Han Ye-ri (born Kim Ye-ri on December 23, 1984) is a South Korean actress.

Career

Han built her filmography by starring in

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s and

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s. She drew notice in the sports drama '' As One'' (2012), for which she learned the

Hamgyŏng dialect The Hamgyŏng dialect, or Northeastern Korean, is a dialect of the Korean language used in most of North and South Hamgyŏng and Ryanggang Provinces of northeastern North Korea, all of which were originally united as Hamgyŏng Province. Since th ...

in her role as real-life

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...

athlete

Yu Sun-bok Yu Sun-bok (Hangul: 유순복; born August 2, 1970) is a former table tennis player from North Korea who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olím ...

. She played her first mainstream leading roles in the action thrillers '' Commitment'' (2013) and ''

Haemoo ''Sea Fog'' (; ''Haemoo'') is a 2014 South Korean film directed by Shim Sung-bo. The film is adapted from the 2007 stage play ''Haemoo'', which in turn was based on the true story of 25 Korean-Chinese illegal immigrants who suffocated to death i ...

'' (2014), and romantic film ''

A Dramatic Night ''Love Guide for Dumpees'' (), also known as ''A Dramatic Night'', is a 2015 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Ha Ki-ho. It was released on December 3, 2015. Plot At their ex's wedding, Jung-hoon (Wife's ex) meets Si-hoo (Groom's ex) a ...

'' (2015). Han also starred in the critically acclaimed indie '' Worst Woman'' (2016) by Kim Jong-kwan. Han extended her filmography to television, starring in

sageuk (Hangul: 사극, Hanja: 史劇; ) in Korean language, Korean denotes historical dramas, including traditional drama plays, Cinema of Korea, films or Korean drama, television series. In English language literature usually refers to historical f ...

Six Flying Dragons ''Six Flying Dragons'' () is a South Korean television series starring Yoo Ah-in, Kim Myung-min, Shin Se-kyung, Byun Yo-han, Yoon Kyun-sang and Chun Ho-jin. It aired on SBS on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 50 episodes beginning on Octobe ...

'' (2015-2016) and youth comedy ''

Hello, My Twenties! ''Hello, My Twenties!'' () is a South Korean television series starring Han Ye-ri, Han Seung-yeon, Park Eun-bin, Ryu Hwa-young, Park Hye-su, Ji Woo and Choi Ara. It aired on JTBC from July 22, 2016 to October 7, 2017. Synopsis A slice-of-life ...

'' (2016-2017). In 2021, Han's Hollywood debut, '' Minari'', was nominated for six categories at the

93rd Academy Awards The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released from January 1, 2020, to February 28, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. The ceremony was held on April 25, 2021 ...

including Best Picture, Best Director, Music, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress and Best Actor. In April 2021, Han signed with USA agency Echo Lake Entertainment, and Han confirmed her attendance at the 2021

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

Personal life

On June 9, 2022, the agency confirmed that Han married her non-celebrity boyfriend in early 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Radio shows

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations

State honors

Notes

References

External links

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Han Ye-ri
at Saram Entertainment
Han Ye-ri
at Daum * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Han, Ye-ri 21st-century South Korean actresses South Korean film actresses South Korean stage actresses South Korean television actresses Korea National University of Arts alumni 1984 births Living people People from Jecheon Best New Actress Paeksang Arts Award (film) winners