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Bae Doona

Born: 11th Oct 1979 Jongno, Seoul, South Korea
Dept: Acting
Bae Doona (born October 11, 1979) is a South Korean actress and photographer. She is best known outside Korea for her role as Sense8's Bak Sun, the protagonist's political activist girlfriend, Cha Yeong-mi, in Park Chan-wook's film Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) and as archer Park Nam-ju in The Host (2006).
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 68
Film: 35 (51%)
Television: 33 (49%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Horror, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, War, Animation, Music

Filmography

Alpha Gang Comedy, Science Fiction
(No release date supplied. Possibly still in production.)
Alpha Gang are aliens, sent on a mission to conquer Earth. Armed and dangerous, they show no mercy, until they catch the most toxic, contagious human ... view
Character:
2025
A unique feature-length retrospective documentary bringing together the directors, author David Mitchell, and key cast and crew - including Tom Hanks, ... view
Character:
Self - Interviewee
Paranoid Kid Animation
Original title: 파라노이드 키드
2025
On that familiar night, a sense of anxiety and fearful emotions came over me. Countless thoughts and questions followed. ... view
Character:
Narrator
Virus Drama
Original title: 바이러스
2025
A mysterious virus spreads out. Anyone infected feels the emotion of love, and the emotion amplifies until it kills the person in love. The pessimist ... view
Character:
Ok Taek-seon
Family Matters Drama, Crime, Comedy, Mystery
Nov 2024 (first aired)
A group of people possessing special abilities disguise themselves as a family to survive against heinous criminals. ... view
Character:
Han Young-su (7 ep.)
Jul 2024 (first aired)
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
2024
The rebels gear up for battle against the ruthless forces of the Motherworld as unbreakable bonds are forged, heroes emerge — and legends are made. ... view
Character:
Nemesis
Hyell's Club Talk, Reality
Jan 2024 (first aired)
Variety Show with actress and singer Lee Hyeri. ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
2023
When the ruthless forces of the Motherworld threaten a quiet farming village on a distant moon, a mysterious outsider becomes its best hope for surviv ... view
Character:
Nemesis
Persona: Sulli Drama, Documentary
Nov 2023 (first aired)
Persona: Sulli consists of two films, a short film starring Sulli and a feature-length documentary based on interviews. ... view
Character:
Self (2 ep.)
Aug 2023 (first aired)
Intellectuals from various fields gather to embark on a journey and discuss insights with different perspectives! ... view
Character:
Self (9 ep.)
Salon Drip Reality, Talk
Mar 2023 (first aired)
Tea time talk show with Salon owner Jang Do Yeon. A comfortable world of endless aristocratic-like conversations in the realm of wit! ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Next Sohee Drama, Thriller
Original title: 다음 소희
2022
A female detective investigates the cause of a high school girl’s death and uncovers a disturbing truth. ... view
Character:
Yoo-jin
Broker Drama
Original title: 브로커
2022
Sang-hyun is always struggling from debt, and Dong-soo works at a baby box facility. On a rainy night, they steal the baby Woo-sung, who was left in t ... view
Character:
Su-jin
The Silent Sea Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
Dec 2021 (first aired)
During a perilous 24-hour mission on the moon, space explorers try to retrieve samples from an abandoned research facility steeped in classified secre ... view
Character:
Song Ji-an (8 ep.)
Aug 2021 (first aired)
Character:
Self - Narrator (1 ep.)
Mar 2021 (first aired)
A webseries where Na Young Seok, a variety show producer, caters people his iconic games from 'New Journey to the West'. ... view
Character:
Self (4 ep.)
Jan 2021 (first aired)
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
House on Wheels Reality
Jun 2020 (first aired)
A variety program where the cast will experience life in various places around Korea. The cast will build a small, portable home where they’ll live ... view
Character:
Self (2 ep.)
#Iamhere Comedy, Romance
Original title: #JeSuisLà
2020
Stéphane lives a quiet life as an eminent French Chef but when he decides to visit Soo, a mysterious Korean lady he fell in love with on Instagram, h ... view
Character:
Soo
How Do You Play? Reality, Comedy
Jul 2019 (first aired)
Yoo Jae-suk reunites the producing team of Infinite Challenge and presents you How Do You Play? The Indefinitely expanding YOONIVERSE, based on Yoo's ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Persona Drama
Apr 2019 (first aired)
An exploration of different personas in an eclectic collection of four works by critically acclaimed Korean directors. ... view
Character:
Doo-na (1 ep.)
Kingdom Drama, Mystery
Jan 2019 (first aired)
In this zombie thriller set in Korea's medieval Joseon dynasty which has been defeated by corruption and famine, a mysterious rumor of the king’s de ... view
Character:
Seo-bi (12 ep.)
