# Kim Ha-neul (김하늘)
**Kim Ha-neul** (김하늘; born 1978) is a South Korean actress who has worked in film and television since the late 1990s, known for romantic comedies and melodramas such as *My Tutor Friend* (2003) and *7th Grade Civil Servant* (2009), and for the thriller *[Blind](https://www.edgepedia.org/blind-2011-film)* (2011), for which she won Best Actress at both the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Daejong Film Awards.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978, Seoul, South Korea[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=5485) |
| Screen debut | 1998 film *Bye June* (바이 준)[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=5485) |
| Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts, film department[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=5485) |
| Major awards | Best Actress, 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards and 48th Daejong Film Awards, for *Blind* (2011)[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=5485) |
| Signature genres | Romantic comedy and melodrama, from *My Tutor Friend* (2003) to *On Air* (2008)[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=5485) |
| Recent work | Disney+ series *A Family Matter* (화인가 스캔들, 2024) as Oh Wan-soo[2](https://www.tenasia.co.kr/article/2024080935324) |
| Family | Married a businessman one year her junior in March 2016; one daughter[3](https://m.skyedaily.com/pdf_view.html?pdf_url=%2Fdata%2Fskyn_pdf%2F2024%2F20240412%2Fweb%2F20240412-14) |
## Early life and debut
Kim Ha-neul was born in 1978 and attended Seoul Yonggok Elementary School, Yanggang Middle School, and Geumok Girls' High School before studying film at the [Seoul Institute of the Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/seoul-institute-of-the-arts).[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=5485) She entered the entertainment industry in 1996 as an exclusive model for the brand Storm, then moved into commercials, music videos, and acting.[4](https://kkami0123.tistory.com/330) Her screen debut came in the 1998 film *Bye June* (바이 준).[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=5485)
In her early career she was cast mainly in innocent, delicate roles, and was quickly given leading parts in dramas such as *Happy Together* (1999) and *Into the Sunlight* (햇빛속으로, 1999).[5](https://profilpelajar.com/index.php/ko/%EA%B9%80%ED%95%98%EB%8A%98)
## Film career
**Romantic comedy success.** The box-office success of *Donggam* (동감, 2000) established the clear, fresh screen image associated with her, and *My Tutor Friend* (동갑내기 과외하기, 2003) marked her turn toward comic, lighthearted acting, which succeeded commercially.[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=5485) She then sought a different image with the film *Bingwoo* (빙우, 2003).[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=5485) Her film credits through the 2000s include *Too Beautiful to Lie* (그녀를 믿지 마세요, 2004), *Almost Love* (청춘만화, 2006), *Lovers of Six Years* (6년째 연애중, 2008), *My Girlfriend Is an Agent* (7급 공무원, 2008), *Paradise* (2009), *You're My Pet* (2010), and *Blind* (2011).[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=5485) • [6](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/peopleView2.jsp?peopleCd=10006171)
**Awards for Blind.** The 2011 thriller *Blind*, in which she played Su-a, brought her the Best Actress award at the 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards and at the 48th Daejong Film Awards.[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=5485) Later films include *Remember You* (나를 잊지 말아요, 2014), *Making Family* (2015), *Misbehavior* (여교사, 2015), and *Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds* (2016), in which she played the God of Betrayal, Hell.[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=5485) • [6](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/peopleView2.jsp?peopleCd=10006171)
## Television career
Kim's television work has run alongside her film career. After the early dramas *Happy Together* and *Into the Sunlight*, she starred in *Piano* (2001) and *Romance* (로망스, 2002), the latter dealing with a love between a student and a teacher.[5](https://profilpelajar.com/index.php/ko/%EA%B9%80%ED%95%98%EB%8A%98) In the SBS drama *On Air* (온에어, 2008) she played a top star, Oh Seung-ah; the sunglasses her character wore drew viewer attention and became a noted fashion item of the period.[7](https://www.donga.com/news/Culture/article/all/20080315/8555613/9)
