Woo Mi-hwa
우미화
Born (1974-02-24) 24 February 1974 (age 50)
Alma materDongguk University Department of Theater and Film
OccupationActor
Years active1998 - present
AgentD-plan Entertainment
Spouse
Yoon Jeong-hwan
(m. 2006)
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationWoo Mihwa
McCune–ReischauerU Mihwa

Woo Mi-hwa (Korean우미화, February 2, 1974) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as theater actress in 1998 as Petra in People's Enemy.[1] As theater actress, Woo won numerous awards includes the 2011 Seoul Theater Festival Female Acting Award, Best Actress of the 2011 Korea Acting Awards for her play The Three Sisters, and she won the 2013 Korean Drama Awards for Best Actress. In 2017, she won the SACA Best Actress Award for Best Actress in a play for her Russian work Dear Elena.[2]

She has appeared in supporting roles in various films and television dramas. Her first significant role in television was from drama series Life (2018).[3][4] In the same year, Woo’s other works were Sky Castle(2018), Doctor Prisoner(2018), and Black Dog: Being A Teacher(2018). She joined her current agency before she joined cast ofVoice Season 4 (2020).[5]

Her most known works in television series are Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021) as Lee Myung-shin, Hye-jin's stepmother.[6]

Filmography’s

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Film
Year Title Original Title Role Note
2018 7 Years of Night Korean7년의 밤 Hyun Soo-mo [1]
2019 The Culprit Korean진범 Da-yeon unni
2020 Take Me Home (Ivy) Korean담쟁 Jung Eun-soo [7][8]

Television

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Year English Title Original Title Broadcaster Role
2015 Heard It Through the Grapevine Korean풍문으로 들었소; RRPungmuneuro Deureosso SBS tailor (Ep. 9)
2018 Sky Castle KoreanSKY 캐슬; RRSKY Kaeseul JTBC Do-Hoon 's mother
Tempted Korean위대한 유혹자; RRWidaehan Yuhokja MBC Ahjumma
KBS Drama Special - Too Bright for Romance Korean드라마 스페셜 - 너무 한낮의 연애; RRNeomoo Hannatui Yeonae; MRToo Bright Outside for Love KBS2 Ahjumma
Mr. Sunshine Korean미스터 션샤인; RRMiseuteo Syeonsyain tvN Lady Cho's person
Life Korean라이프; RRLaipeu JTBC Kim Jung-hee (gynecologist)
Children of a Lesser God Korean작은 신의 아이들; RRJageun Sinui Aideul OCN Ahjumma
2019 Doctor Prisoner Korean닥터 프리즈너; RRDagteo Peulijeuneo KBS2 Kim Young-seon (Seon Min-sik's wife)
Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung Korean신입사관 구해령; RRSinipsagwan guhaeryeong tvN Goo Hae Ryung's Teacher
2019–2020 Black Dog: Being A Teacher Korean블랙독; RRBeullaek Dok; MRBlack Dog Han Jae-hee (Math and creative experience teacher)
2020 My Unfamiliar Family Korean(아는 건 별로 없지만) 가족입니다; RR(Aneun Geon Byeollo Eopjiman Gajogimnida; MR(I Don't Know Much But) We Are Family) Yoon Seo-young’s mother (Ep. 3)
2021 Voice Season 4 Korean보이스; RRBoiseu Jang Ye-suk [Mosim Forest camper] (Ep. 2-3)
The Uncanny Counter (Korean경이로운 소문; RRGyeong-iroun Somun; MRAmazing So Mun or Amazing Rumor Inspector Yung [Other world] (Ep. 9)
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha Korean갯마을 차차차; RRGaenmaeul Chachacha; MRSeaside Village Chachacha Lee Myung-shin (Yoon Hye-Jin Step Mother)


Awards

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  • 2017 SACA Best Actress Award
  • 2013 6th Korea Drama Awards Best Actress Award
  • 2011 4th Korea Drama Awards Best Actress Award
  • 2011 Seoul Theater Festival Acting Award

References

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  1. ^ a b "[심규선의 연극인 열전] 배우 우미화 "나를 위한 연극에서 남을 위한 연극으로"". www.donga.com (in Korean). 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  2. ^ YTN (2018-05-18). "'제2의 진경' 우미화, '라이프' 합류…이동욱x조승우 호흡". YTN (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  3. ^ "우미화 "'배우' 계속 배우는 직업, 라이프'로 힘 얻었다" [인터뷰]". TV리포트. 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  4. ^ 강민경 기자. "우미화 "'담쟁이'로 사회와 소통..배우하길 참 잘했죠" [FULL인터뷰]" (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  5. ^ StarNews (2021-05-25). "배우 우미화, 디플랜엔터와 전속계약..'보이스4' 출연 [공식]". 스타뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  6. ^ Yoon Seong-yeol (July 9, 2021). "우미화, 신민아 엄마 된다..'갯마을 차차차' 출연 확정 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "[경기영상위원회②] 한제이 감독, 배우 우미화·이연·김보민 - 우리 그냥 '가족'하면 안 될까요?". 씨네21 (in Korean). 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  8. ^ "한 뼘이라도 꼭 같이 - 우미화·이연(with 한제이)". 영화웹진 리버스. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
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