Chun Woo-hee
Chun at the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival
Born (1987-04-20) April 20, 1987 (age 36)
Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Alma materKyonggi University[1]
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
AgentH& Entertainment[2]
Korean name
Hangul
천우희
Revised RomanizationCheon U-hui
McCune–ReischauerChŏn Uhŭi

Chun Woo-hee (Korean: 천우희; born April 20, 1987) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2004, but first drew attention with her supporting role as a rebellious teenager in the 2011 box-office hit Sunny. In 2014, Chun received critical acclaim for her leading role as the title character in Han Gong-ju, a coming-of-age indie about a traumatized young woman trying to move on with her life after a tragedy.[3][4] Her other notable films include The Piper (2015), The Beauty Inside (2015), Love, Lies (2016) and The Wailing (2016).[5][6][7]

Philanthropy

On February 11, 2023, Chun donated ₩20 million to help 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, by donating money through Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2004 Love, So Divine Girl [9]
2007 Herb Ggetip 2[a] [10]
2009 Mother Mi-na [11]
2010 The Boy from Ipanema Friend [12]
2011 Sunny Sang-mi [13]
My Sweet Fucking Sixteen Ji-na Short film [14]
2012 As One Hyun Jung-hwa's younger sister [13]
In Between Jeon Na-ri Segment: "Mineral Water" [15]
26 Years Kwon Jung-hyuk's older sister Cameo [16]
2014 Thread of Lies Mi-ran [17]
Han Gong-ju Han Gong-ju [18]
Cart Mi-jin [19]
2015 The Piper Mi-sook [20]
The Beauty Inside Woo-jin [21]
2016 Love, Lies Seo Yeon-hee [22]
The Wailing Mu-myeong [23]
2017 One Day Mi-so [24]
2018 Heung-boo: The Revolutionist Seon-chool Special appearance [25]
2019 Idol Choi Ryeon-hwa [26]
The Little Princess Teacher Park [27]
Vertigo Seo-young [28]
2021 Waiting for Rain So-he [29]
2022 Anchor Se-ra [30][31]
I Want to Know Your Parents Song Jung-wook / Teacher [32][33][34]
Rustle Se-yeong TVING short film [35]
2023 Unlocked Lee Na-mi Netflix film [36][37]

Television series

Year Title Role Ref.
2010 The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry Lee Shin-young's junior colleague
2011 Vampire Idol Woo-hee [38]
2017 Argon Lee Yeon-hwa [39]
2019 Be Melodramatic Im Jin-joo [40]
2023 Delightfully Deceitful Lee Ro-woom [41]
2024 I'm Not a Hero Do Da-hae [42]

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2014 Remarkable Woman Woo-hee [43]
2024 The 8 Show Se-ra [44][45]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 The Disappeared School Narrator New Year's Special EBS Documentary [46]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 48th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actress Sunny Nominated
32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2014 14th Director's Cut Awards Best New Actress Han Gong-ju Won [47]
23rd Buil Film Awards Nominated
Best Actress Nominated [48]
34th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Won [49]
51st Grand Bell Awards Nominated [50]
15th Women in Film Korea Awards Won [51]
35th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Leading Actress Won [52][53]
34th Golden Cinema Festival Most Popular Actress Won [54]
2015 6th KOFRA Film Awards Discovery Award Won [55]
Best Actress Won [56]
10th Max Movie Awards Won [57]
2nd Wildflower Film Awards Won [58]
20th Chunsa Film Art Awards Nominated [59]
51st Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress (Film) Won [60]
24th Buil Film Awards Best Supporting Actress The Piper Nominated
2016 25th Buil Film Awards The Wailing Nominated
53rd Grand Bell Awards Nominated
37th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
BloodGuts UK Horror Awards Best Actress in an International Film Nominated
2017 19th Asian Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards Nominated
53rd Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actress (Film) Nominated
54th Grand Bell Awards Best Actress One Day Nominated
2019 28th Buil Film Awards Idol Nominated [61]
2021 41st Golden Cinematography Award Waiting for Rain Won [62]
2022 27th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Actress Anchor Nominated [63]
31st Buil Film Awards Best Actress Nominated [64]
43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actress Nominated [65]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Cine21 2014 Actress of the Year 1st [66]
New Actress of the Year 1st

Notes

  1. ^ Girls with their bangs clipped to the side.

References

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