Hwang Bo-ra

This is a Korean name; the family name is Hwang.
Hwang Bo-ra
Born (1983-10-02) October 2, 1983
Busan, South Korea
Education Dongguk University - Theater and Film
Occupation Actress
Years active 2003–present
Agent Fantagio
(2014-2016)
UL Entertainment
(2016-present)
Korean name
Hangul 황보라
Revised Romanization Hwang Bo-ra
McCune–Reischauer Hwang Po-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]

This was followed by supporting roles in films and television dramas such as Arang and the Magistrate (2012), The Firstborn (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 Women (2011), and horror movie Navigation (2014).[6][7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
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

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2004 2002's Successful Story of a Bright Girl SBS
2004 Human Market Gong-mi SBS
Land Yeon-yi SBS
2005 Lawyers Shin Ji-na MBC
The Secret Lovers Seo Young-min MBC
Rainbow Romance Hwang Bo-ra MBC
My Girl Ahn Jin-shim SBS
2007 Ground Zero Kim So-young MBC
2008 Love Marriage Kim Soon-young KBS2
Amnok River Flows young Gu Wol-yi SBS
2009 Father, Your Place Mi-ok SBS
2010 Road No. 1 Girl from Oh Jong-ki's
hometown (cameo)
MBC
Smile, Mom Kim Mi-so SBS
2011 Dangerous Women 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 Firstborn Park Soon-geum JTBC
2014 Cunning Single Lady Kang Min-young MBC
Mr. Back[13] Yoo Nan-hee MBC

Music video

Year Song Title Artist
2005 "Struggle" F&F
2010 "My Name's Woman" Bi Girl

Theater

Year Title Role Reprised
2010 Rooftop Room Cat[14] Nam Jung-eun 2011-2012

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
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

References

  1. Jin, Eun-soo (12 July 2014). "Actors confirm they're in love". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  2. "Media attention focuses on Hwang Bo-ra". Korea Joongang Daily. 27 February 2007. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  3. "Hwang Bo-ra is the comical shaman in Arang and the Magistrate". Hancinema. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  4. Ho, Stewart (29 June 2012). "Character Still Cuts From Lee Joon Gi's Arang and the Magistrate Posted". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  5. "Hwang Bo-ra, "It's been 11 years, I'm not a little girl anymore"". Hancinema. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  6. "Now Playing: Joomoonjin". The Korea Times. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  7. "Hwang Bo-ra, evil eyes closed and idiot when closed". Hancinema. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  8. Yi, Ch'ang-ho (25 January 2008). "RYOO Seung-bum and KIM Sa-rang bewitch audiences". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  9. Also aired on SBS.
  10. "We lead you to the destination of terror". Hancinema. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  11. "Son Eun-seo and Hwang Bo-ra on board with Love Rain". Hancinema. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  12. "Hwang Bo-ra is a columnist in Something Shocking". Hancinema. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  13. "Hwang Bo-ra to star in Mister Baek". Hancinema. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  14. Chung, Ah-young (14 March 2010). "Popular Drama Goes on Stage". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-04-28.

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