Oh Na-ra

Oh Na-ra (; born October 26, 1974) is a South Korean actress. She began her career by joining the Seoul Performing Arts Company in 1996 and made her debut in the musical Simcheong the following year. She went on to star in various productions such as Bari, Annie Quang, All That Jazz, Broadway 42nd Streets, Empress Myeongseong, Love in the Rain, and Mamma Mia. Since 2004, she started play the main lead in the creative musicals I Love You. Followed by Finding Kim Jong-wook, Singles, and Jomjom.

Throughout her career, as musical actress, has received several accolades, including the Best New Actress Award at the 2006 Daegu International Musical Festival, the Best Actress Award at the 12th Korea Musical Awards in 2006, the Female Popularity Award at the 1st The Musical Awards in 2007, and the Popular Star Award at the 13th Korea Musical Awards in 2007.

In addition to her work in musicals, Oh made her television debut with a minor role in SBS TV's . She has since appeared in various dramas, including Pretty Mom, Pretty Woman, Queen of Reversals, Miss Ahjumma, Yong-pal, Hyde Jekyll, Me, Flowers of the Prison, Man to Man, The Lady in Dignity. Her supporting roles performances in dramas such as My Mister, Sky Castle, Racket Boys, and Alchemy of Souls earned her wider recognition.

Early life and education Oh Na-ra born on October 26, 1974, in Seoul as oldest of two sibling. Oh graduated from . Oh chose ballet as her major because she wanted to perform on stage. She graduated from the Department of Dance at Kyung Hee University. Afterwards, she pursued a master's degree in musical theater at Dankook University's Graduate School of Culture and Arts.

Career Oh grew interested in musicals after watching one on TV during college and wondered if they were real. She approached Nam Gyeong-eup, a musical actor, and expressed her desire to appear in musicals. Oh helped out at the performance hall of the musical "Love in the Rain," doing tasks like cleaning and selling tickets. She also tried to make the cast happy.

She joined the Seoul Performing Arts Company in 1996 and debuted with her musical "Simcheong" the following year. Afterwards, she appeared in "Bari," "Annie Quang," "All That Jazz," "Broadway 42nd Street," "Empress Myeongseong," "Love in the Rain" and "Mamma Mia."

In 2008, Oh made her television debut in a minor role in the SBS TV drama . In 2009, Oh played the main character Maeng Shin-bi in the musical "Jeomjeom." It was created by Crocodile Company and performed at Chungmu Art Hall. Oh Na-ra's supporting roles in the internationally aired Netflix dramas Racket Boys and Alchemy of Souls garnered her broader recognition.

Oh appeared in Perhaps Love, a comedy-drama directed by Jo Eun-ji for Next Entertainment. The film revolves around a best-selling writer named Hyeon (Ryu Seung-ryong) in a slump for seven years. He works with his best friend Soon-mo (Kim Hee-won), the head of Sunmo Publishing Co. Hyeon meets aspiring author Yoo-jin (Mu Jin-sung), who changes his values. Oh played Mi-ae, Hyeon's ex-wife. It was released theatrically on November 17, 2021. In the box office , it ranked 10th among domestic films released in 2021 in South Korea, with a gross of US$4.36 million from 514,260 tickets sold.

Personal life Oh Na-ra's family circumstances, which included her younger brother's mental disability and her father's business failure, had a significant impact on shaping her into a dedicated and hardworking actress.

Filmography Film +Film acting performances Year Title Role Notes 2010 Finding Mr. Destiny Hyo-jeong Cameo 2011 Bar owner Cameo 2012 Dancing Queen Ra-ri The Grand Heist Hye-jeong The Spies Eun-hye 2013 Marriage Blue Seon-ok 2015 Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies (also known as Working Girl) Wife of Soo-beom 2017 Misbehavior Lesson teacher Cameo Because I Love You Wife of Park Chan-il 2021 Perhaps Love Mi-ae 2022 Men of Plastic Oh Mi-jung 2023 Count Il-seon

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2008 My Sweet Seoul Senior Jang 2018–2019 Sky Castle Jin Jin-hee 2019 Welcome to Waikiki 2 Lender's wife Cameo 2019–2020 Woman of 9.9 Billion Yoon Hee-joo 2020 Chip In Ji-hye 2021 Racket Boys Ra Yeong-ja 2022–2023 Alchemy of Souls Maidservant Kim Part 1–2 2022 Behind Every Star Herself Cameo (Ep. 5) 2023 Strong Girl Nam-soon Yoon-hee Cameo (Ep. 16) 2024 The Judge from Hell Justitia Special appearance 2025Villains EverywhereHerself 2025 Confidence Queen Gil Mi-in Cameo (ep. 7–8)

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2006–2011 KBS TV Kindergarten Panipani''' Cast member

Sixth Sense| Cast member Season 1–3

Anbang Judge| Lawyer

Apartment 404'' Cast member

Web show Year Title Role Notes 2022 Saturday Night Live Korea Host Episode 14 – Season 2

Stage Concert +Concert performances Year Title Role Theater Date English Korean 2009All about the MusicalCOEX ArtiumApril 13 to 30 2009 KBS Symphony Orchestra 128th Children's Concert KBS교향악단 제128회 어린이음악회 Singer KBS Hall August 22, 2009 2013 Seoul Musical Festival Closing Gala Show 2013 서울뮤지컬페스티벌 폐막갈라쇼 Singer Chungmu Art Center Grand Theater August 12, 2013

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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 APAN Star Awards 2025 Excellence Acting Award, Actress Villains Everywhere, The Nice Guy Asia Model Awards 2019 Fashionista Award Oh Na-ra Baeksang Arts Awards 2012 Best New Actress – Film Dancing Queen Most Popular Actress – Film 2019 Best Supporting Actress – Television My Mister 2022 Best Supporting Actress – Film Perhaps Love Blue Dragon Film Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress Chunsa Film Art Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress Grand Bell Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress People's Choice Award Korean Culture Entertainment Awards 2017 Excellence Award (Actress) (Movie) Because I Love You 2021 Top Excellence Award, Actress Racket Boys Korea Musical Awards 2006 Best Actress Finding Mr. Destiny 2007 Popularity Award Oh Na-ra MBC Drama Awards 2020 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama Chip In The Musical Awards 2007 Popularity Award (Actress) Oh Na-ra SBS Drama Awards 2021 Excellence Award for an Actress in a Mini-Series Genre / Fantasy Drama Racket Boys Best Character Award, Actress Scene Stealer Festival 2023 Bonsang "Main Prize" Alchemy of Souls