Hwang Bo-ra
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 | |
Education | Dongguk University - Theater and Film |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Agent | Fantagio (2014–2016) UL Entertainment (2016–present) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
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]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Memento Mori | Classmate | |
2007 | Skeletons in the Closet | Shim Yong-sun | |
2008 | Radio Dayz[8] | Myeong-wol, a gisaeng | |
Dachimawa Lee | Weird girl | ||
2009 | I Am a Stewardess | ||
The Relation of Face, Mind and Love | Tae-young | Telecinema[9] | |
2010 | Jumunjin | Ji-ni | |
Petty Romance | Bol-mae's older sister (cameo) | ||
2014 | Navigation[10] | 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 |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2004 | 2002's Successful Story of a Bright Girl | SBS | |
2004 Human Market | Gong-mi | ||
Land | Yeon-yi | ||
2005 | Lawyers | Shin Ji-na | MBC |
The Secret Lovers | Seo Young-min | ||
Rainbow Romance | Herself | ||
My Girl | Ahn Jin-shim | SBS | |
2007 | Ground Zero | Kim So-young | MBC |
2008 | Love Marriage | Kim Soon-young | [[KBS2 |
Amnok River Flows | young Goo Wol-yi | SBS | |
2009 | Father, Your Place | Mi-ok | |
2010 | Road No. 1 | Girl from Oh Jong-ki's hometown (Cameo) | MBC |
Smile, Mom | Kim Mi-so | SBS | |
2011 | Dangerous Woman | Kang So-ra | MBC |
2012 | Love Rain[11] | Hwang In-sook | KBS2 |
Arang and the Magistrate | Bang-wool | MBC | |
Something Shocking[12] | Channel A | ||
2013 | The Eldest | Park Soon-geum | JTBC |
2014 | Cunning Single Lady | Kang Min-young | MBC |
Mr. Back[13] | Yoo Nan-hee | ||
2016 | My Horrible Boss | Jang Mi-ri | JTBC |
Blow Breeze | Jo Hee-ra | MBC | |
2017 | Fight for My Way | Park Chan-sook (Cameo) | KBS2 |
2018 | Miracle That We Met | Song Sa-ran | |
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim[14] | Bong Se-ra | tvN | |
My Strange Hero | cameo | SBS | |
2019 | Vagabond[15] | Gong Hwa-sook | SBS |
Touch Your Heart | cameo | tvN | |
2020 | Mystic Pop-up Bar | Chunhyang (cameo episode 1) | JTBC |
Hyena | Sim Yoo-Mi | SBS | |
Zombie Detective | Gong Sun-young | KBS2 | |
Drama Special Season 11: While You're Away | Song Eun-Hye |
Television shows
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2019 | My Sibling's Lovers: Family Is Watching | Host | E Channel |
Music video
Year | Song title | Artist |
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2005 | "Struggle" | F&F |
2010 | "My Name's Woman" | Bi Girl |
Theater
Year | Title | Role | Reprised |
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2010 | Rooftop Room Cat[16] | Nam Jung-eun | 2011-2012 |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2007 | 8th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best New Actress | Skeletons in the Closet | Won |
28th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actress | Nominated | ||
10th Director's Cut Awards | Best New Actress | Won | ||
2012 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Arang and the Magistrate | Nominated |
2019 | 14th Soompi Awards | Best Supporting Actress | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim | Won |
SBS Drama Awards | Best Character Award | Vagabond | Nominated |
References
- Jin, Eun-soo (12 July 2014). "Actors confirm they're in love". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "Media attention focuses on Hwang Bo-ra". Korea Joongang Daily. 27 February 2007. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "Hwang Bo-ra is the comical shaman in Arang and the Magistrate". Hancinema. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- Ho, Stewart (29 June 2012). "Character Still Cuts From Lee Joon Gi's Arang and the Magistrate Posted". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "Hwang Bo-ra, "It's been 11 years, I'm not a little girl anymore"". Hancinema. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "Now Playing: Joomoonjin". The Korea Times. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "Hwang Bo-ra, evil eyes closed and idiot when closed". Hancinema. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- Yi, Ch'ang-ho (25 January 2008). "RYOO Seung-bum and KIM Sa-rang bewitch audiences". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- Also aired on SBS.
- "We lead you to the destination of terror". Hancinema. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "Son Eun-seo and Hwang Bo-ra on board with Love Rain". Hancinema. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "Hwang Bo-ra is a columnist in Something Shocking". Hancinema. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "Hwang Bo-ra to star in Mister Baek". Hancinema. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "황보라, '김비서가 왜 그럴까' 출연 "자칭 팜므파탈"". TenAsia (in Korean). April 18, 2018.
- "Hwang Bo-ra to Join 25 Billion Won Drama, "Vagabond"". Hancinema. Dailian. July 8, 2018.
- Chung, Ah-young (14 March 2010). "Popular Drama Goes on Stage". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
External links
- Hwang Bo-ra at HanCinema
- Hwang Bo-ra at the Korean Movie Database
- Hwang Bo-ra at IMDb