Bit player Ra Miran has been a steady presence on the Korean film scene for many years, having starred in such major films as Park Chanwook’s <Lady Vengeance> (2005) and <Thirst> (2009), <Hello Ghost> (2010) and <Late Blossom> (2011). After studying theatre at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, she debuted in Park Chanwook’s <Lady Vengeance> (2005) at the age of 30, a relatively late age for the Korean show business. Nevertheless, her career qu...More

Bit player Ra Miran has been a steady presence on the Korean film scene for many years, having starred in such major films as Park Chanwook’s <Lady Vengeance> (2005) and <Thirst> (2009), <Hello Ghost> (2010) and <Late Blossom> (2011). After studying theatre at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, she debuted in Park Chanwook’s <Lady Vengeance> (2005) at the age of 30, a relatively late age for the Korean show business. Nevertheless, her career quickly picked up momentum and before long she became one of the most recognizable character actors, with a large number of supporting roles in films and TV series such as <Forbidden Quest> (2006), Bong Joonho’s <The Host> (2006), <Crush and Blush> (2008) and Park’s <Thirst> (2008). Ra has also made a name of herself on the independent circuit with Jeon Kyuhwan’s <Dance Town> (2010). Particularly busy in 2012, she appeared in six features, among which <Dancing Queen> (2011), <Horror Stories> and <Traffickers> (2012). Following two more well-received performances in <Very Ordinary Couple> (2012) and <The Spy: Undercover Operation> (2012), Ra turned heads for her next role in Lee Joonik’s drama <Hope> (2013). The role earned her the Best Supporting Actress prize from the Blue Dragon Film Awards. It was in 2013 that she was cast in <Rude Miss Young-ae> to play the middle manager of a printing company excessively obsessed with working hours. That show, which was at the time already known for its exceptional longevity as it started in 2007, helped Ra reach a wider audience. Ra subsequently appeared in a flurry of high-profile films in the mainstream industry over the next two year. These included JK Yyoun’s gargantuan time-spanning melodrama <Ode to My Father> in 2014 and Park Hoongjung’s period hunting-drama <The Tiger> with Choi Minsik in 2015. Her popularity exploded in 2015 thanks to her being featured in the nostalgic family drama <Reply 1988> (2015-2016), which would become a cultural phenomenon. She was kept busy throughout 2016 as she was part of the regular cast of the reality TV show <Sister’s Slam Dunk> and also starred in the TV series <The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop> and the hit historical biopic <The Last Princess> (2016). In <The Mayor> (2017), she took on the role of the main opponent of Choi Minsik in the Seoul mayoral race. She was then seen as the first love of a shady conglomerate head in the body swap comedy <The Dude in Me> (2018), and as the co-star of Lee Sungkyoung in the buddy cop comedy <Miss & Mrs. Cops> (2018). By the time <Rude Miss Young-ae> ended in 2019, Ra had grown into one of Korea’s most in-demand character actors, with various popular talk show invites further cementing her status as a star. 2019 marked the beginning of a new chapter in her career, as she was offered her own star vehicle in the form of <Honest Comedy> (2019), a comedy in which she plays an assembly member running for her re-election who suddenly finds herself unable to tell the slightest of lies. Her performance was widely lauded, winning her Best Actress at the Blue Dragon Awards, and a sequel was released two years later, in 2022.Less