Moon Ga-young (; born July 10, 1996) is a German-born

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n actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Heartstrings'' (2011), ''EXO Next Door'' (2015), '' Tempted'' (2018), ''

Welcome to Waikiki 2 ''Welcome to Waikiki 2'' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Yi-kyung, Kim Seon-ho, Shin Hyun-soo, Moon Ga-young, Ahn So-hee and Kim Ye-won. It is the sequel to the 2018 series ''Welcome to Waikiki''. It aired on JTBC's Mon ...

'' (2019), ''

Find Me in Your Memory ''Find Me in Your Memory'' () is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Kim Dong-wook and Moon Ga-young. It aired on MBC TV from March 18 to May 13, 2020. Synopsis A love story between a man who remembers every second of his life and ...

'' (2020), '' True Beauty'' (2020-21), and'' Link: Eat, Love, Kill'' (2022).

Early life

Moon was born in

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...

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to South Korean parents. Her family moved back to South Korea when she was 10 years old.

Career

Moon began her acting career in 2006 at just 10 years old. Moon was a

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who appeared in both film and television. In 2014, the teenage Ga Young played her first leading role as the title character in '' Mimi'', a four-episode mystery/romance

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that aired on cable channel

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. In April 2015, Ga Young portrayed the female protagonist in the web drama, ''EXO Next Door'' which aired on Naver TV Cast. She then played supporting roles in hit television series ''

Don't Dare to Dream ''Don't Dare to Dream'', also known as ''Jealousy Incarnate'' (), is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Gong Hyo-jin, Jo Jung-suk, Go Kyung-pyo, Lee Mi-sook, Park Ji-young, Lee Sung-jae, and Seo Ji-hye. It aired every Wednesday and ...

'' and ''

Live Up to Your Name ''Live Up to Your Name'' () is a 2017 historical time travel South Korean television series. It brings Heo Im (a medical scientist from the Joseon Dynasty portrayed by Kim Nam-gil) to present day Seoul, where he meets the surgeon, Choi Yeon-kyu ...

''. In 2017, she starred in the drama special ''Waltzing Alone''. In 2018, she starred in romance drama '' Tempted'', based on the 18th century French novel ''

Les Liaisons dangereuses ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (; English: ''Dangerous Liaisons'') is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu from March 23, 1782. It is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and ...

''. Her performance won her an Excellence Award as Best Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama award at the

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. In 2019, Ga Young was cast as one of the main cast of the comedy television series ''

''. In 2020, Ga Young was cast as the female lead in the romance television series ''

''. Ga Young also starred as the female lead, Lim Ju-kyung in the

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series, '' True Beauty'' which aired in December 2020. In 2022, she starred in

fantasy-melodrama '' Link: Eat, Love, Kill'' and

JTBC JTBC (shortened from ''Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company'' (; stylized as jtbc) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network. Its primary shareholder is JoongAng Holdings, with a 25% stake. It was launched on 1 December 2011. JTBC ...

office-romance drama ''

The Interest of Love ''The Interest of Love'' () is a South Korean television series starring Yoo Yeon-seok, Moon Ga-young, Keum Sae-rok, and Jung Ga-ram, based on a novel of the same Korean title by writer Lee Hyuk-jin. It aired from December 21, 2022 to Februar ...

''.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety show

Ambassadorship

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moon, Ga-young Living people 1996 births South Korean expatriates in Germany South Korean television actresses South Korean film actresses South Korean child actresses South Korean web series actresses Actors from Karlsruhe Sungkyunkwan University alumni