Jean Yoon
Acting
Biography
Jean Yoon (born May 4, 1962) is an American-born Canadian playwright and actress, best known for her portrayal of Yong-mi Kim ("Umma") in the television comedy series "Kim's Convenience".
Born: May 4, 1962
Place of Birth: Champaign, Illinois, USA
Known For
This Is Wonderland
Alice De Raey is a newly minted attorney who joins the chaotic world of criminal justice in Toronto. She's exposed to the seamier side of life, the backroom deals that make the system work accompanied by the usual eccentric characters.
Wylde Pak
Lily and Jack are half-siblings thrown together for a summer who must learn how to navigate their new family dynamic while also helping with the Wylde Pak family's chaotic pet grooming business.
The Expanse
A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.
Orphan Black
A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.
Lost Girl
The gorgeous and charismatic Bo is a supernatural being called a succubus who feeds on the energy of humans, sometimes with fatal results. Refusing to embrace her supernatural clan and its rigid hierarchy, Bo is a renegade who takes up the fight for the underdog while searching for the truth about her own mysterious origins.
Warehouse 13
After saving the life of the President, two secret service agents - Myka Bering and Pete Lattimer - find themselves assigned to the top secret Warehouse 13. The Warehouse is a massive, top secret facility that houses dangerous and fantastical objects. Together, Pete and Myka along with fellow agents Claudia, Steve Jinks and Warehouse caretaker Artie, must recover artifacts from around the globe before they can cause catastrophic damage.
Rookie Blue
Ambitious young cops try to prove themselves in their high-stakes careers, in which the smallest mistake can have deadly consequences. At the core of the close-knit group is perfectionist Andy McNally, whose father was a homicide detective before he burned out on the job. The series follows Andy and her four colleagues -- Dov Epstein, Gail Peck, Traci Nash and Chris Diaz -- as they experience the trials, triumphs and tribulations of police work, as well as its effect on their personal lives.
Kim's Convenience
The funny, heartfelt story of The Kims, a Korean-Canadian family, running a convenience store in downtown Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Kim ('Appa' and 'Umma') immigrated to Toronto in the '80s to set up shop near Regent Park and had two kids, Jung and Janet who are now young adults. However, when Jung was 16, he and Appa had a major falling out involving a physical fight, stolen money and Jung leaving home. Father and son have been estranged since.
Transplant
Dr. Bashir Hamed, a Syrian doctor with battle-tested skills in emergency medicine, makes the difficult decision to flee his country and build a new life in Canada with his younger sister Amira. Bash works to navigate a new environment after earning a coveted residency in the Emergency Department of one of the best hospitals in Toronto, York Memorial.
Your Friends & Neighbors
When a financial titan suddenly finds himself divorced and jobless, he starts robbing his wealthy neighbors to stay afloat. Stealing from his own social circle strangely exhilarates him—but he gradually gets tangled in a deadly web.
Filmography
as Harriet
as Halmoni (voice)
as Sandra
as Irene Frenkle
as Judge
as Sue Shin
as Mina
as Jo
as Amy Song
as Dr. Sato
as Lucy Sun-Yu
as Jolene / Reindeer 5 (voice)
as Bella's Mother
as Colette
as Umma
as Helen Jeong
as Captain Theresa Yao
as Dr. Hajek
as Charlie's Nanny
as Imena Khumalo
as Tess
as Mi Sook
as Leslie
as Janis Beckwith
as Ms. Dylan
as Dr. Allison Schneider
as Constance
as New Editor
as Commanding Officer
as Principal Atkins
as Dr. Montague
as Taka
as Lila Jones
as Belinda Lok
as Corrine
as O.R. Nurse
as June Kim
as Dotty Finsterwald
as Dr. Whitsell
as Third Assistant Director
as Liang Marlow
as Watch Customer(uncredited)