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Biography
Hwang Bo-ra (born October 2, 1983) is a South Korean actress. Hwang made her acting debut in 2003 and became popular after she played a quirky-looking "cup noodle girl" in a ramyeon commercial. In 2007, Hwang played the daughter/narrator in black comedy Skeletons in the Closet (also known as Shim's Family), for which she won Best New Actress at the Busan Film Critics Awards and Director's Cut Awards.
This was followed by supporting roles in films and television dramas such as Arang and the Magistrate (2012), The Firstborn (2013), and Cunning Single Lady (2014). Hwang has also played leading roles in ghost romance Jumunjin (2010; which reunited her with Rainbow Romance co-star Kim Kibum), revenge drama Dangerous Woman (2011), and horror movie Navigation (2014).
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Reprised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Rooftop Room Cat | Nam Jung-eun | 2011-2012 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best New Actress | Skeletons in the Closet | Won |
| 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actress | Nominated | ||
| 10th Director's Cut Awards | Best New Actress | Won | ||
| 2012 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Arang and the Magistrate | Nominated |
| 2019 | SBS Drama Awards | Best Character Award | Vagabond | Nominated |
