Kim Ha-neul
Kim Ha-neul (Hangul: 김하늘; born February 21, 1978) is a South Korean actress. After starting her career as a model, she rose to fame after starring in romantic comedies My Tutor Friend and Too Beautiful to Lie, the action comedy My Girlfriend Is an Agent and the television series A Gentleman's Dignity. Kim has also received acting awards at the 48th Grand Bell Awards and the 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards, which are the two most popular film awards in Korea, for her critically acclaimed acting in the serial killer thriller Blind.
Early life
Kim Ha-neul was born on 21 February 1978 in Seoul, South Korea. Her given name "Ha-neul" means sky in Korean. Her immediate family consists of her mother, father, and one younger brother. She knew from a fairly early age that she was destined to have a career in acting. Because of this, she went to the Seoul Institute of the Arts, studied cinema. She also began looking for acting work as soon as she was able to.
Career
1996 - 2000: Early career
Kim Ha-neul started her career by modeling for clothing brand Storm in 1996. A few couple years, she then made her acting debut in the 1998 film Bye June alongside Yoo Ji-tae, with whom she would later rise to fame when they starred opposite each other again in 2000 sci-fi romance Ditto. In 1999, she starred a medical drama film Doctor K, in which she earned her first acting award nomination. Still in the same year, she made appearances in television dramas Happy Together and Into the Sunlight. She also caught the eyes of many by appearing in the music video for "To Heaven" by Jo Sung-mo. A year after that, she starred in the film Ditto, as a female coed from the 1970s who communicates with a man in the 21st century through a walkie-talkie and the series Secret.