**Later leading roles.** *[A Gentleman's Dignity](https://www.edgepedia.org/a-gentlemans-dignity)* (신사의 품격, 2012) cast her as Seo Yi-soo.[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=5485) She returned to weekly drama after four years with KBS2's *On the Way to the Airport* (공항 가는 길, 2016), playing Choi Soo-a, a purser with twelve years of experience; it was also her first drama after her 2016 marriage.[8](https://www.ikpec.or.kr/ebook/pdf/Y56.pdf) Subsequent series include *The Wind Blows* (바람이 분다, 2019), *18 Again* (2020) as Jung Da-jung, *Kill Heel* (킬힐, 2022) as Woo Hyun, and, in 2024, *Grab Me by the Collar* (멱살 한번 잡힙시다) as reporter Seo Jung-won and *A Family Matter* (화인가 스캔들).[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=5485) • [9](https://ottrank.kr/person/83012)
## A Family Matter and recent work
In the Disney+ original series *A Family Matter* (화인가 스캔들), first released on 3 July 2024, Kim played Oh Wan-soo, a former golfer who chairs a donation foundation and whose life is threatened amid an inheritance war within the top-one-percent Haewin family; her bodyguard Seo Do-yun was played by Jung Ji-hoon ([Rain](https://www.edgepedia.org/rain-entertainer)).[2](https://www.tenasia.co.kr/article/2024080935324) • [10](https://www.mt.co.kr/entertainment/2024/07/03/2024070215145712174) In interviews around the series, Kim described the drama as a change from the romance and delicate-emotion works she had mostly done, saying its clear structure let her use her strengths.[11](https://theqoo.net/dyb/3330159307?category=48635204&group_srl=2812801757&m=0)
## Personal life
Kim married a businessman one year her junior in March 2016, and the couple have a daughter.[3](https://m.skyedaily.com/pdf_view.html?pdf_url=%2Fdata%2Fskyn_pdf%2F2024%2F20240412%2Fweb%2F20240412-14) She is Catholic, with the baptismal name Cecilia.[12](https://kja707.tistory.com/172) Her listed height is 168 cm.[1](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=5485)
## References
1. [Kim Ha-neul profile, Cine21](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=5485)
2. [Kim Ha-neul interview on A Family Matter, Ten Asia](https://www.tenasia.co.kr/article/2024080935324)
3. [Sky Daily, 12 April 2024, profile of Kim Ha-neul](https://m.skyedaily.com/pdf_view.html?pdf_url=%2Fdata%2Fskyn_pdf%2F2024%2F20240412%2Fweb%2F20240412-14)
4. [Kim Ha-neul filmography and box office record, kkami0123 blog](https://kkami0123.tistory.com/330)
5. [Kim Ha-neul profile, Profilpelajar](https://profilpelajar.com/index.php/ko/%EA%B9%80%ED%95%98%EB%8A%98)
6. [KIM Ha-neul filmography, Korean Film Biz Zone (KOFIC)](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/peopleView2.jsp?peopleCd=10006171)
7. ["Kim Ha-neul as 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance'?", Dong-A Ilbo, 15 March 2008](https://www.donga.com/news/Culture/article/all/20080315/8555613/9)
8. [On the Way to the Airport casting report, Asia Economy](https://www.ikpec.or.kr/ebook/pdf/Y56.pdf)
9. [Kim Ha-neul filmography listing, Ottrank](https://ottrank.kr/person/83012)
10. [A Family Matter production press conference report, Money Today](https://www.mt.co.kr/entertainment/2024/07/03/2024070215145712174)
11. [Kim Ha-neul and Jung Ji-hoon Singles magazine interview coverage, TheQoo](https://theqoo.net/dyb/3330159307?category=48635204&group_srl=2812801757&m=0)
12. [Kim Ha-neul profile (religion, family), kja707 blog](https://kja707.tistory.com/172)
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