Ra Mi-ran

In this Korean name, the family name is Ra.

Ra Mi-ran (Korean: 라미란; born March 6, 1975) is a South Korean actress and television personality. She is best known for her roles in the television series Reply 1988 (2015–2016), Avengers Social Club (2017), and The Good Bad Mother (2023), as well as the films Ode to My Father (2014), The Himalayas (2015), The Last Princess (2016), Miss & Mrs. Cops (2019), Honest Candidate (2020), and Citizen of a Kind (2024).

Ra Mi-ran
Ra Mi-ran in April 2024
Born	(1975-03-06) March 6, 1975 (age 50) South Korea
Education	Seoul Institute of the Arts
Occupations	Actress television personality
Years active	2005–present
Agent	C-JeS
Spouse	Kim Jin-gu[1]
Children	Kim Geun-woo[2]
Korean name
Hangul	라미란
Revised Romanization	Ra Mi-ran
McCune–Reischauer	Ra Miran

Career

Ra Mi-ran in 2017

Before making her film debut in Lady Vengeance (2005), Ra Mi-ran spent years acting in theatre. Afterwards, she appeared in more than 40 films but did not receive acclaim or public recognition until she starred in Dancing Queen (2012), with one review calling her "the standout" as the protagonist's best friend and hairdresser.^[3]

She is most prolific as a supporting actress,^[4][5][6] notably in Lee Joon-ik's Hope (2013), for which her portrayal of a young boy's mother won Best Supporting Actress at the 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards;^[7] as well as The Himalayas (2015),^[8] for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards. She was also noted as a scene stealer in the hit cable drama Reply 1988 (2015).^[9][10]

Ra was also praised in her leading role as a North Korean defector in Jeon Kyu-hwan's indie 'Dance Town' (2011), with Variety calling it "riveting" and "a landmark performance."

