Hwang Bo-ra (born October 2, 1983) is a South Korean actress. Hwang made her acting debut in 2003 and became popular after she played a quirky-looking "cup noodle girl" in a ramyeon commercial.[1] In 2007, Hwang played the daughter/narrator in black comedy Skeletons in the Closet (also known as Shim's Family), for which she won Best New Actress at the Busan Film Critics Awards and Director's Cut Awards.[2]
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Born | (1983-10-02) October 2, 1983 (age 39) Busan, South Korea |
Education | Dongguk University – Theater and Film |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Agent | Walk House Company |
Spouse | Cha Hyun-woo (m. 2022) |
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Revised Romanization | Hwang Bo-ra |
McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Po-ra |
This was followed by supporting roles in films and television dramas such as Arang and the Magistrate (2012), The Eldest (2013), and Cunning Single Lady (2014).[3][4][5] Hwang has also played leading roles in ghost romance Jumunjin (2010; which reunited her with Rainbow Romance co-star Kim Kibum), revenge drama Dangerous Woman (2011), and horror movie Navigation (2014).[6][7]
On July 6, 2022, Hwang revealed that she will be marrying Kim Young-hoon [ko], CEO of her management agency Walk House Company whom she had been dating for 10 years, on November 6, 2022, in a private wedding ceremony in Seoul.[8] Kim is also an actor and singer-turned-film producer better known as Cha Hyun-woo and is the younger brother of actor Ha Jung-woo and the second son of actor Kim Yong-gun.[9]
Hwang appeared as a special MC in SBS Same Bed, Different Dreams 2 and stated that the couple had already registered their marriage and were a legal couple in March 2022.[10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Memento Mori | Classmate | |
2007 | Skeletons in the Closet | Shim Yong-sun | |
2008 | Radio Dayz[11] | Myeong-wol, a gisaeng | |
Dachimawa Lee | Weird girl | ||
2009 | I Am a Stewardess | ||
The Relation of Face, Mind and Love | Tae-young | Telecinema[12] | |
2010 | Jumunjin | Ji-ni | |
Petty Romance | Bol-mae's older sister (cameo) | ||
2014 | Navigation[13] | Soo-na | |
2015 | Chronicle of a Blood Merchant | Gye-hwa | |
Petit Bourgeois | |||
The Phone | Kim Hye-jin | ||
2016 | Phantom Detective | Used-book store woman | |
2019 | Trade Your Love | Song Mi-yeon | |
2022 | Our Season | Mi-jin[14] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Sweetheart | ||
Garden of Eve | |||
Punch | |||
Long Live Love | |||
2004 | 2002's Successful Story of a Bright Girl | ||
2004 Human Market | Gong-mi | ||
Land | Yeon-yi | ||
2005 | Lawyers | Shin Ji-na | |
The Secret Lovers | Seo Young-min | ||
Rainbow Romance | Herself | ||
My Girl | Ahn Jin-shim | ||
2007 | Ground Zero | Kim So-young | |
2008 | Love Marriage | Kim Soon-young | |
Amnok River Flows | young Goo Wol-yi | ||
2009 | Father, Your Place | Mi-ok | |
2010 | Road No. 1 | Girl from Oh Jong-ki's hometown | (Cameo) |
Smile, Mom | Kim Mi-so | ||
2011 | Dangerous Woman | Kang So-ra | |
2012 | Love Rain | Hwang In-sook | [15] |
Arang and the Magistrate | Bang-wool | ||
Something Shocking | [16] | ||
2013 | The Eldest | Park Soon-geum | |
2014 | Cunning Single Lady | Kang Min-young | |
Mr. Back | Yoo Nan-hee | [17] | |
2016 | My Horrible Boss | Jang Mi-ri | |
Blow Breeze | Jo Hee-ra | ||
2017 | Fight for My Way | Park Chan-sook | Cameo |
2018 | Miracle That We Met | Song Sa-ran | |
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim | Bong Se-ra | [18] | |
My Strange Hero | cameo | ||
2019 | Vagabond | Gong Hwa-sook | [19] |
Touch Your Heart | Cameo | ||
2020 | Mystic Pop-up Bar | Chunhyang | Cameo (episode 1) |
Hyena | Sim Yoo-Mi | ||
Zombie Detective | Gong Sun-young | ||
Drama Special : While You're Away | Song Eun-Hye | Season 11; one act-drama | |
2021 | Dali and Cocky Prince | Yeo Mi-ri | [20] |
Moonshine | woman who captures the heart of Hwang-ga | (Cameo)[21] | |
2022 | Business Proposal | Hwang Bo-ra | Cameo (episode 9) |
2023 | One Shot Scandal | [22] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2022 | Kiss Six Sense | Jang Um-ji | [23][24] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2019 | My Sibling's Lovers: Family Is Watching | Host | |
2021 | Seol Vival | [25] | |
2022 | God of Lawyer' | [26] | |
Year | Song title | Artist |
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2005 | "Struggle" | F&F |
2010 | "My Name's Woman" | Bi Girl |
Year | Title | Role | Reprised |
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2010 | Rooftop Room Cat[27] | Nam Jung-eun | 2011-2012 |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2007 | Best New Actress | Skeletons in the Closet | Nominated | |
Busan Film Critics Awards | 2007 | Won | |||
Director's Cut Awards | Nominated | ||||
Korea Drama Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Kiss Sixth Sense | Won | [28] |
MBC Drama Awards | 2012 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Arang and the Magistrate | Nominated | |
SBS Drama Awards | 2019 | Best Character Award | Vagabond | Nominated |
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