Oh Yoon-ah

Oh Yoon-ah is a South Korean actress and a former racing model.

In this Korean name, the family name is Oh.

Oh Yoon-ah
Oh in September 2023
Born	(1980-11-21) 21 November 1980 (age 44) Ulsan, South Korea
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	2003–present
Agent(s)	Polaris Entertainment Sandbox Network (YouTube)[1]
Spouse	Song Hoon ​ ​ (m. 2007; div. 2015)​
Children	1
Korean name
Hangul	오윤아
Revised Romanization	O Yun-a
McCune–Reischauer	O Yun-a
Signature

Career

Oh Yoon-ah began her career as a racing model ("race queen" or "pit babe"), and in 2000 she won the first Cyber Race Queen Contest.^[2] She became an entertainment reporter for MBC's Section TV in 2003. However, she was fired in a live interview where she stayed silent for 3 minutes.^[3]

Oh made her acting debut in 2004 TV series Into the Storm, but it was her supporting role as the heroine's friend in hit sitcom Old Miss Diary that made her into a household name.^[4] She continued acting on television, starring in That Woman, Mr. Goodbye, Surgeon Bong Dal-hee, Master of Study, Marry Me, Please, and notably Alone in Love, for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the 2006 SBS Drama Awards.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Oh at the 2010 KBS Drama Awards

Personal life

Oh married advertising executive Song Hoon at Imperial Palace Hotel Seoul on January 5, 2007.^[10][11] The couple divorced in 2015; they have one son, born in August 2007.^[12][13] Oh and her son, who has autism, were featured together on the 10th anniversary cover of The Big Issue Korea to raise awareness for people with autism.^[14]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2005	Love in Magic	Kim Hyun-joo
2006	Old Miss Diary - Movie	Oh Yoon-ah
2019	Scent of a Ghost	Manager Park
2021	The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey	Major company executive director	[15][16]
TBA	Mismatch	Song Hye	[17]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2004	Into the Storm
	You'll Find Out	Oh Hye-ran
	Old Miss Diary	Oh Yoon-ah, Mi-ja's friend
2005	Hello My Teacher	Chae Eun-sung
	That Woman	Oh Se-jung
2006	HDTV Literature: "The Flag"	Lee Min-jae
	Alone in Love	Kim Mi-yeon
	Mr. Goodbye	Kang Soo-jin
	Someday	Yoon Hye-young
2007	Surgeon Bong Dal-hee	Jo Moon-kyung
2008	Why Did You Come to My House?	Jang Bok-hee
	The Kingdom of the Winds	Hye-ab, Moo-hyul's nurse
2009	What's for Dinner?	Jo Young-mi
2010	Master of Study	Jang Ma-ri
	Marry Me, Please	Kim Yeon-ho
	Athena: Goddess of War	Oh Sook-kyung
2011	While You Were Sleeping	Go Hyun-sung
2012	21st Century Family	Lee Geum-pyo
	KBS Drama Special: "The Whereabouts of Noh Sook-ja"	Noh Sook-ja
	My Kids Give Me a Headache	Lee Young-hyun
2013	Incarnation of Money	Eun Bi-ryung
	The Eldest	Lee Ji-sook
2014	You're All Surrounded	Kim Sa-kyung
2015	Angry Mom	Joo Ae-yeon
2016	My Fair Lady	Yoo Joo-young
2017	Saimdang, Memoir of Colors	Whieumdang Choi
	Band of Sisters	Kim Eun-hyang
2018	Yeonnam-dong 539	Yoon Yi-na	[18]
	The Undateables	Coach Yang	[19]
	A Pledge to God	Na-gyong	[20]
2020	Hospital Playlist	Jung-won's second eldest sister (cameo)
	Once Again	Song Ga-Hee
2022	Fly High Butterfly	Michelle / Mi Sel	[21]
2023	Queen of Masks	Ko Yu-na	[22]

Variety shows

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2003	Section TV	Reporter
2012	She and Him	MC	[23]
2015	Look After My Dressing Table		[24]
2017	Swan Club	Cast
2018	Real Man 300	Cast
2020	Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant	Cast/contestant
2021	Money Touch Me	Host	[25][26]
2022	Hope TV SBS	Host with children	[27]

Web shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Chinchin Golf	Host	with Hong Eun-hee	[28]

Music video appearances

Year	Song Title	Artist
2003	"Just One Night"	M

Book

Year	Title	Ref.
2006	1 Day Fitness: Oh Yoon-ah and Kim Min-chul's Fitness & Beauty Guide	[29]

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Cyber Racing Queen Contest	2000	—	—	Won
SBS Drama Awards	2006	Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries	Alone in Love	Won
KBS Drama Awards		Best Supporting Actress	Mr. Goodbye	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a One-Act Drama/Special	The Flag	Nominated
KBS Drama Awards	2010	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Master of Study	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama	Marry Me, Please	Nominated
SBS Drama Awards	2011	Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama	While You Were Sleeping	Nominated
	2013	Special Acting Award, Actress in a Drama Special	Incarnation of Money	Nominated
	2014		You're All Surrounded	Nominated
MBC Drama Awards	2015	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Angry Mom	Nominated
KBS Drama Awards	2016	Best Supporting Actress	My Fair Lady	Nominated
SBS Drama Awards	2017	Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday–Thursday Drama	Saimdang, Memoir of Colors	Nominated	[30]
MBC Drama Awards	2018	Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend Special Project	A Pledge to God	Nominated
MBC Entertainment Awards		Excellence Award in Variety Category	Real Man 300	Nominated
18th KBS Entertainment Awards	2020	Best Entertainer Award in Reality Category	Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant	Won	[31]
		Excellence Award in Reality Category		Nominated	[32]
34th KBS Drama Awards		Best Supporting Actress	Once Again	Won
19th KBS Entertainment Awards	2021	Excellence Award in Reality Category	Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant	Won	[33]