1. In 2011, Kim won Best Actress at the 48th Grand Bell Awards and the 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards for her performance in the serial killer thriller Blind.
20 Facts About Kim Ha-neul
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Kim Ha-neul was born on February 21,1978, in Seoul, South Korea.
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On October 9,2017, Kim Ha-neul announced that she is expecting her first child.
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Kim Ha-neul is a Roman Catholic and her baptismal name is Cecilia.
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Kim Ha-neul started her career by modeling for clothing brand Storm in 1996.
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Kim Ha-neul then made her acting debut in the 1998 film Bye June alongside Yoo Ji-tae.
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Kim Ha-neul then starred in 2002 hit Romance alongside Kim Jae-won, which led her to stardom and won her Top Excellence Award in acting.
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Kim Ha-neul then returned to the familiar romance genre with 2006 romantic comedy Almost Love, in the role of an aspiring actress with stage fright, which reunited her with My Tutor Friend co-star Kwon Sang-woo.
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In 2008, Kim Ha-neul starred in On Air, a Kim Ha-neul Eun-sook penned drama which gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at a television drama production.
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Kim Ha-neul plays a top actress with an arrogant personality in the series.
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In 2010, Kim Ha-neul played a medical student torn between two soldiers in Korean War drama Road No 1.
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Kim Ha-neul bounced back in 2011 with serial killer thriller Blind, where she challenged herself by portraying a visually impaired former detective who becomes witness to a murder.
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Kim Ha-neul's performance won her Best Actress honors at the Grand Bell Awards and Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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In 2012, Kim Ha-neul returned to the small screen as a high school ethics teacher who falls for a playboy architect in the hit drama A Gentleman's Dignity.
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In 2015, Kim Ha-neul was cast in her first Chinese film, romantic comedy Making Family opposite Aarif Rahman.
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In 2016, Kim Ha-neul starred in crowdfunded indie feature Don't Forget Me opposite Jung Woo-sung.
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Kim Ha-neul then featured in fantasy blockbuster Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds.
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In 2019, Kim Ha-neul returned to the small screen in JTBC melodrama The Wind Blows.
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In 2020, Kim Ha-neul starred in the romance drama 18 Again, based on the 2009 film 17 Again.
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In March 2021, Kim Ha-neul signed a contract with IOK Company.