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Shin Min-a Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1984-04-05

Birthplace:
Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Credits:
40 Total Roles

Shin Min-a

Acting

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Biography

Shin Min-ah, born April 5th, 1984 with the birth name Yang Min-ah (μ–‘λ―Όμ•„), is a popular South Korean actress & model. Her family consists of a father, mother, older sister & brother. In middle school, she took a picture with her friends on a school picnic and sent the photo to the teen magazine KiKi ("ν‚€ν‚€"). From that picture, she was chosen as a model for the magazine. Afterward, she would first appear in commercials and music videos. In 2001, she made her acting debut in the movie "Volcano High" and would appear again two years later in "Madeleine". Her breakout performance would occur in the 2005 gangster film "A Bittersweet Life". Her character, Hee-soo, displayed a mixture of purity and maturity that captivated South Korean audiences. Since that time, she has received an assortment of acting offers from top Korean directors and expanded her acting repertoire by selecting various types of roles: from the martial-arts comedy "My Mighty Princess" to 70's go-go dancer "Go Go 70s" to the smaller independent film "Sisters on the Road".

More recently in 2009, Shin Min-ah participated in the project "Miracle Blue," which is a collaboration between herself, the Korean alternative band Loveholic, and the fashion design company, Calvin Klein. In the music video "Miracle Blue," in which she sings, she also performs as various characters displaying child-like innocence to the sexy blonde-haired singer.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Karma TV Lee Joo-yeon
2024 No Gain No Love TV Son Hae-yeong
2024 Hyeri's Club TV Self
2023 Our Season MOVIE Bang Jin-joo
2023 Salon Drip TV Self
2022 Our Blues TV Min Seon-a
2021 Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha TV Yoon Hye-jin
2020 Diva MOVIE Yi-young
2019 Chief of Staff TV Kang Sun-Young
2018 You Quiz on the Block TV Self

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