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Shin Min-a

Shin Min-a

Birthday: 1984-04-05 | Place of Birth: Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Shin Min-ah, born April 5th, 1984 with the birth name Yang Min-ah (양민아), 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 ("키키"). 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Karma

as    Lee Joo-yeon

2025
Karma

as    Lee Ju Yeon

2024
No Gain No Love

as    Son Hae-yeong

2023
Our Season

as    Bang Jin-joo

2022
Our Blues

as    Min Seon-a

2021
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

as    Yoon Hye-jin

2020
Diva

as    Yi-young

2019
Chief of Staff

as    Kang Sun-Young

2017
Tomorrow with You

as    Song Ma-Rin

2016
A Quiet Dream

as    Min-a

2015
Oh My Venus

as    Kang Ju-eun

2014
Gyeongju

as    Gong Yoon-hee

2014
My Love, My Bride

as    Mi-young

2013
The X

as    Mi-ah

2012
Tale of Arang

as    Arang / Lee Seo Rim

2010
My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho

as    Gu Mi-ho

2009
The Naked Kitchen

as    Ahn Mo-rae

2009
A Million

as    Jo Yu-jin

2009
Sisters on the Road

as    Myung-eun

2008
Go Go 70's

as    Mimi

2008
My Mighty Princess

as    So-hwi

2007
The Devil

as    Seo Hae-in

2005
Sad Movie

as    Ahn Soo-eun

2005
A Love to Kill

as    Cha Eun-Seok

2005
A Bittersweet Life

as    Hee-soo

2005
The Beast and the Beauty

as    Jang Hae-ju

2003
Madeleine

as    Hee-jin

2003
Punch

as    Jang Yu-Bin

2001
Beautiful Days

as    Lee Min-ji

2001
Volcano High

as    Yoo Chae-yi