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 , 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

Television series

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