Through the reality show Sister's Slam Dunk, she along with cast members Min Hyo Rin, Kim Sook, Hong Jin Kyung, Jessi, and Tiffany debuted as a girl group with the oldest average age in K-pop history, under the name Unnies.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005	Lady Vengeance	Oh Su-hee
2006	Forbidden Quest	housewife 1
	The Host		cameo
	Mission Sex Control	Un-nyeon
2007	Bank Attack	Mrs. Bong
2008	Life Is Cool		cameo
	Crush and Blush	Jung-nyeo's Aunt
	Portrait of a Beauty	nobleman's wife
2009	Thirst	Nurse Yu
	Running Turtle		cameo
	Searching for the Elephant	middle-aged teacher
2010	Twilight Gangsters		cameo
	Enemy at the Dead End	head nurse
	Hello Ghost		cameo
2011	Children...	psychic	cameo
	Late Blossom	nurse
	Dance Town	Ri Jeong-rim
	Penny Pinchers	Lady owner
2012	Dancing Queen	Myung-ae
	The Beat Goes On		cameo
	Runway Cop		cameo
	Two Moons	Na Mi-ran
	Horror Stories	mother
	Traffickers	female courier 1	cameo
	Code Name: Jackal	cleaner
2013	South Bound	Ra Mi-Ran	cameo
	Very Ordinary Couple	Ms. Son		[11]
	The Spy: Undercover Operation	Yakult		[12]
	Act	Doctor Choi	cameo
	Hope	Gwang-sik's wife
	The Weight	woman from Incheon
2014	Hot Young Bloods	Na-young		[13]
	My Love, My Bride	Madam		[14]
	Big Match	Young-ho's wife		[15]
	Ode to My Father	Deok-soo's paternal aunt		[16]
2015	Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies	Eum Soon-ok
	Wonderful Nightmare	Mi-sun		[17]
	The Himalayas	Jo Myeong-ae		[18]
	The Tiger	Chil-goo's wife		[19]
2016	Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River	Female Buddhist Yoon		[20]
	The Last Princess	Bok-soon		[21]
2017	Ordinary Person	Song Jeong-sook	special appearance	[22]
	The Mayor	Yang Jin-joo		[23]
	Speckles: The Tarbosaurus 2	Fang	voice
2018	High Society	Lee Hwa-ran		[24]
	Intimate Strangers	Kim So-wol	voice
2019	The Dude in Me	Oh Mi-seon		[25]
	Miss & Mrs. Cops	Mi-yeong		[26]
2020	Honest Candidate	Joo Sang-sook		[27]
2021	New Year Blues	Yong Mi's sister-in-law (cameo)
2022	Honest Candidate 2	Joo Sang-sook		[28][29]
	Come Back Home	Yeong Shim		[30][31][32]
	Highway Family	Yeong-seon		[33][34]
2024	Citizen of a Kind	Deok-hee		[35][36]
2025	Hi.5	Sun-nyeo		[37]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009	Cinderella Man	Velvet Lee
2011	The Duo	Eob Deuk-ne
2012	Fashion King	Young-gul's employee
	The King 2 Hearts		Cameo
	Only Because It's You	Yoon Gong-ja
2013	Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love	Jo Sa-seok's wife
	Ugly Miss Young-ae 12	Ra Mi-ran		[38]
	The Eldest	Na Mi-soon
	The Suspicious Housekeeper	Yang Mi-ja
	The Heirs	Myung-soo's mother	Cameo
2014	KBS Drama Special: "You're Pretty, Oh Man-book"	Nam Mi-soon		[39]
	Let's Eat		Cameo (episode 16)
	Ugly Miss Young-ae 13	Ra Mi-ran
	Steal Heart	Kkang-soon
	A Witch's Love	Baek Na-rae
	The Idle Mermaid	Seblin
	Lump in My Life	Class president's mother/ hairdresser
	Blade Man	Elisa Park
2015	Ugly Miss Young-ae 14	Ra Mi-ran
	Reply 1988	Ra Mi-ran
2016	Come Back Mister	Maya		[40]
	The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop	Bok Sun-nyeo		[41]
	Ugly Miss Young-ae 15	Ra Mi-ran
2017	Avengers Social Club	Hong Do-hee		[42]
	KBS Drama Special: "Madame Jung's Last Week"	Madame Jung		[43]
2018	The Beauty Inside	Han se-gye	Cameo (episode 10)
	The Miracle We Met	Jo Yeon-hwa		[44]
2019	Melting Me Softly	Kang Ok Bong (Panelist)	Cameo (episode 6)
	Black Dog: Being A Teacher	Park Seong-soon
2021	Bossam: Steal the Fate	A widow who gets bossam	Cameo (episode 1)	[45]
2023	The Good Bad Mother	Jin Young-soon		[46]
2024	Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born	Kang So-bok		[47]
	A Virtuous Business	Kim Mi-ran	Cameo (Episode 1)	[48]
	The Mysterious Candy Store	Hong-ja		[49]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2022	Dr. Park's Clinic	Sa Mo-rim	[50]
2023	Cruel Intern	Go Hae-ra	[51]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Real Man	Cast Member	Season 1, episode 69–73, Female Soldier Special	[52]
2016	Sister's Slam Dunk		Season 1	[53]
2018–2019	Weekend Playlist		Episode 1–17	[54]
2020	I Was a Car	Host	Season 1
	I Was a Car Winter Story		Season 2
2022	Living for an Empty House in a Fishing Village			[55]
2024	Europe Outside the Tent [ko]	Cast Member	Season 4	[56]

Discography

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales	Album
		KOR [57]	US World [58]
"Shut Up" (featuring Yoo Hee-yeol)	Released: July 1, 2016 Label: KBS Media Format: Digital download	3	—	KOR: 724,088+[59]	Non-album single
"Show Time" (with Lee Sung-kyung)[60][61]	Released: 2019	—	—	Miss & Mrs. Cops OST
"RAMIRANI ""라미란이" (with Mirani)[62]	Released: June 1, 2021	—	—

Stage

Musical

Musical's performances of Ra^[63]

Year	Title		Role	Venue	Date	Notes
	English	Korean
2006	A Midsummer's Nightmare	한여름밤의 악몽	Dongchun's Joy	Place Arts Centre CJ Towol Theatre	June 20–28	[64]
				Egg and Nucleus Small Theater	July 4–23	[65]
2006–2007	Five Sketches about Love	사랑에 관한 다섯개의 소묘	Virgin lady	Hansung Art Hall 2	December 13 – July 15	[66]
2007–2008	The Donkey Show	동키쇼	Helen	Daehangno Donkey Show Hall	April 28 – June 30	[3]
2008	Romeo and Bernadette	로미오&베르나뎃	Camille	Naru Art Center Grand Theater	July 4 – August 10	[67]
	When I Looked the Prettiest	내가 가장 예뻤을 때	Mother	Hansung Art Hall 2	March 13 – June 15	[68]
2008–2009	A Good Day in the Rain	억수로 좋은 날	Kyung-hee	SM Tintin Hall in Daehak-ro	November 22 – February 15	[69][70]
2009–2010	Briquette Road	연탄길	Female 1	Myungbo Art Hall Haram Hall	November 28 – February 28	[71]

