Park So-yi

Park So-yi (; born March 12, 2012) is a South Korean child actress. She debuted through the television series Mistress and is best known for her roles in the films Deliver Us from Evil (2020) and Pawn (2020), and the television series The Atypical Family (2024).

Life and career 2012–2017: Early Life Park So-yi was born on March 12, 2012, in South Korea. She resides with her parents and younger brother and is enrolled in . Known as a model student in school, Park wished to become a doctor in her adulthood, opting as an alternative to acting.

Through the advice of her maternal uncle and aunt, Park's mother visited an acting academy for consultation; subsequently enrolling into the facility and being accepted into an audition for an ongoing work.

2018–present: Career beginnings and rising popularity Park's first television appearance as a child actress was at the age of six with the OCN television series Mistress (2018). She steadily gained domestic recognition for her role as Yoo-min in the film, Deliver Us from Evil (2020). Her performance in the film earned her a nomination for the Best New Actress award in film at the Baeksang Arts Awards. Recommended by director Yoon Je-kyoon, Park attended an audition to play 9-year-old Seung-yi who becomes collateral in the film Pawn (2020), having placed first in an audition for another film Yoon was preparing. There, she ranked first among 300 auditionees for the role.

On April 19, 2021, YG Entertainment revealed Park had joined as their newest addition of actors. A source from the label revealed: "We are happy to work with actress Park So-yi, who has solid acting skills and exceptional potential. We plan on supporting her to the fullest in order to present her abilities as an actress to her satisfaction."

In November 2025, after YG Entertainment announced it would end its actor management division, Park signed an exclusive contract with Hyun Bin's agency, VAST Entertainment.

Public image She was selected as the "Rising Star of the Year" by the Korean news agency, JoyNews24, and the "hottest" child actor of 2020 alongside Kim Joon, Kim Kang-hoon, and Lee Re.

Other ventures Endorsements Following her debut in the television and film industry, Park was featured in her first-ever CF for Hanssem Kitchen. She was further scouted as an advertising model for brands: Renault Samsung Motors's SM6, KT Corporation, , , Seoul Milk, and Ministry of SMEs and Startups's Korea Donghaeng Sale.

SPA clothing apparel brand Top Ten Kids appointed Park as its first-ever endorsement model and muse in 2021 after 21 years of business; a representative from the brand stated: "Park So-yi was selected as the brand's "Little Muse" for her stylish and cute charm, as well as her rich emotions, as proven in various works."

Philanthropy Park donated her entire talent fee that she received for her participation in the climate environmental change campaign entitled "Rewrite" (2021) by the Green Umbrella Children Foundation and Focus Media Korea; it was used to support low-income families suffering from climate change through the Green Umbrella Children Foundation.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2019 Spring, Again Ye-eun 2020 The Hill of Wind Park So-yi Cameo 2021 Unframed – Bandi Jung Ban-di Short film 2022 Vanishing Yoona Korean-French Film 2023 Switch Ro-hee Jung_E Yoon Seo-hyun (young) Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman Yoo-min Taste of Horror: Tick Tock Tick Tock Aji Short film The Boys Lee Eun-seol Cameo

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2018 Mistress Kim Sang-hee Ms. Hammurabi Young-soo's daughter Cameo (Episode 8) Sketch Swimming Pool Girl Cameo (Episode 2) Devilish Charm Joo Ki-beum (young) Mouse Choi Hong-joo (young) Law School Kang Byeol 2022 Little Women Oh In-ju (young) Revenant Lee Mok-dan O'PENing:"2:15" Lim Hyun-soo One act-drama 2024 The Atypical Family Bok In-a

Web series Year Title Role Notes 2022 Monstrous Ha-young 2024 Tarot Voice appearance

Music video appearances Year Title Artist Length 2020 "Protecting the House" Jang Jae-in 3:23

Awards and nominations +Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) / work(s) Result APAN Star Awards 2024 Best Child Actress The Atypical Family Baeksang Arts Awards 2021 Best New Actress – Film Deliver Us from Evil Chunsa Film Art Awards 2021 Best New Actress Pawn Director's Cut Awards 2022 Best New Actress in Film Golden Cinematography Awards 2021 Best Young Actress 2023 Switch SBS Drama Awards 2023 Best Young Actress Revenant Seoul Int'l Children's Film Festival 2022 Kid of the Year Park So-yi