Nam Bo-ra

Nam Bo-ra
Nam Bo-ra
	Nam Bora at the 2023 KBS Drama Awards in December
Born	November 27, 1989 (age 34); Seoul, South Korea
Education	Dongduk Women's University - Broadcasting
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present
Agent	Jellyfish Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul	남보라
Revised Romanization	Nam Bo-ra
McCune–Reischauer	Nam Pora

Nam Bo-ra (

Don't Cry, Mommy.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Personal life

Nam grew up in a large family, with one elder brother and twelve younger siblings (7 males, 5 females), though one of her younger brothers and one of her younger sisters had died.[4]

One of her nephews is No Min-woo (better known by his stage name Minwoo), a South Korean

boy group BOYFRIEND.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Death Bell 2	Hyun-ah
2010	I Saw the Devil	Section Chief Oh's daughter
2011	Sunny	young Seo Geum-ok
2012	Howling	Jung-ah
	Horror Stories	Bak-ji	segment: "Secret Recipe"
	Don't Cry, Mommy	Eun-ah
2013	The Suspect	Ji Dong-chul's wife
2015	Moon Young	Yeong-eun
2019	A Diamond In The Rough	Kim Gi-soon^[6]
2021	Croissant	Seong-eun	^[7]
	New Year Blues	Hyo Young's neighbor	Cameo
	A Long Day		^[8]
2023	My Brilliant Revenge	Uhm So-hyun	^[9]

Television series

Year	Title	Role
	아싸 호랭나비 II : 최극의 비후
2006	Look Back With a Smile	Nam Bo-ra
2010	Road No. 1	Kim Soo-hee
	Drama Special "Last Flashman"	Jo Ah-ra
	Once Upon a Time in Saengchori	Oh Na-young
2011	Glory Jane	Kim Jin-joo
2012	Moon Embracing the Sun	Princess Minhwa
2013	Shark	Han Yi-hyun
	Drama Special "The Memory in My Old Wallet"	Chae Soo-ah
	A Little Love Never Hurts	Song Eun-joo
2014	Only Love	Kim Saet-byul
2015	My Heart Twinkle Twinkle	Lee Soon-jung
2015	KBS Web Drama Special: Love Detective Sherlock K	Kang Da-hae/Sherlock-K
2016	Spark	Son Ha-neul
2017	Lovers in Bloom	Jin Bo-ra
2018	Top Star U-back	Noh Hae-won
2021	The Penthouse: War in Life 2	pianist for Bae Ro Na (Cameo) ^[10]
2022	It's Beautiful Now	Kim Yu-jin^[11]
2022	Today's Webtoon	Jang Hye-mi^[12]
2023-2024	Live Your Own Life	Jeong Mi-rim^[13]

Variety show

Year	Title
2005	Chorus of Angels (Sunday Sunday Night)
2008	날아라 슛돌이 4기
2013	Season 3
2018	Secret Sisters
2019–2022	Class of Difference

Music video

Year	Song title	Artist
2003	"Ache Aching"	Sol Flower
2012	"Leaving"^[14]	Noel
2013	"Hello"	NU'EST
2014	"The Space Between"	SoYou, Kwon Soonil, Park Yongin (Urban Zakapa)

Discography

Album information	Track listing
Project 나쁜사랑 (Project Bad Love) Single Released: November 24, 2009 Label: Starsharp Entertainment	Track listing Intro 나쁜 사랑 (Bad Love)

Ambassadorship

Public relations ambassador representing Yellow Umbrella (2023)[15]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2011	19th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards^[16]	Best New Actress in a Drama	Once Upon a Time in Saengchori, Glory Jane	Won
2012	MBC Drama Awards	Best New Actress	Moon Embracing the Sun	Nominated
2013	49th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actress	Don't Cry Mommy	Nominated
	34th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best New Actress	Don't Cry Mommy	Nominated
	KBS Drama Awards	Best New Actress	Shark, The Memory in My Old Wallet	Nominated
2014	3rd APAN Star Awards	Best New Actress	Only Love	Won
2014	SBS Drama Awards	New Star Award	Only Love	Won