The Drug King Crime, Action, Drama
Original title: 마약왕
2018
Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick- ... view
Character:
Kim Jeong-ah
Matrimonial Chaos Comedy, Drama
Oct 2018 (first aired)
Is marriage really the completion to love? This comedy drama begins with this question and defines the difference in thought between men and women abo ... view
Character:
Kang Whee-Roo (32 ep.)
You Quiz on the Block Talk, Comedy
Aug 2018 (first aired)
Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho who enter ordinary people's everyday lives, chat with them, and give them surprise quizzes! The talk and quiz show program wi ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Stranger Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jun 2017 (first aired)
Hwang Shi Mok underwent brain surgery as a child to curb his violent temper, which left him devoid of emotions. Hwang becomes a prosecutor known for h ... view
Character:
Han Yeo-jin (32 ep.)
Feb 2017 (first aired)
Housewife Eun-ha is busy every day: In addition to taking care of her husband who doesn't help out at all and her willful daughter and son, she has to ... view
Character:
Eun-ha (4 ep.)
Chang-ok's Letter Drama, Family
Original title: 장옥의 편지
2017
Housewife Eun-ha is busy every day: In addition to taking care of her husband who doesn’t help out at all and her willful daughter and son, she has ... view
Character:
Eun-ha
Happy F*cking New Year. Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
2016
The journey continues as these eight singular hearts and minds weave in and out of each other's lives finding deeper connections, learning darker secr ... view
Character:
Sun Bak
Tunnel Thriller, Drama
Original title: 터널
2016
A man is on his way home when the poorly constructed tunnel he is driving through collapses, leaving him trapped leaving himself for the unexpected wh ... view
Character:
Se-hyun
2015
Go behind the scenes and around the world with the "Sense8" cast and crew in this in-depth look at how the hit series is made. ... view
Character:
Sun Bak
Sense8 Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Jun 2015 (first aired)
One gunshot, one death, one moment out of time that irrevocably links eight minds in disparate parts of the world, putting them in each other's lives, ... view
Character:
Sun Bak (24 ep.)
Jupiter Ascending Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action
2015
In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Earth woman becomes the key to strategic maneuvers an ... view
Character:
Razo
Original title: 도희야
2014
Sent from Seoul to serve in a remote coastal village, a policewoman gets involved in the life of a mysterious teenage girl who is abused by both her f ... view
Character:
Yeong-nam
Cloud Atlas Drama, Science Fiction
2012
A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and con ... view
Character:
Tilda / Megan's Mom / Mexican Woman / Sonmi-451 / Sonmi-351 / Sonmi Prostitute
As One Drama
Original title: 코리아
2012
A unified team representing the two Koreas competed at the 1991 Chiba International Table Tennis Championships. It was the first such sport team since ... view
Character:
Li Bun-hui
Doomsday Book Science Fiction, Drama, War, Comedy, Fantasy
Original title: 인류멸망보고서
2012
In 'A Brave New World', a virus brings the city to ruins and zombies flood the streets of Seoul. In 'The Heavenly Creature', a robot reaches enlighten ... view
Character:
Park Min-seo
Happy Birthday Science Fiction, Comedy
Original title: 해피 버스데이
2012
A young girl throws an 8 pool ball down a portal to outer space, where it becomes much larger and starts charging towards the Earth to destroy everyth ... view
Character:
Park Min-seo (adult)
Gloria Drama
Jul 2010 (first aired)
A nightclub singer fighting to survive and care for her sister finds strength in her ride-or-die childhood friend and a complicated spark with a troub ... view
Character:
Na Jin-Jin (50 ep.)
Jan 2010 (first aired)
Master of Study is about a determined lawyer who takes up a teaching position at a failing high school. To save the school from the ax, he comes up wi ... view
Character:
Han Soo-jung (16 ep.)
Air Doll Drama, Fantasy
Original title: 空気人形
2009
A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Jun ... view
Character:
Nozomi
Jul 2007 (first aired)
How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Kim Seung-woo, Bae Doona, Park Si-hoo, Wang Ji-hye, Son Hyun-joo and ... view
Character:
Jeong Yoon-hee (20 ep.)
2007
An alluring collection of twenty-five short films by some of the most promising, up-and-coming directors in Korea. ... view
Character:
Sunhee
Someday Drama, Romance
Nov 2006 (first aired)
Someday is about four different people's story about love. Hana Yamaguchi (Bae Doo-Na) was a successful young cartoonist in Japan. Abandoned by her p ... view
Character:
Hana Yamaguchi (16 ep.)