Theater

Theater's performances of Ra

Year	Title		Role	Venue	Date	Notes
	English	Korean
2000	Boeing Boeing	보잉보잉	Housekeeper
2001	The Caucasian Chalk Circle	코카서스의 백묵원	Ra Mi-ran	Dongsoong Art Center Dongsoong Hall	Sep 4–9	[72]
2006	(27th) Seoul Theater Festival: I went to a chicken house!	(제27회) 서울연극제: 닭집에 갔었다!	Ju Madame	Arunguji Small Theater	May 12–21	[73]
2009	My First Time	마이 퍼스트 타임	Female	JTN Art Hall 3	Jan 3 – May 10	[74]
2009	Reckless People	막무가내들	Maiden Ghost Kim Ok-bin	Daehakro Small Theater Festival	Sep 4 – Oct 2	[75]

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Sortable table of awards and nominations received by Ra Mi-ran

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2018	Best Supporting Actress	The Miracle We Met	Nominated	[76]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2014	Best Supporting Actress – Film	Hope	Nominated
	2016		The Himalayas	Won	[77]
		Best Actress – Television	Reply 1988	Nominated	[78]
	2017	Best Supporting Actress – Film	The Last Princess	Nominated
	2018	Best Supporting Actress – Television	Avengers Social Club	Nominated	[79]
	2024	Best Actress – Film	Citizen of a Kind	Nominated	[80][81]
		Best Actress – Television	The Good Bad Mother	Nominated
Bechdel Day	2024	Bechdelian in Film	Citizen of a Kind	Won
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2012	Best Supporting Actress	Dancing Queen	Nominated
	2013		Hope	Won	[82]
	2014		My Love, My Bride	Nominated
	2015		Ode to My Father	Nominated
	2016		The Last Princess	Nominated
	2021[note 1]	Best Actress	Honest Candidate	Won	[83][84][85]
Brand Customer Loyalty Award	2021	Best Actress - Film	Ra Mi-ran	Won	[86]
Buil Film Awards	2016	Best Supporting Actress	The Himalayas	Nominated
	2017		The Last Princess	Nominated
Busan International Film Festival	2010	Best Actress (Korean Cinema Today - Vision program)	Dance Town	Won
Chunsa Film Art Awards	2016	Best Supporting Actress	The Himalayas	Nominated
		Special Popularity Award		Won	[87]
	2017	Best Supporting Actress	The Last Princess	Nominated
	2021	Best Actress	Honest Candidate	Nominated	[88]
Golden Cinema Film Festival [ko]	2023	Popularity Award selected by the cinematographer	Honest Candidate 2	Won	[89]
Grand Bell Awards	2012	Best Supporting Actress	Dancing Queen	Nominated
	2014		Hope	Nominated
	2015		Ode to My Father	Nominated
	2016		The Last Princess	Won	[90]
KBS Drama Awards	2016		The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop	Won	[91]
		Best Couple	Ra Mi-ran (with Cha In-pyo) The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop	Won
	2017	Excellence Award, Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama	KBS Drama Special – Madame Jung's Last Week	Won	[92][unreliable source?]
	2018	Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama	The Miracle We Met	Won	[93]
		Best Couple Award	Ra Mi-ran (with Kim Myung-min) The Miracle We Met	Won
			Ra Mi-ran (with Kai) The Miracle We Met	Nominated
KOFRA Film Awards	2014	Best Supporting Actress	Hope	Won	[94]
	2017		The Last Princess	Won	[95]
KBS Entertainment Awards	2016	Top Excellence Award for Variety Show	Sister's Slam Dunk	Won
Korea Cable TV Awards	2016	Popular Star	Reply 1988	Won	[96]
Max Movie Awards	2015	Best Supporting Actress	Ode to My Father	Nominated
	2016		The Himalayas	Won	[97]
MBC Entertainment Awards	2014	Excellence Award for Variety Show	Real Men	Won
SBS Drama Awards	2016	Special Acting Award, Actress in a Fantasy Drama	Come Back Mister	Nominated
Scene Stealer Festival	2016	Scene Stealer of the Year	Reply 1988	Won	[98]
tvN10 Awards		Scene Stealer, Actress		Won	[99]

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor

Country Or Organization	Year	Honor Or Award	Ref.
South Korea[note 2]	2017	Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation	[103]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
Forbes	2017	Korea Power Celebrity 40	19th	[104]

Notes

1. Delayed Until 2021 Due To COVID-19
2. 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.^[100][101] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.^[102]