Shin Min-a
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 5, 1984 (age 42)
- Birthplace
- Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Biography
Shin Min-a born April 5th, 1984 with the birth name Yang Min-a (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-a 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.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
Smart Home
Movie
Here
TV · 1 ep
Wed Thu Fri
TV · as Cha Eun-soo · 1 ep
The Eyes
Movie · as Seo-jin / Seo-in
The Remarried Empress
TV · as Navier Ellie Trovi · 10 eps
Karma
TV · as Lee Joo-yeon · 6 eps
No Gain No Love
TV · as Son Hae-yeong · 12 eps
Here for Promo
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Our Season
Movie · as Bang Jin-joo
Salon Drip
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Our Blues
TV · as Min Seon-a · 20 eps
Absolutely Nothing Prepared
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
TV · as Yoon Hye-jin · 16 eps
Diva
Movie · as Yi-young
Chief of Staff
TV · as Kang Sun-Young · 20 eps
You Quiz on the Block
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tomorrow with You
TV · as Song Ma-rin · 16 eps
A Quiet Dream
Movie · as Min-a
Oh My Venus
TV · as Kang Ju-eun · 16 eps
Gyeongju
Movie · as Gong Yoon-hee
My Love, My Bride
Movie · as Mi-young
The X
Movie · as Mi-ah
Tale of Arang
TV · as Arang / Lee Seo Rim · 20 eps
My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho
TV · as Gu Mi-ho · 16 eps
Running Man
TV · 1 ep
The Naked Kitchen
Movie · as Ahn Mo-rae
Sisters on the Road
Movie · as Myung-eun
A Million
Movie · as Jo Yu-jin
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
TV · as Self · 1 ep
My Mighty Princess
Movie · as So-hwi
Go Go 70s
Movie · as Mimi
Summer Days
TV · as Min · 1 ep
The Devil
TV · as Seo Hae-in · 20 eps
A Bittersweet Life
Movie · as Hee-soo
The Beast and the Beauty
Movie · as Jang Hae-ju
Sad Movie
Movie · as Ahn Soo-eun
A Love to Kill
TV · as Cha Eun-Seok · 16 eps
Madeleine
Movie · as Lee Hee-jin
Punch
TV · as Jang Yu-Bin · 16 eps
Volcano High
Movie · as Yoo Chae-yi
Beautiful Days
TV · as Lee Min-ji · 24 eps