Yeri Han
Han wearing a red top and smiling against a white background.
Han Ye-ri in 2021
Born
Kim Ye-ri

(1984-12-23) December 23, 1984 (age 39)
Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
EducationKorea National University of Arts School of Korean Traditional Arts - Traditional Dance[1]
Occupation(s)Actress, DJ
Years active2007–present
Agent(s)Saram Entertainment (South Korea)
Echo Lake Entertainment (USA) [2]
Spouse
Unknown
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(m. 2022)​
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationHan Yeri
McCune–ReischauerHan Yeri
Birth name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationGim Ye-ri
McCune–ReischauerKim Yeri

Han Ye-ri (born Kim Ye-ri on December 23, 1984) is a South Korean actress.

Career

Han built her filmography by starring in short films and indies.[3][4][5] She drew notice in the sports drama As One (2012), for which she learned the Hamgyŏng dialect in her role as real-life North Korean table tennis athlete Yu Sun-bok.[6] She played her first mainstream leading roles in the action thrillers Commitment (2013) and Haemoo (2014),[7][8] and romantic film A Dramatic Night (2015).[9] Han also starred in the critically acclaimed indie Worst Woman (2016) by Kim Jong-kwan.[10][11][12]

Han extended her filmography to television, starring in sageuk Six Flying Dragons (2015-2016) and youth comedy Hello, My Twenties! (2016-2017).[13]

In 2021, Han's Hollywood debut, Minari, was nominated for six categories at the 93rd Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Music, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress and Best Actor.[14]

In April 2021, Han signed with USA agency Echo Lake Entertainment,[2] and Han confirmed her attendance at the 2021 Academy Awards.[15]

Personal life

On June 9, 2022, the agency confirmed that Han married her non-celebrity boyfriend in early 2022.[16]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Passionate Sonata Short film
2007 Giraffe & Africa Ye-rin Short film
Resurrection of the Butterfly Young Kwan Also credited as choreographer
2008 Blooming in Spring Short film
2009 One Step More to the Sea Won-woo
Let the Blue River Run Sook-yi
Paju Mi-ae
A Blind River So-yeon
Be with Me Cha-kyung Short film
A Trip to the Moon
2010 One Night Stand
Read My Lips
Ghost (Be with Me) Ran Omnibus film (segment "Tarot 3: The Unseen/Hands That Call")
Bang! Girl Short film
Anyang, Paradise City [17]
2011 Nice Shorts! 2011 Omnibus film (segment "Hundred Years of Abduction") [18]
Anyang, Paradise City Staff #1 [19]
49th Day Little daughter Short film
The Physics Class
Adventure Seo-young [20]
Ordinary Days Hyo-ri Omnibus film (segment "AMONG") [21]
2012 As One Yu Sun-bok
2013 South Bound Choi Min-joo [22]
Dear Dolphin Cha-kyung [23]
Big Good Also credited as assistant director
The Spy: Undercover Operation Baek Seol-hee [24]
Commitment Hye-in
2014 Kundo: Age of the Rampant Gok-ji [24]
Haemoo Hong-mae
Phantoms of the Archive Omnibus film (segment "A Hat's Journey") [25]
2015 Love Guide for Dumpees Jung Si-hoo
Love and... Granddaughter [26]
2016 Worst Woman Eun-hee
The Hunt Kim Yang-Soon [27]
A Quiet Dream Ye-ri [28]
2017 The Table Eun-hee [29]
2018 Illang: The Wolf Brigade Goo Mi-kyeong [30]
Champion Soo-jin [31]
Ode to the Goose Chemist Special appearance [32]
2020 Secret Zoo Min Chae-ryung Special appearance
Minari Monica Yi American film [33]
2022 Hommage Narrator barrier-free version [34]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Road No. 1 Jo In-sook [35]
2013 Drama Special – Yeon-woo's Summer Lee Yeon-woo one act-drama [36]
2015 Imaginary Cat Bok-gil (voice) [37]
2015–2016 Six Flying Dragons Yoon-rang / Cheok Sa Gwang [38]
2016–2017 Hello, My Twenties! Yoon Jin-myung Season 1–2 [39]
2018 Switch Oh Ha-ra [40]
2019 Nokdu Flower Song Ja-in [41]
2020 My Unfamiliar Family Kim Eun-hee [42]
2021 Doom at Your Service Patient Cameo (episode 3,6) [43]
Hometown Jo Jung-hyun [44][45]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Love Alarm DJ Radio Cameo (episode 5); Season 2
2023 One Day Off Kim Yeon-joo Cameo [46]

Radio shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018–2019 Han Ye-ri FM movie music DJ June 18, 2018 – January 31, 2019

Discography

Singles

Title Year Album
"Rain Song " 2020 Minari Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Wind Song"

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Asian Film Awards 2015 Best Supporting Actress Haemoo Nominated [47]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2013 Best New Actress – Film As One Won [48]
2015 Best Supporting Actress – Film Haemoo Nominated
2017 Best Actress – Film Worst Woman Nominated
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2012 Best New Actress As One Nominated [49]
2014 Best Supporting Actress Haemoo Nominated
2016 Best Leading Actress Worst Woman Nominated
Buil Film Awards 2015 Best Supporting Actress Haemoo Nominated
Busan Film Critics Awards 2017 Best Actress A Quiet Dream Won
BIFF with Marie Claire Asia Star Awards 2016 Rising Star Award Han Ye-ri Won
2022 Marie Claire Award Won [50]
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2015 Best Supporting Actress Haemoo Nominated [51]
Grand Bell Awards 2014 Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards 2021 Best Supporting Female Minari Nominated
Indiana Film Journalists Association 2020 Best Actress Nominated
Jeonju IFF, Moet Rising Star Award 2016 Rising Star Han Ye-ri Won [52]
KBS Drama Awards 2013 Best Actress in a One-Act Drama/Special Yeon-woo's Summer Won [53]
KOFRA Film Awards 2013 Discovery of the year As One Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Best New Actress Nominated
Max Movie Awards 2015 Best Supporting Actress Haemoo Nominated
Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival 2008 Special Jury Prize for Acting Giraffe & Africa Won [54]
2010 Be with Me Won [55]
New York Film Critics Online 2021 Best Lead Actress Minari Nominated [56]
SBS Drama Awards 2018 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama Switch Nominated [57]
2019 Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Nokdu Flower Won [58]
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2021 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Minari Nominated
Shinfilm Art Film Festival 2017 Actress in a commercial film Han Ye-ri Won
University Film Festival of Korea Best Actress Worst Woman Won
Wildflower Film Awards 2017 Nominated

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor
Country Year Honor Ref.
South Korea[note 1] 2021 Prime Minister's Commendation [62]

Notes

  1. ^ Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[59][60] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.[61]

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Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actress – Film
Busan Film Critics Awards for Best Actress
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