Shin Min-a
Born: 1984-04-05 in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- Karma as Lee Joo-yeon
2024
- No Gain No Love as Son Hae-yeong
- Hyeri's Club as Herself
2023
- Our Season as Bang Jin-joo
- Salon Drip as Self
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
2018
- You Quiz on the Block as Self
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
- My Love, My Bride as Mi-young
2013
- The X as Mi-ah
2012
- Tale of Arang as Arang / Lee Seo Rim
2010
- Running Man
- My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho as Gu Mi-ho
2009
- You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook as Self
- A Million as Jo Yu-jin
- The Naked Kitchen as Ahn Mo-rae
- Sisters on the Road as Myung-eun
2008
- My Mighty Princess as So-hwi
- Go Go 70's as Mimi
- Summer Days as Min
2007
- The Devil as Seo Hae-in
2005
- A Bittersweet Life as Hee-soo
- Sad Movie as Ahn Soo-eun
- The Beast and the Beauty as Jang Hae-ju
- A Love to Kill as Cha Eun-Seok
2001
- Volcano High as Yoo Chae-yi
- Beautiful Days as Lee Min-ji