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. 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.
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). 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).
Personal life On July 6, 2022, Hwang revealed that she will be marrying , 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. 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.
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.
In November 2023, Hwang announced on SNS that she was pregnant with her first child. She gave birth to a son on May 23, 2024.
Philanthropy On November 16, 2022, Hwang donated 10,000 batteries through Seoul Briquette Bank to help keep the elderly warm during the winter.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1999 Memento Mori Classmate 2007 Skeletons in the Closet Shim Yong-sun 2008 Radio Dayz Myeong-wol, a gisaeng Dachimawa Lee Weird girl 2009 I Am a Stewardess The Relation of Face, Mind and Love Tae-young TelecinemaAlso aired on SBS.2010 Jumunjin Ji-ni Petty Romance Bol-mae's older sister (cameo) 2014 Navigation 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 2023Our SeasonMi-jin rowspan="2" SAT, the Secret of the Question Na Eun-mi
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2002 Successful Story of a Bright Girl 2003 Sweetheart Garden of Eve Punch Long Live Love 2004 Human Market Gong-mi Toji, the Land Yeon-yi 2005 Lawyers Shin Ji-na The Secret Lovers Seo Young-min Nonstop 6 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 Arang and the Magistrate Bang-wool Something Shocking 2013 The Eldest Park Soon-geum 2014 Cunning Single Lady Kang Min-young Mr. Back Yoo Nan-hee 2016 My Horrible Boss Jang Mi-ri Blow Breeze Jo Hee-ra 2017 Fight for My Way Park Chan-sook Cameo2018 The Miracle We Met Song Sa-ran What's Wrong with Secretary Kim Bong Se-ra My Strange Hero cameo2019VagabondGong Hwa-sook Touch Your Heart Cameo2020 Mystic Pop-up Bar Chunhyang Cameo (episode 1) Hyena Sim Yoo-Mi Zombie Detective Gong Sun-young KBS Drama Special:"While You're Away" Song Eun-HyeSeason 11; one act-drama2021 Dali & Cocky Prince Yeo Mi-ri Moonshine woman who captures the heart of Hwang-ga (Cameo) 2022 Business Proposal Hwang Bo-ra Cameo (episode 9) 2023 Crash Course in Romance Lee Mi-ok (Dan-ji's mother)2024High School Return of a GangsterLee Mi-kyung
Web series Year Title Role 2022 Kiss Sixth SenseJang Um-ji
Television shows Year Title Role 2019 My Sibling's Lovers: Family Is WatchingHost 2021 Seol Vival 2022 God of Lawyer'
Music video Year Song title Artist 2005 "Struggle" F&F 2010 "My Name's Woman" Bi Girl
Theater Year Title Role Reprised 2010 Cats on the Roof Nam Jung-eun 2011–2012
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Blue Dragon Film Awards 2007 Best New Actress Skeletons in the Closet Busan Film Critics Awards 2007 Director's Cut Awards MBC Drama Awards 2012 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Arang and the Magistrate SBS Drama Awards 2019 Best Character Award Vagabond Korea Drama Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress Kiss Sixth Sense
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