Wang Ji-hyun, known professionally as Jun Ji-hyun (전지현) or Gianna Jun, is a South Korean actress and model. She rose to fame with her role in the romantic comedy film My Sassy Girl (2001), which became a tremendous sensation across Asia and sparked an international breakthrough for Korean cinema. Other notable films include Il Mare (2000), Windstruck (2004), The Thieves (2012), The Berlin File (2013) and Assassination (2015). She also starred in the popular television series My Love from the Star (2013–2014) and The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016–2017), as well as the Netflix series Kingdom (2021).
Jun was born in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. She has a brother who is five years older. Her mother and her mother's friends all encouraged her to be a model or actress due to her height and slim figure. Her childhood dream was to become a flight attendant, but she changed her mind after a flight. In 1997, at the age of 16, she followed her high school female senior and began her career as a model for Ecole Magazine. In 1998, she debuted as an actress and adopted the stage name Jun Ji-hyun, at the suggestion of a producer.
Jun attended college at Dongguk University and graduated in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in Theater and Film. She later enrolled in Dongguk University's graduate school of Digital Media and Contents in 2011 and obtained a master's degree.
| Date of Birth | 30th October 1981 |
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| Age | 43 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Country | South Korea |
| Current City | Seoul |
| Birth Place | Seoul |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Nationality | South Korea |
| Citizenship | South Korea |
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| Dongguk University, Jinseon Girls' High School |
| Occupation | actor, film actor, model |
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