References

^ Hong, Grace Danbi (October 18, 2012). "Video: U-Kiss Dong Ho and Nam Bo Ra's Posters for Don't Cry Mommy Revealed". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
^ "Crybaby Nam Bo Ra, "I Want To Stop Crying, But..." Cries Again". KDramaStars. October 15, 2012. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
^ "Nam Bora says, "I once made some chocolate for a person I loved"". Korea.com. October 15, 2012. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
^ "'13남매 장녀' 남보라, 추석 앞두고 눈물 '왈칵'". Newsis via Naver. September 29, 2023. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^ "'해피투게더' 남보라, 민우와 다정한 사진 공개…"사실 제 고모예요. 고모 짱!"". Segye Ilbo (in Korean). August 21, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "A Diamond in the Rough (Korean Movie - 2018) - 크게 될 놈". HanCinema. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
^ "Croissant Movie - 2020". HanCinema. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
^ Jang Ah-reum (December 2, 2021). "김동완·남보라·신소율·서준영 '긴하루' 12월 개봉…포스터 공개" [Kim Dong-wan, Nam Bo-ra, Shin So-yul, Seo Jun-young 'A Long Day' opens in December... poster release] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Naver.
^ Lee Jun-hyun (March 20, 2023). "남보라, '찬란한 나의 복수'로 스크린 복귀…미혼모 워킹맘 엄소현 役" [Bora Nam returns to the screen with 'My Brilliant Revenge'... Eom So-hyun, a single mother and a working mother] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Seok Jae-hyun (February 9, 2021). "펜트하우스2' 측 "남보라 특별출연, 역할은 방송으로 확인 부탁"(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ Lee Yi-jin (May 15, 2022). "'현재는 아름다워' 현미래, ♥윤시윤에 남보라 질투" [‘You’re Beautiful Now’ Hyun Mi-rae, ♥ Nam Bo-ra is jealous of Yoon Si-yoon]. Xports News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^ Park, Soo-in (June 8, 2022). "남보라 '오늘의 웹툰' 출연, 업계 1위 영툰 부편집장 된다" [Nam Bo-ra to appear in 'Today's Webtoon' to become the industry's No. 1 Youngtoon deputy editor] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Lee Min-ji (June 15, 2023). "'효심이네 각자도생' 남보라 출연, 변호사 출신 배우 지망생 된다 [공식]" ['Hyosim's self-reliance' Nam Bo-ra appeared, became an aspiring lawyer-turned-actress [Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
^ Ho, Stewart (April 16, 2012). "Noel Releases Music Video Preview Featuring Nam Bo Ra". enewsWorld. Retrieved November 23, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Jang Ji-yoon (December 6, 2022). "남보라, 소상공인 돕는다…노란우산 홍보대사 발탁" [Bora Nam helps small business owners... Selected as Yellow Umbrella Public Relations Ambassador] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Hong, Lucia (December 16, 2011). "So Ji-sub, Park Hae-il, Lee Tae-gon win top prize at culture and entertainment ceremony". 10Asia. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2012.

External links

[1] Hong, Grace Danbi (October 18, 2012). "Video: U-Kiss Dong Ho and Nam Bo Ra's Posters for Don't Cry Mommy Revealed". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2012.

[2] "Crybaby Nam Bo Ra, "I Want To Stop Crying, But..." Cries Again". KDramaStars. October 15, 2012. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2012.

[3] "Nam Bora says, "I once made some chocolate for a person I loved"". Korea.com. October 15, 2012. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2012.

[4] "'13남매 장녀' 남보라, 추석 앞두고 눈물 '왈칵'". Newsis via Naver. September 29, 2023. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.

[5] "'해피투게더' 남보라, 민우와 다정한 사진 공개…"사실 제 고모예요. 고모 짱!"". Segye Ilbo (in Korean). August 21, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[6] "A Diamond in the Rough (Korean Movie - 2018) - 크게 될 놈". HanCinema. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2019.

[7] "Croissant Movie - 2020". HanCinema. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.

[8] Jang Ah-reum (December 2, 2021). "김동완·남보라·신소율·서준영 '긴하루' 12월 개봉…포스터 공개" [Kim Dong-wan, Nam Bo-ra, Shin So-yul, Seo Jun-young 'A Long Day' opens in December... poster release] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Naver.

[9] Lee Jun-hyun (March 20, 2023). "남보라, '찬란한 나의 복수'로 스크린 복귀…미혼모 워킹맘 엄소현 役" [Bora Nam returns to the screen with 'My Brilliant Revenge'... Eom So-hyun, a single mother and a working mother] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Naver.

[10] Seok Jae-hyun (February 9, 2021). "펜트하우스2' 측 "남보라 특별출연, 역할은 방송으로 확인 부탁"(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[11] Lee Yi-jin (May 15, 2022). "'현재는 아름다워' 현미래, ♥윤시윤에 남보라 질투" [‘You’re Beautiful Now’ Hyun Mi-rae, ♥ Nam Bo-ra is jealous of Yoon Si-yoon]. Xports News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[12] Park, Soo-in (June 8, 2022). "남보라 '오늘의 웹툰' 출연, 업계 1위 영툰 부편집장 된다" [Nam Bo-ra to appear in 'Today's Webtoon' to become the industry's No. 1 Youngtoon deputy editor] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022 – via Naver.

