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Jean Yoon

Jean Yoon

Actor · Born May 4, 1962 (64) · Champaign, Illinois, USA

Jean Yoon (born May 4, 1962) is an American-born Canadian playwright and actress, best known for her portrayal of Yong-mi Kim ("Umma") in the television comedy series "Kim's Convenience".

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 4, 1962 (64)
From
Champaign, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 35% in 30 days

What are Jean Yoon's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Bonds
30%
Survival
14%
Morality
13%
Society
9%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
6
Tense
5
Hopeful
6
Contemplative
5
Melancholic
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jean Yoon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jean Yoon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

49 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tuner(2025)

    as Dr. Madeline Richard

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • California Scenario(2026)

    as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 18 to 35 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Harriet

  • Wylde Pak(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Halmoni (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Your Friends & Neighbors(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sandra

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Darkest Miriam(2024)

    as Irene Frenkle

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Suits LA(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Mistletoe Murders(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · as Sue Shin

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Code 8: Part II(2024)

    as Mina

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • T-Bone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jo

  • Making Scents of Love(2023)

    as Amy Song

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Horror of Dolores Roach(2023)

    Show as Joy

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Voyeurs(2021)

    as Dr. Sato

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Transplant(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lucy Sun-Yu

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Nurses(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Hudson & Rex(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Paige Truong

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Elliot the Littlest Reindeer(2018)

    as Jolene / Reindeer 5 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Save Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Bella's Mother

  • Rupture(2016)

    as Colette

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Kim's Convenience(2016)

    Show 65 episodes · as Umma

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Private Eyes(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Jeong

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Expanse(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Captain Theresa Yao

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Matter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Hajek

  • The Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Charlie's Nanny

  • Remedy(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Imena Khumalo

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Empire of Dirt(2013)

    as Tess

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Wedding Palace(2013)

    as Mi Sook

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Compulsion(2013)

    as Leslie

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Orphan Black(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Janis Beckwith

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Peg+Cat(2013)

    Show as Connie

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Christmas with Holly(2012)

    as Ms. Dylan

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Firm(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Allison Schneider

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Cancel Christmas(2010)

    as Constance

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Dream House(2011)

    as New Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Lost Girl(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Commanding Officer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Rookie Blue(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Principal Atkins

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Time Traveler's Wife(2009)

    as Dr. Montague

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Warehouse 13(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Taka

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Accidental Friendship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Lila Jones

  • Dragon Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Belinda Lok

  • Cow Belles(2006)

    as Corrine

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • ReGenesis(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as O.R. Nurse

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • This Is Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 7 episodes · as June Kim

  • The Brady Bunch in the White House(2002)

    as Dotty Finsterwald

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Street Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Whitsell

  • Ararat(2002)

    as Third Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • L'Or (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 10 episodes · as Liang Marlow

  • Animorphs(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Watch Customer(uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Saturn Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Pat

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles, 46 of them dated from 1998 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Elliot the Littlest Reindeer (2018)

$2.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Kim's Convenience (2016)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

19982026

Peak 2012 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting47 of 47: 47 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Jean Yoon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Ararat (2002)

99th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Orphan Black (2013)

Midcredits 95th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jean Yoon's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles20–74 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jean Yoon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jean Yoon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dara Resnik shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles