Park Ji-ah is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as Link: Eat, Love, Kill, Our Blues and Once Upon a Small Town.
Biography and career
Park Ji-ah started her career in 1998 in theatre plays. She has performed in stage plays and musicals such as Blood and Seed, Daughters of Igalia, Elephant Song, Mokship, and Build Simcheongjeon. In 2021, she signed with Jannabi Entertainment and worked in her first drama Beyond Evil. The following year she had a supporting role in drama Our Blues, portraying the role of Hye-ja, a woman who takes care of her autistic granddaughter. The role was very well-received. Park Ji-ah said that she learned the Jeju dialect used in the role of a local haenyeo, and that many asked her if she was from Jeju. Later, she played the role of Park Seon-hwa in Link: Eat, Love, Kill.
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Beyond Evil | Neighborhood woman | |
| 2022 | Our Blues | Park Hye-ja | |
| Link: Eat, Love, Kill | Park Seon-hwa | |
| Once Upon a Small Town | Cha Yeon-hong | |
| 2022 | The Law Cafe | Hair Stylist | |
| 2023 | The Good Bad Mother | Doctor | |
| Drama Special Season 14: Half Lies | Seok-ran | |
| Delightfully Deceitful | Prisoner | |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|
| 2024 | It Has to Be a Secret | Ha-young | |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Korean Title | Role |
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| 2006 | Bandit | 밴디트 | Marie |
| 2007 | Dreamy | 몽연 | Masked person |
| 2008 | Oasis Laundry Heist Incident | 오아시스세탁소습격사건 | Jang Min-sook |
| 2010 | Thank You Honey | 여보 고마워 | Mother-in-law |
| 2011 | Miss Young Ae | 막돼먹은 영애씨 | Young-ae |
| 2012 | Miss Young-ae, Who Is Lost | 막돼먹은 영애씨 | Young-ae |
| Propose | 프로포즈 | Jin-young |
| 2013 | Hyegyeonggung Hong | 혜경궁 홍씨 | Choi Sang-gung |
| 2014 | Pyongyang Maria | 평양마리아 | Grandma |
| Frankenstein | 프랑켄슈타인 | Clarie |
| 2015 | With | 이랑 | Wol-jik Chasa |
| Piece Of Paper | 토막 土幕 | Gyeongseon Cheo |
| 2015 | Winter Story | 겨울이야기 | Nobility |
| Heavy Metal Girls | 헤비메탈 걸스 | Eun-ju |
| I Have Soup | 국물 있사옵니다 | Park Yong-ja |
| 2017 | Doorbell | 초인종 | Mom |
| You're Carrying Gwangju-ri, Again | 조끼 | Grandmother |
| 2018 | September | 9월 | Seon-hee |
| Grandma - Suwon | 할머니 - 수원 | Grandma |
| Completely Out Of The Blue | 완전히 파란색 | Lady Han |
| A Magician's Story | 어느 마술사 이야기 | Mother |
| 2019 | Galileo's life | 갈릴레오의 삶 | Madame Sarti |
| 2nd Feminism | 제2의 페미니즘 | Morgan |
| Daughters of Igalia | 이갈리아의 딸들 | Son |
| Elephant Song | 엘리펀트 송 | Peterson |
| 2021 | 76 Festival | 76 축제 | Gwi-duk |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 54th Dong-A Theater Awards | 2017 | Rookie of the Year Award | You're Carrying Gwangju-ri, Again | Won | |
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