Ha Hee-ra
하희라
Ha in August 2022
Born (1969-10-29) October 29, 1969 (age 54)
Seoul, South Korea
Nationality
Education
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Actress, special professor[1]
Years active1981–present
AgentGH Entertainment
Spouse
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(m. 1993)​
Children2
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHa Hui-ra
McCune–ReischauerHa Hui-ra
Ha Hee-ra
Traditional Chinese夏希羅

Ha Hee-ra (Korean: 하희라; born October 29, 1969)[2][3] is a South Korean actress. Ha began her acting career in 1981 when she was in the sixth grade, appearing mostly in films for teenagers. Among her dramas are What Women Want (1990), What Is Love (1991), The Break of Dawn (1993), Catching Up with Gangnam Moms (2007) and The President (2010).[4][5][6][7]

Early life

Ha Hee-ra was born in Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea to a Taiwanese father and a Korean mother. Through her paternal grandfather, she is a third-generation descendant of Chinese immigrants to Korea and due to her paternal lineage, she was issued with Taiwanese citizenship. Because she was of mixed Chinese and Korean descent, Ha was often bullied during her youth. She attended and graduated from Seokgwan Elementary School, Jongam Middle School and Seokgwan High School in Seoul. She later attended Dongguk and Yonsei Universities, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Education and a Master of Social Welfare.[8][9][10][11]

Personal life

She married actor Choi Soo-jong in November 1993, and obtained South Korean citizenship after their wedding. Following her marriage to Choi, she converted to Presbyterianism from Buddhism.[12][13][14][15][16][17][8] The couple have two children: son Min-seo and daughter Yoon-seo.[4][18]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1986 Great March of Tomboys
1987 Exciting Lives of Three Girls
1988 Miri, Mari, Wuri, Duri Duri
Campus Romance Seminar Hye-ri
If You Want
Puppy Love
1989 Memories of Bal-bari Eun-kyung
1990 You Know What? It's a Secret Hye-na
Days of Standing Alone Hyun Eun-ji
1991 Back to You Once More Kim Sung-hee
The Night Full of Stars Bo-ra
1992 A Foolish Lover Hye-rin
2002 The Beauty in Dream[19] So-ra

Television series

Year Title Role
1981 Land
1983 Diary of a High School Student
1986 Windfall
1987 Eldest Sister-in-law
1988 Heaven Heaven Lady Hyegyeong
The Story of Shim Chung
1989 And So Flows History
People of Dangchu-dong
1990 What Women Want Young-chae
Geom Saeng-yi's Daughter
1991 Magpie Daughter-in-law Seo Bong-hwa
What Is Love Park Ji-eun
1992 Rose Garden Choi Young-joo
Wind in the Grass Mi-kyung
1993 The Break of Dawn Song Bo-kyung/Ssang-soon
1995 A Place in the Sun Im Cha-hee
Dazzling Dawn Empress Myeongseong
1997 Because I Really Hong Eun-pyo
Women Seo Ki-nam
2002 To Be with You Han Moon-hee
2005 My Love Toram Jeon Sook-yeon
I Love You, My Enemy Myung Hae-kang
2006 Love Me When You Can Oh Soon-ae
2007 Catching up with Gangnam Moms Hyun Min-joo
2009 What's for Dinner? Jo Young-ran
2010 I Live Without Incident Hwang Se-ri
The President Jo So-hee
2012 Dummy Mommy[20][unreliable source?] Kim Sun-young
2013 You Are the Boss! Min Ji-soo/Min Ji-won
2015 Make a Woman Cry Na Eun-soo
2016 The Dearest Lady Na Bo-bae
2018 Lady Cha Dal-rae's Lover Cha Jin-ok
2020 Record of Youth Han Ae-sook, Sa Hye-jun's Mother

Television shows

Year Title Notes
2012 Beautiful People Documentary narration
Mom and Dad, I Miss You Documentary narration
2013 Children at Risk
2013–2014 Global Homestay: The Way Home
2018 Same Bed, Different Dreams 2: You Are My Destiny
2022 Children These Days - My Golden Child Special MC [21]
Second House Cast Member[22]
2023 Dear My Mother Host[23]

Theater

Year Title Role
1991 I Ought to Be in Pictures
1994 Save the Last Dance for Me
1998 Nunsense[24]
2004 Why We Dream of Lovers
2008 The Goodbye Girl[25][26][27][28] Paula McFadden
2022 Love Letter Melissa [29]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1986 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress Won
1988 24th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress (Film) Campus Romance Seminar Won
KBS Drama Awards Special Award Won
1990 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress Won
Popularity Award Won
1991 27th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (TV) What Women Want Won
MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress Won
1992 28th Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actress (TV) What Is Love Won
MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress Won
1993 KBS Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) The Break of Dawn Won
1995 1st Korea Musical Awards Popular Star Award Save the Last Dance for Me Won
KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress A Place in the Sun Won
2005 SBS Drama Awards Best Actress in a Drama Short My Love Toram Won
2006 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Love Me When You Can Won
2007 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Catching Up with Gangnam Moms Won
2009 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress What's for Dinner? Nominated
2010 2nd Korea Sharing Awards Special Chairman's Award — Won
2011 3rd Korea Human Awards Sharing Award — Won
2012 1st Sharing Happiness Awards Award from the Minister of Health and Welfare — Won
SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Dummy Mommy Nominated
2013 MBC Drama Awards[30] Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama You Are the Boss! Nominated
2014 Miss Supertalent Season 4 Star Awards Sharing Award — Won
2018 KBS Drama Awards[31] Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama Lady Cha Dal-rae's Lover Won
2021 19th KBS Entertainment Awards Achievement Award [32] Mr. House Husband 2 Won
Excellence Award in Reality Category[33] Nominated

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KBS Drama Awards for Grand Prize (Daesang)
Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actress – Film
Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actress – Television
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