Born (1984-12-23) December 23, 1984 (age 41)Alma materKorea National University of Arts (Traditional Dance)[1]OccupationsYears active2007-presentAgent(s)Saram Entertainment (Korea)Echo Lake Entertainment (United States)[2]Spouse Korean nameHangulRRGim YeriMRKim YeriStage nameHangulRRHan YeriMRHan Yeri
Kim Ye-ri (Korean: 김예리; born December 23, 1984), known professionally as Han Ye-ri (한예리), is a South Korean actress.
Han built her filmography by starring in short films and indies.[3][4][5] She drew notice in the sports drama As One (2012), for which she learned the Hamgyŏng dialect in her role as real-life North Korean table tennis athlete Yu Sun-bok.[6]
Han in August 2014
She played her first mainstream leading roles in the action thrillers Commitment (2013) and Haemoo (2014),[7][8] and romantic film A Dramatic Night (2015).[9] Han also starred in the critically acclaimed indie Worst Woman (2016) by Kim Jong-kwan.[10][11][12] Han extended her filmography to television, starring in sageuk Six Flying Dragons (2015-2016) and youth comedy Hello, My Twenties! (2016-2017).[13]
In 2021, Han's Hollywood debut, Minari, was nominated for six categories at the 93rd Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Music, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress and Best Actor.[14]
In April 2021, Han signed with USA agency Echo Lake Entertainment,[2] and Han confirmed her attendance at the 2021 Academy Awards.[15]
On June 9, 2022, the agency confirmed that Han married her non-celebrity boyfriend in early 2022.[16]
Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2006 Passionate Sonata Short film 2007 Giraffe & Africa Ye-rin Short film Resurrection of the Butterfly Young Kwan Also credited as choreographer 2008 Blooming in Spring Short film 2009 One Step More to the Sea Won-woo Let the Blue River Run Sook-yi Paju Mi-ae A Blind River So-yeon Be with Me Cha-kyung Short film A Trip to the Moon 2010 One Night StandRead My LipsGhost (Be with Me) Ran Omnibus film (segment "Tarot 3: The Unseen/Hands That Call") Bang! Girl Short film Anyang, Paradise City [17] 2011 Nice Shorts! 2011 Omnibus film (segment "Hundred Years of Abduction") [18] Anyang, Paradise City Staff #1 [19] 49th Day Little daughter Short film The Physics ClassAdventure Seo-young [20] Ordinary Days Hyo-ri Omnibus film (segment "AMONG") [21] 2012 As One Yu Sun-bok 2013 South Bound Choi Min-joo [22] Dear Dolphin Cha-kyung [23] Big Good Also credited as assistant director The Spy: Undercover Operation Baek Seol-hee [24] Commitment Hye-in 2014 Kundo: Age of the Rampant Gok-ji [24] Haemoo Hong-mae Phantoms of the Archive Omnibus film (segment "A Hat's Journey") [25] 2015 Love Guide for Dumpees Jung Si-hoo Love and... Granddaughter [26] 2016 Worst Woman Eun-hee [27] The Hunt Kim Yang-Soon [28] A Quiet Dream Ye-ri [29] 2017 The Table Eun-hee [30] 2018 Illang: The Wolf Brigade Goo Mi-kyeong [31] Champion Soo-jin [32] Ode to the Goose Chemist Special appearance [33] 2020 Secret Zoo Min Chae-ryung Special appearance Minari Monica Yi American film [34] 2022 Hommage Narrator barrier-free version [35] Han at the 2025 Marie Claire Korea Asia Star Awards Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2010 Road No. 1 Jo In-sook [36] 2013 KBS Drama Special:"Yeon-woo's Summer" Lee Yeon-woo one act-drama [37] 2015 Imaginary Cat Bok-gil (voice) [38] 2015-2016 Six Flying Dragons Yoon-rang / Cheok Sa Gwang [39] 2016-2017 Hello, My Twenties! Yoon Jin-myung Season 1-2 [40] 2018 Switch Oh Ha-ra [41] 2019 Nokdu Flower Song Ja-in [42] 2020 My Unfamiliar Family Kim Eun-hee [43] 2021 Doom at Your Service Patient Cameo (episode 3,6) [44] Hometown Jo Jung-hyun [45][46] Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2019 Love Alarm DJ Radio Cameo (episode 5); Season 2 2023 One Day Off Kim Yeon-joo Cameo [47] Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2024 김윤아 Kim Yuna - 장밋빛 인생 La Vie Rosée Official M/V Dancer 3 mag 2024 on YouTube Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2018-2019 Han Ye-ri FM movie music DJ June 18, 2018 - January 31, 2019 Title Year Album "Rain Song " 2020 Minari Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Wind Song" Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref. Asian Film Awards 2015 Best Supporting Actress Haemoo Nominated [48] Baeksang Arts Awards 2013 Best New Actress - Film As One Won [49] 2015 Best Supporting Actress - Film Haemoo Nominated 2017 Best Actress - Film Worst Woman Nominated Blue Dragon Film Awards 2012 Best New Actress As One Nominated [50] 2014 Best Supporting Actress Haemoo Nominated 2016 Best Leading Actress Worst Woman Nominated Buil Film Awards 2015 Best Supporting Actress Haemoo Nominated Busan Film Critics Awards 2017 Best Actress A Quiet Dream Won BIFF with Marie Claire Asia Star Awards 2016 Rising Star Award Han Ye-ri Won 2022 Marie Claire Award Won [51] Chunsa Film Art Awards 2015 Best Supporting Actress Haemoo Nominated [52] Grand Bell Awards 2014 Nominated Independent Spirit Awards 2021 Best Supporting Female Minari Nominated Indiana Film Journalists Association 2020 Best Actress Nominated Jeonju IFF, Moet Rising Star Award 2016 Rising Star Han Ye-ri Won [53] KBS Drama Awards 2013 Best Actress in a One-Act Drama/Special Yeon-woo's Summer Won [54] KOFRA Film Awards 2013 Discovery of the year As One Nominated Best Supporting Actress Nominated Best New Actress Nominated Max Movie Awards 2015 Best Supporting Actress Haemoo Nominated Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival 2008 Special Jury Prize for Acting Giraffe & Africa Won [55] 2010 Be with Me Won [56] New York Film Critics Online 2021 Best Lead Actress Minari Nominated [57] SBS Drama Awards 2018 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama Switch Nominated [58] 2019 Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Nokdu Flower Won [59] Screen Actors Guild Awards 2021 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Minari Nominated Shinfilm Art Film Festival 2017 Actress in a commercial film Han Ye-ri Won University Film Festival of Korea Best Actress Worst Woman Won Wildflower Film Awards 2017 Nominated Name of country, year given, and name of honor Country Year Honor Ref. South Korea[a] 2021 Prime Minister's Commendation [63] Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref. Korean Film Council 2021 Korean Actors 200 Included [64][65]
