Cha Hwa-yeon

Cha Hwa-yeon
Born
Cha Hak-kyung

(1960-01-25) January 25, 1960
South Korea
OccupationActress
Years active1978–present
AgentImagine Asia
Spouse
Choi Dae-hyun
(m. 1988; div. 2008)
Children3
Korean name
Hangul
차학경
RRCha Hakgyeong
MRCh'a Hakkyŏng
Stage name
Hangul
차화연
Hanja
車和娟
RRCha Hwayeon
MRCh'a Hwayŏn

Cha Hwa-yeon (Korean차화연; born January 25, 1960), birth name Cha Hak-kyung (차학경), is a South Korean actress.

Career

Cha made her acting debut in 1978, and became best known as the heroine Kim Mi-ja in the 1987 television drama Love and Ambition, a character who became an icon for modern Korean women in that era.[1] She retired a year after getting married in 1988.[2] Cha returned to acting twenty years later in 2008 with Aeja's Older Sister, Minja.[3]

In March 2018, Cha signed with new management agency Imagine Asia.[4]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role
1978 Woman's Face
1979 In The Sunset Sky
500 Years of Joseon Dynasty
1980 Pilnyeo
Ahrong-yi Darong-yi
Daldongne (Moon Village)
1981 Pursuit
Detective
TV Literature:
"The Road to Sampo"
Now Is the Time to Love
1982 TV Literature"
"Ma"
Wind Flower
Diary of a Mom
Long Live Ttok-soon
1983 Thaw
Geum-nam's House
1984 Impatience
1985 Lights and Shadows
Sun Rising Over the Hill
1986 Her Portrait Hee-jae
1987 Love and Ambition Kim Mi-ja
2008 Aeja's Older Sister, Minja Joo Min-ja
2009 The City Hall Jo Yong-hee
Temptation of an Angel Jo Kyung-hee
2010 Jejungwon Im Jo-si, Hwang Jung's mother
I Am Legend Mrs. Hong
Sunday Drama Theater:
"Lunch Box"
Park Sook-ja
2011 My Princess Fashion designer (cameo)
The Thorn Birds[5] Yoon Myung-ja/Lee Ae-rin
Protect the Boss[6] Shin Sook-hee
A Thousand Kisses Yoo Ji-sun
Pianissimo
You're Here, You're Really Really Here Jeon Mi-ok
2012 Man from the Equator Ma Hee-jung
The Wedding Scheme So Doo-ryun
A Gentleman's Dignity Seo Yi-soo's mother
(cameo, episodes 16 and 19)
Five Fingers Na Gye-hwa
Missing You Kang Hyun-joo
2013 A Hundred Year Legacy Baek Seol-joo
King of Ambition[7] Baek Ji-mi
Flower of Revenge Min Hwa-young
A Little Love Never Hurts Hong Soon-ae
The King's Daughter, Soo Baek-hyang Do-rim
2014 Big Man Choi Yoon-jung
Make Your Wish Shin Hye-ran
It's Okay, That's Love[8] Ok-ja
My Secret Hotel (cameo)
Family Secret Jin Joo-ran
2015 My Mom Yoon Jung-ae
2017 Hospital Ship Oh Hye-jung, Eun-Jae's mother (Ep. 1-2)
2018 Secret Mother[9] Park Sun-ja
My Only One[10] Oh Eun-young
Encounter[11] Kim Hwa-jin
2019 The Golden Garden Jin Nam-hee
2020 Once Again Jang Ok-boon
Run On Yook Ji-woo
2021 Young Lady and Gentleman Wang Dae-ran[12]
Now, We Are Breaking Up Min Hye-ok
2023 Divorce Attorney Shin Ma Geum-hee[13]
The Real Has Come! Lee In-ok[14]
2024 Beauty and Mr. Romantic Baek Mi-ja[15]

Film

Year Title Role
1981 Thoughts on Capitalism
1982 Choi In-ho's Evening Color
1983 The Sparrow and the Scarecrow Ok-boon
1985 Cicada Singing in the City
1987 A Long Journey, A Long Tunnel (cameo)
2009 White Night[16] Seo Hae-yeong
2011 Sunday Punch Soon-young
2012 Never Ending Story Oh Song-kyung's mother (cameo)

Variety show

Year Title Notes
1981 Show Show Show Host

Musical theatre

Year Title Role
2010–2011 Really Really Like You Shin Jang-mi

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1978 Miss Lotte Pageant Winner N/a Won
1987 23rd Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actress (TV) Love and Ambition Won
MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Won
2009 SBS Drama Awards[17] Best Supporting Actress in a Special Planning Drama Temptation of an Angel Won
2011 MBC Drama Awards[18] Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Serial Drama A Thousand Kisses Won
SBS Drama Awards Special Acting Award, Actress in a Drama Special Protect the Boss Nominated
2012 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress Man from the Equator Nominated
SBS Drama Awards Special Acting Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama Five Fingers Nominated
2013 MBC Drama Awards[19] Golden Acting Award, Actress A Little Love Never Hurts Won
2014 SBS Drama Awards Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries It's Okay, That's Love Nominated
2015 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama My Mom Won
2018 KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress[20] My Only One Won
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Nominated
2021 KBS Drama Awards[21] Young Lady and Gentleman Nominated

References

  1. ^ "I'm Not Your Mother 5: 여배우 차화연과의 인터뷰" [I'm Not Your Mother 5: Interview with Actress Cha Hwa-yeon]. GQ Korea (in Korean). May 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
  2. ^ Wee, Geun-woo (September 28, 2010). "INTERVIEW: Actress Lee Min-jung - Part 2". The Asia Business Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
  3. ^ Lee, In-kyung; Lee, Young-mok (8 October 2008). 인터뷰 ①: 차화연 "HD 카메라 앞에서 성형 유혹도 느꼈다". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
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  15. ^ Kang Min-kyung (February 1, 2024). [공식] 임수향, 돈 버는 기계서 추락한 톱배우...지현우와 로맨스('미녀와 순정남') [[Official] Lim Soo-hyang, a top actor who fell from a money-making machine... Romance with Ji Hyun-woo ('Beauty and the Pure Man')]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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