Cha Hwa-yeon (born Cha Hak-kyung; February 12, 1961) is a South Korean actress.
Cha Hwa-yeon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cha Hak-kyung (1961-02-12) February 12, 1961 (age 61) South Korea |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1978-present |
| Agent | Imagine Asia |
| Spouse | Choi Dae-hyun
(m. 1988; div. 2008) |
| Children | 3 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Cha Hwa-yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'a Hwa-yǒn |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Cha Hak-gyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'a Hak-kyŏng |
Cha made her acting debut in 1978, and became best known as the heroine Kim Mi-ja in the 1987 television drama Love and Ambition, a character who became an icon for modern Korean women in that era.[1] But she retired a year later, after getting married in 1988.[2] Cha returned to acting twenty years later in 2008 with Aeja's Older Sister, Minja.[3]
In March 2018, Cha signed with new management agency Imagine Asia.[4]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Woman's Face | |
| 1979 | 날 저무는 하늘에 | |
| 이조여인 오백년사 - 원앙별곡 | ||
| 1980 | Pilnyeo | |
| Ahrong-yi Darong-yi | ||
| Daldongne (Moon Village) | ||
| 1981 | Pursuit | |
| Detective | ||
| TV Literature "The Road to Sampo" | ||
| Now Is the Time to Love | ||
| 1982 | TV Literature "Ma" | |
| Wind Flower | ||
| Diary of a Mom | ||
| Long Live Ttok-soon | ||
| 1983 | Thaw | |
| Geum-nam's House | ||
| 1984 | 봉선화 | |
| 1985 | Lights and Shadows | |
| Sun Rising Over the Hill | ||
| 1986 | Her Portrait | Hee-jae |
| 1987 | Love and Ambition | Kim Mi-ja |
| 2008 | Aeja's Older Sister, Minja | Joo Min-ja |
| 2009 | City Hall | Jo Yong-hee |
| Temptation of an Angel | Jo Kyung-hee | |
| 2010 | Jejungwon | Im Jo-si, Hwang Jung's mother |
| I Am Legend | Mrs. Hong | |
| Sunday Drama Theater "Lunch Box" | Park Sook-ja | |
| 2011 | My Princess | Fashion designer (cameo) |
| The Thorn Birds[5] | Yoon Myung-ja/Lee Ae-rin | |
| Protect the Boss[6] | Shin Sook-hee | |
| A Thousand Kisses | Yoo Ji-sun | |
| Pianissimo | ||
| You're Here, You're Here, You're Really Here | Jeon Mi-ok | |
| 2012 | Man from the Equator | Ma Hee-jung |
| The Wedding Scheme | So Doo-ryun | |
| A Gentleman's Dignity | Seo Yi-soo's mother (cameo, episodes 16 and 19) | |
| Five Fingers | Na Gye-hwa | |
| Missing You | Kang Hyun-joo | |
| 2013 | A Hundred Year Legacy | Baek Seol-joo |
| Queen of Ambition[7] | Baek Ji-mi | |
| Flower of Revenge | Min Hwa-young | |
| A Little Love Never Hurts | Hong Soon-ae | |
| The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang | Do-rim | |
| 2014 | Big Man | Choi Yoon-jung |
| Make Your Wish | Shin Hye-ran | |
| It's Okay, That's Love[8] | Ok-ja | |
| My Secret Hotel | (cameo) | |
| Family Secret | Jin Joo-ran | |
| 2015 | My Mom | Yoon Jung-ae |
| 2017 | Hospital Ship | Oh Hye-jung, Eun-Jae's mother (Ep. 1-2) |
| 2018 | Secret Mother[9] | Park Sun-ja |
| My Only One[10] | Oh Eun-young | |
| Encounter[11] | Kim Hwa-jin | |
| 2019 | The Golden Garden | Jin Nam-hee |
| 2020 | Once Again | Jang Ok-boon |
| Run On | Yook Ji-woo | |
| 2021 | Young Lady and Gentleman | Wang Dae-ran[12] |
| Now, We Are Breaking Up | Min Hye-ok | |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Thoughts on Capitalism | |
| 1982 | Choi In-ho's Evening Color | |
| 1983 | The Sparrow and the Scarecrow | Ok-boon |
| 1985 | Cicada Singing in the City | |
| 1987 | A Long Journey, A Long Tunnel | (cameo) |
| 2009 | White Night[13] | Seo Hae-yeong |
| 2011 | Sunday Punch | Soon-young |
| 2012 | Never Ending Story | Oh Song-kyung's mother (cameo) |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Show Show Show | Host |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-2011 | Really Really Like You | Shin Jang-mi |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Miss Lotte Pageant | Winner | — | Won |
| 1987 | 23rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actress (TV) | Love and Ambition | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Won | ||
| 2009 | SBS Drama Awards[14] | Best Supporting Actress in a Special Planning Drama | Temptation of an Angel | Won |
| 2011 | MBC Drama Awards[15] | Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | A Thousand Kisses | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | Special Acting Award, Actress in a Drama Special | Protect the Boss | Nominated | |
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Man from the Equator | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | Special Acting Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Five Fingers | Nominated | |
| 2013 | MBC Drama Awards[16] | Golden Acting Award, Actress | A Little Love Never Hurts | Won |
| 2014 | SBS Drama Awards | Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries | It's Okay, That's Love | Nominated |
| 2015 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | My Mom | Won |
| 2018 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress[17] | My Only One | Won |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Nominated | |||
| 2021 | KBS Drama Awards[18] | Young Lady and Gentleman | Nominated | |
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