, who in 2021 became the first Korean actress to win an Academy Award, as well as a SAG Award, an Independent Spirit Award and a BAFTA.
The accolades came in recognition of Youn’s supporting role as the grandmother Soon-ja in Lee Isaac Chung’s semi-autobiographical dramafor A24. The film, following a Korean family as they set up their own farm in 1980s Arkansas, marked an international breakthrough for the then 72-year-old actress, who saw it claim both the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and the U.S.
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