Moon So-ri filmography

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).