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Uhm Jung-hwa

1969 - Today

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Uhm Jung-hwa (Korean: 엄정화; born August 17, 1969) is a South Korean singer, actress and dancer. Uhm is considered to be one of the most influential women in the Korean entertainment industry, finding success in both music and film. Her legacy and career reinventions have given her the nickname of "Korean Madonna". Uhm began her career in 1989 as a chorus member for the broadcasting company MBC. She starred in the romantic drama film On a Windy Day, We Must Go to Apgujeong (1993) and released her debut studio album Sorrowful Secret that same year. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Uhm Jung-hwa is the 4,668th most popular actor (down from 3,253rd in 2024), the 283rd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 183rd in 2019) and the 79th most popular South Korean Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Uhm Jung-hwa ranks 4,668 out of 13,578. Before her are Ken Stott, Christina Pickles, John Kassir, Sean Patrick Flanery, Irina Miroshnichenko, and Sophia Bush. After her are Harry Liedtke, Josh Hutcherson, Susan George, Jean Richard, Tom Kane, and Louis Garrel.

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Among people born in 1969, Uhm Jung-hwa ranks 229. Before her are Adam Riess, Erlend Loe, José Chamot, Lucy Hawking, Wagner Lopes, and Mana. After her are Ben Chaplin, Christopher Scarver, Vanderlei de Lima, Eusebio Di Francesco, Pierluigi Casiraghi, and Vitaliy Parakhnevych.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Uhm Jung-hwa ranks 283 out of 1,128. Before her are Han Ji-min (1982), Seo In-guk (1987), Park Bom (1984), Seo Ye-ji (1990), Kim So-yeon (1980), and Gong Hyo-jin (1980). After her are Yang Mi-kyung (1961), Sung Hoon (1983), Goo Hara (1991), Cha Seung-won (1970), Choi Woo-shik (1990), and Song Seung-heon (1976).

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Among ACTORS In South Korea

Among actors born in South Korea, Uhm Jung-hwa ranks 79. Before her are Hwang In-youp (1991), Heo Sung-tae (1977), Han Ji-min (1982), Seo Ye-ji (1990), Kim So-yeon (1980), and Gong Hyo-jin (1980). After her are Yang Mi-kyung (1961), Sung Hoon (1983), Goo Hara (1991), Cha Seung-won (1970), Choi Woo-shik (1990), and Song Seung-heon (1976).

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