Jean Yoon

Jean Yoon

Born: May 4, 1962
in Champaign, Illinois, USA
Jean Yoon is an US-born Canadian playwright and stage and screen actress, best known for her portrayal of Umma in the television comedy series "Kim's Convenience".

Movies for Jean Yoon...

Code 8 Part II
Title: Code 8 Part II
Character: Mina
Released: February 27, 2024
Type: Movie
In a world where superpowered people are heavily policed by robots, an ex-con teams up with a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop.
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T-Bone
Title: T-Bone
Character: Jo
Released: August 8, 2023
Type: Movie
On a bright, beautiful day, a man and a woman recount fond memories and some really good times they’ve shared. They laugh easily together in their car, but something’s not quite right, and certain details fail the man, leaving the woman the task of reminding him to keep himself alive.
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Making Scents of Love
Title: Making Scents of Love
Character: Amy Song
Released: March 17, 2023
Type: Movie
A woman falls "head over heels" for a guy after accidentally spilling a vial of her new fragrance, that also might happen to be a love potion.
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The Voyeurs
Title: The Voyeurs
Character: Dr. Sato
Released: August 25, 2021
Type: Movie
When Pippa and Thomas move into their dream apartment, they notice that their windows look directly into the apartment opposite – inviting them to witness the volatile relationship of the attractive couple across the street. But what starts as a simple curiosity turns into full-blown obsession with increasingly dangerous consequences.
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Title: Nurses
Released: January 6, 2020
Type: TV
Follow five young nurses working on the frontlines of a busy hospital in downtown Toronto, dedicating their lives to helping others, while struggling to help themselves.
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Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
Title: Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
Character: Jolene / Reindeer 5 (voice)
Released: November 8, 2018
Type: Movie
When Blitzen announces his retirement on December 21st, a miniature horse has 3 days to fulfill his lifelong dream of earning a spot on Santa's team at the North Pole try-outs.
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Title: Save Me
Character: Bella's Mother
Released: April 10, 2017
Type: TV
Save Me drops us into random lives, mid-sentence. We get to know people through storylines that unravel with humour and pathos and a built-in ticking time bomb - that one of them at some point will be blindsided by a medical emergency. And all of it is rooted in the on-going stories of our regular cast of EMTs who come to the rescue.
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Rupture
Title: Rupture
Character: Colette
Released: November 4, 2016
Type: Movie
A single mom tries to break free from a mysterious organization that has abducted her.
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Title: Kim's Convenience
Character: Umma
Released: October 11, 2016
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Private Eyes
Character: Helen Jeong
Released: May 26, 2016
Type: TV
Ex-pro hockey player Matt Shade irrevocably changes his life when he teams up with fierce P.I. Angie Everett to form an unlikely investigative powerhouse.
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Title: The Expanse
Character: Captain Theresa Yao
Released: December 14, 2015
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Dark Matter
Character: Dr. Hajek
Released: June 12, 2015
Type: TV
The six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space. Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of who they are or how they got on board. The only clue to their identities is a cargo bay full of weaponry and a destination: a remote mining colony that is about to become a war zone. With no idea whose side they are on, they face a deadly decision. Will these amnesiacs turn their backs on history, or will their pasts catch up with them?
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Title: Remedy
Character: Imena Khumalo
Released: February 24, 2014
Type: TV
Griffin Conner, a med-school dropout having left in a haze of disgrace, is forced to return to Bethune General Hospital as its newest orderly and work alongside his family.
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Empire of Dirt
Title: Empire of Dirt
Character: Tess
Released: November 22, 2013
Type: Movie
Like many Native families, Lena Mahikan grew up in the cycle of abuse. Her father, a residential school survivor, was an alcoholic until he killed himself when Lena was 10. Her mother, only 14 years her senior, turned to the slots. By the time Lena was 15, she was pregnant and, before giving birth, was kicked to the curb by her mom. The cycle continues and Lena is now watching helplessly as her own daughter, Peeka, spirals out of control, landing herself in the hospital following a drug overdose. As a final attempt at survival, Lena decides to return home and face her own mother and a past she’s desperate to escape.
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Wedding Palace
