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Han Hyo-joo

Name in Native Language: "한효주" (Korean/KO)
Actress / Film Actress / Model (person) | * 02/22/1987 (37) | Cheongju, North Chungcheong (South Korea)
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Han Hyo-joo (Korean: 한효주; born Han Ji-yeong, February 22, 1987) is a South Korean actress, model and singer. She is best known for her leading roles in television series such as Heaven & Earth (2007), Iljimae (2008), Brilliant Legacy (2009), Dong Yi (2010) for which she won the coveted Best Actress award at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards, W (2016), Happiness (2021) and Moving (2023), as well as the films Masquerade (2012), which is one of the highest grossing Korean films of all-time, Cold Eyes (2013), for which she won Best Actress at the 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards, Love 911 (2012), The Beauty Inside ()
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Han Hyo-Joo (한효주) was born on February 22, 1987 in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea. Her mother worked as an elementary school teacher before becoming an inspector for public schools and her father worked in the military. As a child, Han Hyo-Joo was good in sports and enjoyed track & field. In her sophomore year of high school, Han Hyo-Ju moved to Seoul and attended Bulgok High School. Although her father, conservative & strict, opposed her move to Seoul she was able to go forth with her wishes. After high school, Han Hyo-Joo majored in theatre atDongguk University. According to Han Hyo-Ju, her personality fits her blood type-A classification: calm, doesn't get angry easily, & able to endure without a lot of expression. In 2003, Han Hyo-Ju won the grand prize for the Miss Bing-geure contest, which attracted the attention from the entertainment world (Bing-geure is a Korean food company). In 2005, Han Hyo-Ju received her first acting roles in the MBC sitcom “Nonstop 5” and the movie “My Boss, My Teacher”. Her debut performances went largely unnoticed. In 2006 Han Hyo-Ju received her first leading role in the KBS2 drama “Spring Waltz”. Director Yun Seok-Ho of “Spring Waltz” stated that he first got the idea to cast Han Hyo-Joo after browsing the Internet and coming across her picture. Yun Seok-Ho felt she still held the purity of a child and a sense of mysteriousness which suited her character well. Han Hyo-Joo also stated that working on “Spring Waltz” was difficult, largely due to her inexperience in acting. Han Hyo-Joo's first leading performance in a feature film came with the 2006 independent film “Ad Lib Night,” helmed by well-regarded directorLee Yoon-Ki. Han Hyo-Joo's experience working on “Ad Lib Night” went far more smoothly than her first leading role in a drama series. Han Hyo-Joo recalled that the one month shoot seemed to zoom by and wished it could have lasted longer. Her performance was enthusiastically received by critics and Han Hyo-Joo received “Best Actress” awards from the 26th Korean Movie Critics Organization and the 20th Singapore International Film Festival. Han Hyo-Joo's commercial break-out role came with her performance in the popular 2009 SBS drama series “Brilliant Legacy,” alongside actor/singerLee Seung-Ki. The drama series, mixing a healthy dose of Korean melodrama with a Charles Dickens' “Great Expectations” like storyline, captured the attention of Koreans throughout the summer of 2009. “Brilliant Legacy”regularly received ratings in excess of 40% and catapulted Han Hyo-Joo as one of the more popular young actresses in Korea. With her popularity, media reports and gossip magazines began to speculate on who Han Hyo-Joo was dating. In 2010, Han Hyo-Joo branched out of her comfort zone and took the lead role in the MBC historical drama series “Dong Yi”.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Han Hyo-joo

Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actress
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Movies with Han Hyo-joo as Actress(19)

as Big Knife2023 Believer 2
as Adult Na Bo-ra2022 20th Century Girl
as Lee Yoon-hee2018 Illang: The Wolf Brigade
as Jun Sun-yung2018 Golden Slumber
as Jung So-yool2016 Love, Lies
as Yi-soo2015 The Beauty Inside
as Min Ja-young (20s)2015 C'est Si Bon
as Ha Yoon-joo2013 Cold Eyes
as Queen Joong-jun2012 Masquerade
as Doctor Mi-Soo2012 Love 911
as Jung-Hwa2011 Always
as Jo Ha-na2009 Heaven's Postman
as Lim Ha-jung2008 Ride Away
as Woman at a bus stop2008 My Dear Enemy
as Yoo Mi-jung2006 My Boss, My Teacher
as Lee Bo-Kyung2006 Ad Lib Night

TV Shows/Series with Han Hyo-joo as Actress(13)

as Lee Mi-hyun2023 Moving
as Yoon Sae-bom2021 Happiness
as SoYun Pak2019 Treadstone
as Oh Yeon-joo2016 W: Two Worlds Apart
as Dong Yi2010 Dong Yi
as Go Eun Sung2009 Brilliant Legacy
as Jin Mi Ah2009 Soul Special
as Byun Eun Chae2008 Iljimae
as Suk Ji Soo2007 Like Land and Sky
as Seo/Park Eun-young2006 Spring Waltz
2000 Nonstop

Additional Information

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Full Name: Hyo-ju Han
Citizenship: South Korea
Born: Sunday, 02/22 1987 (February) in Cheongju, North Chungcheong (South Korea) (current age: 37 years + 35 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: Korean (KO, native language)
Educated at: Dongguk University
Represented by: BH Entertainment, FLaMme
Other names for Han Hyo-joo (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"한효주"
"Han Hyo Joo"
"Hyo-ju Han"
"Han Hyo-ju"
"Hyo-joo Han"
"Han Hyo Ju"
"韓孝周"
"ハン・ヒョジュ"
"韩孝周"
"Han Ji-yeong"
"Han Hyo-ju" (Revised Romanization)
Han Hyo-joo frequently works together with these people:
Kim You-jung (4x, Actress)
Tim Kring (4x, Crew)
Baik (4x, Crew)
Lee Seung-gi (4x, Actor)
Lee Yoon-ki (4x, Crew)
Jung Do-ahn (3x, Crew)
Kim Young-min (3x, Actor)
Kim Byung-seo (3x, Crew)
Cho Ui-seok (3x, Crew)
Lee Hee-eun (3x, Crew)
Byun Yo-han (3x, Actor)
Gang Hye-yeong (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:5592, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024