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Jean Yoon (born May 4, 1962) is an American-born Canadian actress and writer of Korean descent. Yoon is best known for originating the role of family matriarch Umma in the 2011 play Kim's Convenience and in the award-winning CBC Television series adapted from the play, for which she won an ACTRA Award and received two Canadian Screen Award ...
Jean Yoon. Actress: Kim's Convenience. Jean Yoon is a playwright and actress born in Illinois and raised in Toronto. Jean has lived and worked in Vancouver, Edmonton, Harbin City and Yanji City in North Eastern China and makes her home in Toronto.
Jun 7, 2021 · Jean Yoon is the latest “Kim’s Convenience” star to speak out about her negative experience working on the series, citing “overtly racist” storylines that were cut from its fifth and final...
Jul 20, 2021 · Jean Yoon of 'Kim's Convenience' on behind-the-scenes struggles with racism, representation. “You cannot do a show about a minority experience, have it run by a white person and expect it to be...
Umma is Appa’s 54 year-old Korean wife, and co-owner of Kim’s Convenience. Jean Yoon is an actor and playwright based in Toronto and works regularly on both stage and screen.
Jan 19, 2024 · Jean Yoon, who played Umma in Asian-American show Kim’s Convenience, talks to the Post about her coming Netflix role on Code 8: Part II, Yoko Ono and more. She reveals which...
Nov 8, 2023 · Jean Yoon is best known for her role as Umma in the stage-show-turned-CBC-series Kim’s Convenience, about a Korean Canadian family running a convenience store in...
Jul 21, 2021 · Jean Yoon says Kim's Convenience failed to meet parity thresholds and that she had to advise the creators on Korean food in the CBC show.
Sep 3, 2019 · Jean Yoon plays one of the most beloved characters on Canadian television: Umma on Kim's Convenience. Now, she's being honoured by the Birks Diamond Tribute to the...
Apr 12, 2022 · Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and Jean Yoon were named best lead actor and actress in a comedy at the Canadian Screen Awards for their respective roles, something both say they never could have imagined...
