Baek Ji-won

Baek Ji-won is a South Korean actress who built her craft on stage for more than twenty years before television made her famous. She is best known as Han Seon-young, the smart CEO of a big law firm in Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022). She also charmed viewers as a nun with a secret past in The Fiery Priest (2019).

Baek Ji-won is 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) tall.

Early life

Baek Ji-won was born on April 30, 1973, in Hongseong, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. She studied horticultural science at Kyung Hee University, an unusual path for an actress. She made her stage debut in 1996 in the play My Father Got Cancer and spent years acting in theatre and in small screen roles.

Career and breakthrough

Her screen career grew step by step with parts in dramas such as Encounter (2018) and Be Melodramatic (2019). Her breakthrough came with The Fiery Priest, where she played Sister Kim In-kyung, a kind nun who once lived a wild life as a gambler. The mix of comedy and warmth made her a scene-stealer, and the cast won a team prize at the SBS Drama Awards.

Popular roles

In Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022), Baek Ji-won plays Han Seon-young, the cool and clever CEO of Hanbada law firm, who hires Woo Young-woo and protects her in her own way. In Once Again (2020), she played Jang Ok-ja across one hundred episodes of the hit family drama. Her calm voice and sharp eyes make her perfect for leaders, mothers and women with secrets.

Recent work and why fans love her

She continues her busy run with Spooky in Love (2026), playing Ok Gye-hui, and The Substitute (2026), playing Baek Seon-hee. She won the Best Supporting Actress prize at the 2022 APAN Star Awards. Fans love Baek Ji-won for her elegant, steady presence. She proves that a late start means nothing when the talent is real and the work never stops.