actress
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 My Heart Is Not Broken Yet Narrator Documentary [38][39]
2009 Like You Know It All Jecheon - Seoul woman Cameo [40]
2011 Leafie, A Hen into the Wild Leafie / Yipsak / Sprout / Dais Animated film [41][42]
2017 1987: When the Day Comes Woman on the P.A system Cameo [43]
2018 The Underdog Animated film [44]

As filmmaker

Filmmaking credis
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 The Actress director, screenwriter, and producer 19th Busan International Film Festival - Short Film Showcase [45]
2015 The Running Actress Jeonju International Film Festival - Korea Cinemascape for Shorts [46]
The Best Director 20th Busan International Film Festival - Short Film Showcase [47]
2017 The Running Actress Feature-length film (compilation of three shorts) [48][49]
2021 Three Sisters producer Premiere at 25th Busan International Film Festival [50]

Television series

Acting credits in series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 The Legend Seo Ki-ha Television debut [51][52]
2008–2009 All About My Family Lee Hwang [53][54]
2013 Drama Festival:
"The Murder" 		Jeong-boon One-act drama [55]
2016 The Legend of the Blue Sea Ahn Jin-joo [56]
2018 Life Oh Se-hwa [57]
2020 SF8 Ga Hye-ra Episode: "Empty Body" [58]
The School Nurse Files Hwa-soo Special appearance [59]
2021 On the Verge of Insanity Dang Ja-young [60]
2023 Queenmaker Oh Kyung-sook [61]
Race Goo Yi-jeong [62]
2024 Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born Seo Yong-rye Special appearance (episode 1, 3–5) [63]
Hellbound Lee Su-gyeong Season 2 [64]
2025 When Life Gives You Tangerines Oh Ae-sun (Middle Age) [65]
Oh My Ghost Clients Moon Jung-eun Cameo (episode 9–10) [66]
Our Movie Lee Da-eum's mother Cameo (episode 2, 7, 12) [67]

Television shows

Appearances in television shows
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Magic Eye Host with Lee Hyo-ri and Hong Jin-kyung [68]
2022 Off the Grid Main Cast [69]
2022 Spectator +: Short Buster Host TVING [70]

Music videos

Acting credit in music video
Year Title Artist(s) Ref.
2003 "Flower of Tears" (눈물꽃) Jung Jae-il [71]

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