Jang Shin-young (Hangul: 장신영; born January 17, 1984) is a South Korean actress. She made her entertainment debut through a local beauty contest in 2001, and is best known for her portrayal of the femme fatale lead in the E Channel drama The Empress (2011). She was cast in the leading role in Thorn Flower (2013), the first daily drama by cable station jTBC.She married Wi Seung-cheol, then a marketing director at Bae Yong-joon's management agency BOF, on November 18, 2006.