Title: Wedding Palace
Released: September 27, 2013
Type: Movie
After being abandoned at the altar, Jason courts the girl of his dreams on the Internet. When she arrives in Los Angeles for their wedding, there's an unexpected surprise.
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Compulsion
Title: Compulsion
Character: Leslie
Released: June 21, 2013
Type: Movie
A strange and destructive relationship develops between a chef and her neighbor, a former child actress.
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Title: Orphan Black
Character: Janis Beckwith
Released: March 30, 2013
Type: TV
A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.
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Christmas with Holly
Title: Christmas with Holly
Character: Ms. Dylan
Released: December 9, 2012
Type: Movie
After being dumped at the alter on her wedding day, Maggie Conway moves to the island town of Friday Harbor in Washington State, where she meets Mark Nagle, the local coffee shop owner.
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Title: The Firm
Character: Dr. Allison Schneider
Released: January 8, 2012
Type: TV
As a young associate, Mitchell McDeere brought down the prestigious Memphis law firm of Bendini, Lambert & Locke, which operated as a front for the Chicago mob—and his life was never the same. After a difficult decade, which included a stay in the Federal Witness Protection program, Mitch and his family now emerge from isolation to reclaim their lives and their future—only to find that past dangers are still lurking and new threats are everywhere.
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Dream House
Title: Dream House
Character: New Editor
Released: September 29, 2011
Type: Movie
Publisher Will Atenton quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby, and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. However, as they settle into their home the Atentons discover that a woman and her children were murdered there, and the surviving husband is the town's prime suspect. With help from a neighbor who was close to the murdered family, Will pieces together a horrifying chain of events.
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Title: Lost Girl
Character: Commanding Officer
Released: September 12, 2010
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Rookie Blue
Character: Principal Atkins
Released: June 24, 2010
Type: TV
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.
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Everything She Ever Wanted
Title: Everything She Ever Wanted
Character: Bank Manager
Released: November 14, 2009
Type: Movie
Based on the Ann Rule novel, about a woman who for decades killed family members who dared to cross her.
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The Time Traveler's Wife
Title: The Time Traveler's Wife
Character: Dr. Montague
Released: August 14, 2009
Type: Movie
Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire.
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Title: Warehouse 13
Character: Taka
Released: July 7, 2009
Type: TV
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.
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Accidental Friendship
Title: Accidental Friendship
Character: Lila Jones
Released: November 15, 2008
Type: Movie
Homeless woman Yvonne Caldwell is a woman with good reason to be bitter: she has lost everything except her two beloved dogs, Bebe and Man-Man. With her one friend, Wes, Caldwell lives the daily struggle of being homeless in Los Angeles until a chance encounter caused by her dogs leads to a friendship with LAPD officer Tami Baumann, and hope for a better life begins in earnest for Yvonne.
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Title: Dragon Boys
Released: January 7, 2007
Type: TV
Dragon Boys is a CBC Television miniseries starring Eric Tsang, Byron Mann, Lawrence Chou, Tzi Ma, Lauren Lee Smith, Steph Song, Darryl Quon, Christina Ma, Jean Yoon, Simon Wong and Chang Tseng. It aired on CBC on January 7 and 8 of 2007.
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Cow Belles
Title: Cow Belles
Character: Corrine
Released: March 24, 2006
Type: Movie
In order to learn how to be responsible, two wealthy teen sisters are forced to work in the family business by their exasperated father. When company funds goes missing, it's up to the girls to save the day.
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The Brady Bunch in the White House
Title: The Brady Bunch in the White House
Character: Dotty Finsterwald
Released: November 29, 2002
Type: Movie
Mike Brady becomes the President of the United States and names Carol as his V.P.!
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Ararat
Title: Ararat
Character: Third Assistant Director
Released: May 20, 2002
Type: Movie
Interrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film about the Armenian genocide.
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Darkest Miriam
Title: Darkest Miriam
Character: Irene Frenkle
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The fog of grief shrouding Miriam, a branch librarian, begins to lift when she starts a love affair with cab driver Janko. But what’s the deal with the vaguely threatening letters she keeps finding?