The Host Horror, Drama, Science Fiction
Original title: 괴물
2006
A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting he ... view
Character:
Park Nam-joo
2005
An English language student brings a little brightness into the life of her elderly, widowed tutor. ... view
Character:
Sunhee
2005
This making-of is made up of a series of short vignettes, starting with a piece on Shin Ha-Kyun and Bae Du-Na learning sign language for their roles, ... view
Character:
Self
Linda Linda Linda Comedy, Music, Drama
Original title: リンダ リンダ リンダ
2005
Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for thei ... view
Character:
Son
Beating Heart Family, Drama, Romance
Apr 2005 (first aired)
Beating Heart is a South Korean television drama series, produced by the MBC network and broadcast in 2005. The series consists of six two-part storie ... view
Character:
Bae Doona (12 ep.)
Rosemary Drama
Oct 2003 (first aired)
《로즈마리》는 2003년 10월 29일부터 2003년 12월 25일까지 방영한 한국방송공사의 텔레비전 드라마이다. ... view
Character:
Shin Gyeong-Su (17 ep.)
Spring Bears Love Comedy, Romance
Original title: 봄날의 곰을 좋아하세요?
2003
An unlucky-in-love woman grows obsessed with finding out the writer behind a series of romantic notes inside the library books that she checks out. ... view
Character:
Jeong Hyun-jae
Tube Thriller, Action, Crime
Original title: 튜브
2003
Burnt-out transit cop Jay forms an unlikely alliance with pickpocket Kay to stop a terrorist hijacker from blowing up a subway car during rush hour. ... view
Character:
Kay
Country Princess Drama, Comedy
Mar 2003 (first aired)
Two girls with a twisted fate, born on the same day, Lee Eun Hee (Bae Doo Na) and Lee Keum Hee (Kim Yoo Mi) live their lives as sisters. Living a life ... view
Character:
Lee Eun-hee (17 ep.)
Feb 2003 (first aired)
Yashimmanman is a South Korean talk show. Citizens were surveyed about various questions, and celebrity guests had to guess the public's top answers t ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Saving My Hubby Comedy, Drama
Original title: 굳세어라 금순아
2002
Geum-soon, once a top-ranked volleyball player, is now a common housewife with a six-month old daughter and a clumsy husband. On the first day her hus ... view
Character:
Jung Geum-soon
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Action, Drama, Thriller
Original title: 복수는 나의 것
2002
A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the situ ... view
Character:
Yeong-mi
I'll Be Seeing Her Documentary
Original title: 황홀경
2002
"I'll Be Seeing HER" is an approach to images of women in Korean cinema with a new genre, ‘Fanta Docu’, which shows beautiful and adventurous Kore ... view
Character:
Herself
Original title: 고양이를 부탁해
2001
When one girl from five close school friends moves to Seoul after school is over, the other four try and deal with the loss of her moving and them dri ... view
Character:
Yu Tae-hie
Nov 2000 (first aired)
SeongRi & Kyeong Bin are twins born via artificial insemination, later seperated at birth. Both twins are unaware of each other until Seung Ri's mothe ... view
Character:
Chan-mi (1 ep.)
Plum Blossom Romance, Drama
Original title: 청춘
2000
High school senior, Jayo is seduced into his first sexual experience by classmate Hara, who eventually kills herself when he ignores her. Since then, ... view
Character:
Seo Nam-ok
RNA Mystery
Jul 2000 (first aired)
A horror film that claims to be a medical suspense thriller ... view
Character:
Park Se-mi (17 ep.)
Feb 2000 (first aired)
Look Back in Anger is a 2000 South Korean television series about two brothers' love for two women that aired on KBS2. Starring Joo Jin-mo, Lee Min-wo ... view
Character:
Lee Mi-na (16 ep.)
Barking Dogs Never Bite Comedy, Crime, Drama
Original title: 플란다스의 개
2000
An idle part-time college lecturer is annoyed by the yapping sound of a nearby dog. He decides to take drastic action. ... view
Character:
Park Hyeon-nam
Love Story Drama
Dec 1999 (first aired)
The drama describes 8 different love stories. Story 1 (Ep. 1-2) : Sunflower - love story about a stalker. Story 2 (Ep. 3-4): Message - love story by ... view
Character:
Young-yi (2 ep.)
The Ring Virus Horror, Thriller
Original title: 링
1999
Sun-ju is a reporter who uncovers a series of inexplicable deaths that occurred simultaneously. Her investigation leads her to a resort, where she fin ... view
Character:
Eun-suh
Ad Madness Drama
May 1999 (first aired)
"Ad Madness" is a youth drama that aired on KBS 2TV from May 4, 1999 to January 13, 2000. It is a youth drama that depicts the friendship, frustration ... view
Character:
Pyo Runa (36 ep.)
School Drama
Feb 1999 (first aired)
School is a drama series that deals with realistic issues South Korean teenagers faced in high school in the late 1990's. ... view
Character:
Doo-na (16 ep.)