Chun Woo-hee

Chun Woo-hee (; born April 20, 1987) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2004, but first drew attention with her supporting role as a rebellious teenager in the box-office hit Sunny. Her other notable roles include the films Han Gong-ju (2013) and The Wailing (2016), as well as the television series Be Melodramatic (2019) and The 8 Show (2024).

Early life and education Chun entered the acting department at Kyonggi University in 2006.

Career

In 2014, Chun received critical acclaim for her leading role as the title character in Han Gong-ju, a coming-of-age indie film about a traumatized young woman trying to move on with her life after a tragedy. The film was inspired by the infamous Miryang gang rape case of 2004.

Philanthropy On February 11, 2023, Chun donated to help 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, by donating money through Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association.

In March 2025, Chun donated to the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association for the 2025 wildfire victims in the Ulsan, Gyeongbuk, and Gyeongnam regions.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Love, So Divine Girl 2007 Herb Ggetip 2 2009 Mother Mi-na 2010 The Boy from Ipanema Friend 2011 Sunny Sang-mi My Sweet Fucking Sixteen Ji-na Short film 2012 As One Hyun Jung-hwa's younger sister 26 Years Kwon Jung-hyuk's older sister Cameo 2014 Thread of Lies Mi-ran Han Gong-ju Han Gong-ju Cart Mi-jin 2015 The Piper Mi-sook The Beauty Inside Woo-jin 2016 Love, Lies Seo Yeon-hee The Wailing Mu-myeong 2017 One Day Mi-so 2018 Heung-boo: The Revolutionist Seon-chool Cameo 2019 Idol Choi Ryeon-hwa Vertigo Seo-young The Little Princess Teacher Park Special appearance 2021 Waiting for Rain So-he 2022 Anchor Se-ra I Want to Know Your Parents Song Jung-wook / Teacher Rustle Se-yeong Short film 2023 Unlocked Lee Na-mi

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2010 The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry Lee Shin-young's junior colleague Bit part 2011 Vampire Idol Woo-hee 2017 Argon Lee Yeon-hwa 2019 Be Melodramatic Im Jin-joo 2023 Delightfully Deceitful Lee Ro-woom 2024 The Atypical Family Do Da-hae The 8 Show Se-ra 2025 My Youth Sung Je-yeon

Web series Year Title Role 2014 Remarkable Woman Woo-hee

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2022 The Disappeared School Narrator New Year's Special EBS Documentary

Accolades

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 Asian Film Critics Association Awards 2017 Best Supporting Actress The Wailing Baeksang Arts Awards 2015 Best New Actress (Film) Han Gong-ju 2017 Best Supporting Actress (Film) The Wailing BloodGuts UK Horror Awards 2016 Best Actress in an International Film Blue Dragon Film Awards 2011 Best Supporting Actress Sunny 2014 Best Leading Actress Han Gong-ju 2016 Best Supporting Actress The Wailing 2022 Best Actress Anchor Blue Dragon Series Awards 2024 Best Actress The 8 Show Buil Film Awards 2014 Best New ActressHan Gong-ju Best Actress 2015 Best Supporting Actress The Piper 2016 The Wailing 2019 Best Actress Idol 2022 Anchor Chunsa Film Art Awards 2015 Han Gong-ju 2017 Best Supporting Actress The Wailing 2022 Best Actress Anchor Director's Cut Awards 2014 Best New Actress Han Gong-ju 2025 Best Actress in Series The 8 Show Golden Cinema Festival 2014 Most Popular Actress Han Gong-ju Golden Cinematography Award 2021 Best Actress Waiting for Rain Grand Bell Awards 2011 Best Supporting Actress Sunny 2014 Best Actress Han Gong-ju 2016 Best Supporting Actress The Wailing 2017 Best Actress One Day KOFRA Film Awards 2015 Han Gong-ju Discovery Award Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2014 Best Actress Max Movie Awards 2015 Wildflower Film Awards 2015 Women in Film Korea Awards 2014

State honors

Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Cine21 Film Awards 2014 Actress of the Year 1st New Actress of the Year 1st