Baek Jin-hee | |||||||||||||
Birth Date: | 8 February 1990 | ||||||||||||
Birth Place: | Gangdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea[1] | ||||||||||||
Occupation: | Actress | ||||||||||||
Years Active: | 2008–present | ||||||||||||
Agent: | [2] | ||||||||||||
Education: | Yong In University | ||||||||||||
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Baek Jin-hee (; born February 8, 1990) is a South Korean actress.[4] She began to be known for her role in (2011–2012) and rose to prominence for her role in Empress Ki (2013). She also starred in the television drama The Real Has Come! (2023).
Baek Jin-hee began her entertainment career after getting scouted on the streets by a talent agent. She has since then starred in the indie film Bandhobi (2009), where she plays a rebellious girl who befriends a Bangladeshi migrant worker;[5] [6] [7] and sex comedy Foxy Festival (2010) where she plays a teenager with a thriving business selling her used underwear.[8]
Baek then starred in the sitcom (2011–2012), playing a fresh graduate looking for employment. The series was popular and led to increased recognition for the actress.[9] This was followed with supporting roles in fusion historical drama Jeon Woo-chi[10] and romance drama Pots of Gold.[11]
Baek had her breakthrough role as the villainous empress Tanashiri (Danashiri) in the period drama Empress Ki (2013–2014),[12] She next starred as an orphaned casino dealer in melodrama Triangle (2014),[13] and a passionate prosecutor in legal drama Pride and Prejudice (2014).[14] [15]
In 2015, Baek played the title role in family drama My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol, which was a hit and ended with national viewership of 33.6 percent.[16]
In 2017, Baek played leading roles in the disaster drama Missing 9,[17] and office comedy series Jugglers.[18] [19]
In 2018, Baek was cast as the female protagonist in the third installment of the Let's Eat franchise.[20] The same year, she starred in the webtoon-based romantic comedy drama Feel Good to Die.[21]
Baek Jin-Hee is the eldest of three sisters.
On March 26, 2017, Baek's agency confirmed that Baek has been in a relationship with her My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol co-star, Yoon Hyun-min since April 2016.[22] On September 4, 2023, the couple announced their break-up after 7 years of dating.[23]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2009 | The Naked Kitchen | Female student with parasol | ||
Bandhobi | Min-seo | |||
Missing Person | Da-ye | [24] | ||
2010 | Acoustic | Jin-hee | [25] | |
Foxy Festival | Ja-hye | |||
2012 | Hoya (Eighteen, Nineteen) | Seo-ya | [26] | |
2013 | Rockin' on Heaven's Door | Anna | [27] | |
Horror Stories 2 | Kang Ji-eun | Segment: "The Accident" | [28] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2008 | Crime 2 | |||
2009 | Loving You a Thousand Times | Go Eun-jung | [29] | |
2010 | Drama Special
| Park Yeo-jin | One act-drama | [30] |
2011 | Drama Special
| Lee Young-won | [31] | |
Baek Jin-hee | ||||
2012 | Jeon Woo-chi | Lee Hye-ryung | ||
2013 | Pots of Gold | Jung Mong-hyun | ||
Empress Ki | Tanashiri (Danashiri) | |||
2014 | Triangle | Oh Jung-hee | ||
Pride and Prejudice | Han Yeol-mu | |||
2015 | My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol | Geum Sa-wol | ||
2017 | Missing 9 | Ra Bong-hee | ||
Jugglers | Jwa Yoon-yi | |||
2018 | Let's Eat 3 | Lee Ji-woo | ||
Feel Good to Die | Lee Roo-da | |||
2019 | My Fellow Citizens! | Newlyweds buying an apartment | Cameo (episode 14) | [32] |
2022 | Curtain Call | Jin-sook | Cameo (episode 9) | [33] |
2023 | The Real Has Come! | Oh Yeon-doo | [34] | |
Year | Title | Artist | ||
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2010 | "Station" | Lee Seok-hun | [36] | |
2014 | "One, Two, Three, Four" | The One | [37] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2009 | Cine 21 Awards | Best New Actress | Bandhobi | [38] | |
2010 | Best New Actress (Film) | ||||
2011 | Best New Actress | Foxy Festival | |||
Best New Actress | |||||
Popularity Award in a Sitcom/Comedy | [39] | ||||
Best Actress in a One-Act Special/Short Drama | Hair Show | ||||
2013 | MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Empress Ki | [40] | |
2014 | 50th Baeksang Arts Awards | [41] | |||
Excellence Award, Actress | |||||
Best Supporting Actress | |||||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Pride and Prejudice, Triangle | [42] | |||
Best Couple Award with Choi Jin-hyuk | Pride and Prejudice | ||||
2015 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol | |||
Top 10 Stars | [43] | ||||
2016 | Top Excellence Award, Actress | [44] | |||
2018 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Jugglers, Feel Good to Die | [45] | |
Best Couple | Jugglers | ||||
Best Couple | Feel Good to Die | ||||
Netizen Award | |||||