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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jean_YoonJean Yoon - Wikipedia

    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 ...

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm1050153Jean Yoon - IMDb

    Jean Yoon is a Canadian-born actress of Korean descent, known for her roles in Kim's Convenience, The Expanse, Orphan Black and more. She is also a playwright and a cultural equity advocate, and has won several awards and nominations for her work.

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  3. Jun 7, 2021 · The actress, who plays Umma on the Canadian comedy, reveals that she and her co-stars faced offensive and inaccurate scripts that were cut from the final season. She also criticizes the lack of Asian female writers and the low pay for the cast.

  4. Jun 7, 2021 · After the hit CBC sitcom debuted its fifth and final season last week on Netflix, actors Simu Liu and Jean Yoon voiced their concerns regarding the series’ “overwhelmingly white” production...

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  5. Jul 20, 2021 · CBC. By pulling back the curtain on the production of the show — which was abruptly canceled after the departure of co-creators Ins Choi and Kevin White — Yoon, 59, exposed the chasm between ...

  6. Jean Yoon is a playwright and actress born in Illinois and raised in Toronto. She is known for her work on Kim's Convenience, The Expanse, Orphan Black and Dragon Boys, among others.

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  8. Kim's Convenience is a Canadian comedy series about a Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store. Jean Yoon plays Mrs. Kim, the matriarch of the family, who faces cultural clashes and family conflicts.