[13] Lee Min-ji (June 15, 2023). "'효심이네 각자도생' 남보라 출연, 변호사 출신 배우 지망생 된다 [공식]" ['Hyosim's self-reliance' Nam Bo-ra appeared, became an aspiring lawyer-turned-actress [Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

[14] Ho, Stewart (April 16, 2012). "Noel Releases Music Video Preview Featuring Nam Bo Ra". enewsWorld. Retrieved November 23, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[15] Jang Ji-yoon (December 6, 2022). "남보라, 소상공인 돕는다…노란우산 홍보대사 발탁" [Bora Nam helps small business owners... Selected as Yellow Umbrella Public Relations Ambassador] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Naver.

[16] Hong, Lucia (December 16, 2011). "So Ji-sub, Park Hae-il, Lee Tae-gon win top prize at culture and entertainment ceremony". 10Asia. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2012.

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v t e APAN Star Awards for Newcomer Awards
2010s	Jeong Eun-ji, Oh Yeon-seo, Yoo In-na and Yoon Jin-yi (2012) Choi Jin-hyuk, Kim Woo-bin, Kim Yoo-ri and Lee Yu-bi (2013) Do Kyung-soo, Son Ho-jun, Nam Bo-ra and Kim Seul-gi (2014) Byun Yo-han, Nam Joo-hyuk, Chae Soo-bin and Lim Ji-yeon (2015) Park Bo-gum, Yoon Kyun-sang, Kim Yoo-jung and Lee Hye-ri (2016) Yang Se-jong, Jang Ki-yong, Kim Tae-ri and Won Jin-ah (2018)
2020s	Jang Dong-yoon, Lee Do-hyun and Jeon Mi-do (2020) Yoon Chan-young, Tang Jun-sang and Park Ji-hu (2022) Moon Sang-min, Kim Dong-hwi, Lee Han-byeol and Jo Ah-ram (2023)
Previously, it was the Rising Star Award.

v t e SBS Drama Awards for Best New Actress
1990s	Lee Young-ae (1993) Jung Seon-kyung and Hwang Soo-jung (1995) Im Sang-a (1996) Lee Tae-ran and Kim Hyun-joo (1998) Kang Sung-yeon and Jun Ji-hyun (1999)
2000s	Hwang In-young, Kim Min-hee and Kim Yoo-mi (2000) Gong Hyo-jin, Lee Yoo-jin and Lee Ji-hyun (2001) Han Eun-jung, Kim Jung-hwa, Kim Min-jung, Lee Yo-won, Park Sol-mi and Sung Yu-ri (2002) Choi Jung-won, Kim Tae-hee, Park Han-byul, Shin Min-a, So Yi-hyun and Yoo Min (2003) Eugene, Jeong Da-bin and Jo An (2004) Yoon Se-ah, Yoon Jung-hee, Lee Bo-young and Hyun Young (2005) Go Ara, Lee Ha-na, Claudia Kim, Yoon Ji-min and Park Si-yeon (2006) Choi Yeo-jin, Koo Hye-sun, Lee Ji-hyun, Lee Young-eun and Wang Bit-na (2007) Cha Ye-ryun, Chae Young-in, Han Hyo-joo, Im Jung-eun, Moon Chae-won and Yoon So-yi (2008) Park Shin-hye, Son Dam-bi, Lee Min-jung, Lee So-yeon and Lee Tae-im (2009)
2010s	Hahm Eun-jung, Han Chae-ah, Hwang Jung-eum and Nam Gyu-ri (2010) Goo Hara, Im Soo-hyang, Jin Se-yeon, Jeong Yu-mi, Seo Hyo-rim, Shin Hyun-been and Wang Ji-hye (2011) Go Joon-hee, Kwon Yu-ri, Park Hyo-joo, Park Se-young , Sulli and Yoon Jin-yi (2012) Jeong Eun-ji, Kang So-ra, Kim Ji-won, Kim So-hyun, Kim Yoo-ri and Lee Da-hee (2013) Han Sun-hwa, Han Groo, Lee Yu-bi, Nam Bo-ra and Kim Yoo-jung (2014) Gong Seung-yeon, Go Ah-sung, Lee Yul-eum, Lee Elijah and Lim Ji-yeon (2015) Lee Hye-ri, Bang Min-ah, Moon Ji-in and Yang Jin-sung (2016) Kim Da-som (2017) Lee Yoo-young (2018) Go Min-si and Keum Sae-rok (2019)
2020s	So Joo-yeon (2020) Choi Ye-bin, Han Ji-hyun and Roh Jeong-eui (2021) Jang Gyu-ri, Lee Eun-saem and Gong Sung-ha (2022) Kwon Ah-reum, Yang Hye-ji, Jung Soo-bin (2023)
From 2001 to 2016, it was the New Star Award.