Bit player RA Mi-ran has been a consistent presence on the Korean film scene for many years having starred in such major films as PARK Chan-wook’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 Chan-wook’s <Lady Vengeance> (2005), at the age of 30, a relatively late age for the Korean show business. Her career however q...More

Bit player RA Mi-ran has been a consistent presence on the Korean film scene for many years having starred in such major films as PARK Chan-wook’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 Chan-wook’s <Lady Vengeance> (2005), at the age of 30, a relatively late age for the Korean show business. Her career however quickly picked up momentum as a character actor, with a large number of supporting roles in films and TV series such as <Forbidden Quest> (2006), BONG Joon-ho’s <The Host> (2006), <Crush and Blush> (2008) and PARK’s <Thirst> (2008). She has also made a name of herself in independent fare such as JEON Kyu-hwan’s <Dance Town> (2010). In 2012 she was particularly active while roles in six features including <Dancing Queen> (2011), <Horror Stories> and <Traffickers> (2012). Following two more well-received turns in <Very Ordinary Couple> (2012) and <The Spy: Undercover Operation> (2012) as support characters, RA turned heads for her next role in LEE Joon-ik’s drama <Hope> (2013). The role earned her the Best Supporting Actress prize from the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Since 2013, she has been portraying the middle manager of a printing company excessively obsessed with working hours in the long-running series <Rude Miss Young-ae>, bringing her to a much wider audience. Her following apparitions on various popular talk shows further cemented her status as a star. Firmly established as one of Korea’s most in demand character actors, RA subsequently appeared in a flurry of high-profile films in the mainstream industry over the next two year. These included JK YOUN’s gargantuan time-spanning melodrama <Ode to My Father> in 2014 and PARK Hoong-jung’s period hunting-drama <The Tiger> with CHOI Min-sik in 2015. Her popularity exploded in 2015 with her recurring role of a mother who hides a warm heart behind her cold appearance 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 reality TV show <Sister’s Slam Dunk>, while also starring in 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 political opponent of CHOI Min-sik in a race to the Seoul mayor office. She was last seen as the first love of a shady conglomerate head in body swap comedy <The Dude in Me> (2018), and as the co-star of LEE Sung-kyoung in the buddy cop comedy <Miss & Mrs. Cops> (2018).Less