Oh Yoon-ah (born October 14, 1980) is a South Korean actress and a former racing model.

Career

Oh Yoon-ah began her career as a racing model ("

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" or "pit babe"), and in 2000 she won the first Cyber Race Queen Contest. She became an entertainment reporter for MBC's '' Section TV'' in 2003. However, she was fired in a live interview where she stayed silent for 3 minutes. Oh made her acting debut in 2004

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''Into the Storm'', but it was her supporting role as the heroine's friend in hit

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''Old Miss Diary'' that made her into a household name. She continued acting on television, starring in ''That Woman'', ''Mr. Goodbye'', '' Surgeon Bong Dal-hee'', ''

Master of Study ''Master of Study'' () is a South Korean television series that aired on KBS2 from January 4 to February 23, 2010 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. It starred Kim Su-ro, Bae Doona, Oh Yoon-ah, Yoo Seung-ho, Go Ah-sung, Lee Hyu ...

'', ''Marry Me, Please'', and notably ''

Alone in Love ''Alone in Love'' (; lit. ''Love Generation'') is a 2006 South Korean television series starring Kam Woo-sung, Son Ye-jin, Gong Hyung-jin and Lee Ha-na. It is based on the Japanese novel by Hisashi Nozawa, which was published in 1996 and won t ...

'', for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the 2006

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Personal life

Oh married advertising executive Song Hoon at Imperial Palace Hotel Seoul on January 5, 2007. The couple divorced in 2015; they have one son, born in August 2007. Oh and her son, who has

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, were featured together on the 10th anniversary cover of '' The Big Issue Korea'' to raise awareness for people with autism.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Variety show

Web shows

Music video

Book

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Oh Yoon-ah
at Polaris Entertainment * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oh, Yoon-ah South Korean film actresses South Korean television actresses South Korean female models 1980 births Living people People from Ulsan