Yoo Ha-na (born March 22, 1986) is a South Korean actress. She has starred alongside

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in the

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ese TV

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series '' My Lucky Star'', and has also appeared in the music video for " White Windmill" by Taiwanese singer

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Personal life

Born in

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, Yoo Ha-na originally got her start in the entertainment business by posing for pictures in various magazines in South Korea. One of Yoo's photos caught the eye of Chen Yu-shan (producer for the Taiwanese drama '' My Lucky Star'') from a magazine she picked up while at a beauty salon. Chen made arrangements afterwards with Yoo's agent to fly Yoo from South Korea to Taiwan to audition for ''My Lucky Star'', which landed Yoo the lead female role in that drama. At the time, Yoo had already appeared in the music video " White Windmill" for Taiwanese singer

. Yoo went on to appear in a few Taiwanese films such as ''Exit No. 6'' before returning to South Korea, where she starred in TV dramas such as '' My Too Perfect Sons'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. On December 17, 2011, Yoo married professional baseball player

Lee Yong-kyu Lee Yong-kyu (, Hanja: 李容圭, born August 26, 1985) is an outfielder who plays for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League. He bats and throws left-handed Amateur career Lee attended Duksoo High School in Seoul, South Korea. In , he was selecte ...

. She delivered a 3 kg son in September 2013. Her agency announced that she decided to suspend her acting career for the time being to focus on raising her son and taking care of her family.

Filmography

Television

Film

Theatre

* ''Mad Kiss'' (2007) * ''Dead Poet Society'' (2007) * ''Monday P.M.'' (2008)

Musical theatre

* ''Oh! While You Were Sleeping'' (2005) * ''Our Town'' (2006) * ''Greese'' (2008) * ''Wait for you'' (2009)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yoo, Ha-na 1986 births Living people People from Seoul South Korean expatriates in Taiwan South Korean film actresses South Korean musical theatre actresses South Korean stage actresses South Korean television actresses