# 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. 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 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. 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 | |
| 2008 | Dachimawa Lee | Weird girl | |
| 2009 | I Am a Stewardess | | |
| 2009 | The Relation of Face, Mind and Love | Tae-young | Telecinema |
| 2010 | Jumunjin | Ji-ni | |
| 2010 | Petty Romance | Bol-mae's older sister (cameo) | |
| 2014 | Navigation | Soo-na | |
| 2015 | Chronicle of a Blood Merchant | Gye-hwa | |
| 2015 | Petit Bourgeois | | |
| 2015 | The Phone | Kim Hye-jin | |
| 2016 | Phantom Detective | Used-book store woman | |
| 2019 | Trade Your Love | Song Mi-yeon | |
| 2023 | Our Season | Mi-jin | |
| TBA | SAT, the Secret of the Question | Na Eun-mi | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Successful Story of a Bright Girl | | |
| 2003 | Sweetheart | | |
| 2003 | Garden of Eve | | |
| 2003 | Punch | | |
| 2003 | Long Live Love | | |
| 2004 | Human Market | Gong-mi | |
| 2004 | Toji, the Land | Yeon-yi | |
| 2005 | Lawyers | Shin Ji-na | |
| 2005 | The Secret Lovers | Seo Young-min | |
| 2005 | Nonstop 6 | Herself | |
| 2005 | My Girl | Ahn Jin-shim | |
| 2007 | Ground Zero | Kim So-young | |
| 2008 | Love Marriage | Kim Soon-young | |
| 2008 | 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) |
| 2010 | Smile, Mom | Kim Mi-so | |
| 2011 | Dangerous Woman | Kang So-ra | |
| 2012 | Love Rain | Hwang In-sook | |
| 2012 | Arang and the Magistrate | Bang-wool | |
| 2012 | Something Shocking | | |
| 2013 | The Eldest | Park Soon-geum | |
| 2014 | Cunning Single Lady | Kang Min-young | |
| 2014 | Mr. Back | Yoo Nan-hee | |
| 2016 | My Horrible Boss | Jang Mi-ri | |
| 2016 | Blow Breeze | Jo Hee-ra | |
| 2017 | Fight for My Way | Park Chan-sook | Cameo |
| 2018 | The Miracle We Met | Song Sa-ran | |
| 2018 | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim | Bong Se-ra | |
| 2018 | My Strange Hero | | cameo |
| 2019 | Vagabond | Gong Hwa-sook | |
| 2019 | Touch Your Heart | | Cameo |
| 2020 | Mystic Pop-up Bar | Chunhyang | Cameo (episode 1) |
| 2020 | Hyena | Sim Yoo-Mi | |
| 2020 | Zombie Detective | Gong Sun-young | |
| 2020 | KBS Drama Special: "While You're Away" | Song Eun-Hye | Season 11; one act-drama |
| 2021 | Dali & Cocky Prince | Yeo Mi-ri | |
| 2021 | 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) | |
| 2024 | High School Return of a Gangster | Lee Mi-kyung | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2022 | Kiss Sixth Sense | Jang Um-ji | |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2019 | My Sibling's Lovers: Family Is Watching | Host |
| 2021 | Seol Vival | Host |
| 2022 | God of Lawyer' | Host |

### 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 | Nominated |
| Busan Film Critics Awards | 2007 | Best New Actress | Skeletons in the Closet | Won |
| Director's Cut Awards | 2007 | Best New Actress | Skeletons in the Closet | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2012 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Arang and the Magistrate | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2019 | Best Character Award | Vagabond | Nominated |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Kiss Sixth Sense | Won |
| Scene Stealer Festival | 2023 | Bonsang "Main Prize" | Crash Course in Romance | Won |