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Biography

Park Bo-young

by Shrijan,

Facts of Park Bo-young

Date of Birth:
1990 , February-12
Age:
34 years old
Birth Nation:
South Korea
Height:
5 Feet 2 Inch
Name
Park Bo-young
Birth Name
Park Bo-young
Nick Name
PPo-Young
Nationality
South Korean
Birth Place/City
Jeungpyeong, South Korea
Profession
Actress
Eye Color
Brown
Hair Color
Brown
Education
Dankook University
Awards
Annual Soompi Award, APAN Star Award, Baek Sang Art Award, Blue Dragon Award, Director's Cut Award, Grand Bell Award, Korea Youth Film Festival Award, Korean Association of Film Critics Award, Seoul International Drama Award, The Seoul Award
Online Presence
Instagram
Movies
Our School's E.T., The ESP Couple, Scandal Makers, Scandal Makers, A Werewolf Boy, Hot Young Bloods, The Silenced, Collective Invention, You Call It Passion, On Your Wedding Day
TV Show
Secret Campus, Mackerel Run, The King and I, Strongest Chil Woo, Star's Lover, Oh My Ghost, Strong Girl Bong-soon, Abyss

Park Bo-young is a South Korean film and television actress. She has won numerous industry awards including a Seoul International Drama Award and a Baek Sang Art Award as a lead actress of such movies as Scandal Makers, A Werewolf Boy, and On Your Wedding Day; and TV series like Oh My Ghost, Strong Girl Bong-soon, and Abyss.  

How Old is Park Bo-young? What is her Height?

Park Bo-young was born on February 12, 1990, in the Jeungpyeong County in the Province of North Chungcheong, South Korea. As of October 2020, she is 30 years old and is of short stature, standing at 5feet 2¼ inches (1.58 meters). 

Bo-young entered Dankook University and received formal acting education from the college's Department of Theater and Film.  

 Career

Park Bo-young made her on-screen debut in 2006 when she was still in middle school. She made her television debut later that year in the high school drama series Secret Campus. 

Her career started gaining traction with her roles as Shim Chung-ah in the 2007 drama miniseries Mackarel Run, So Hwa in the historical epic The King and I, and Lee Eun Soo in the teen drama series Jungle Fish.    

Bo-young made her feature film debut in the 2008 South Koren comedy Our School's E.T. That same year, she had her breakout role as Hwang Jeong-nam in the comedy film Scandal Makers -- which became the highest-grossing South Korean movie of that year. 
Park Bo-Young (with Song Joong-Ki) in Neuk-dae-so-nyeon SOURCE: IMDb

Her performance as a spunky teenage mother swept the award season and won her numerous awards including wins at the Baeksang Arts Awards, the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards, and the Blue Dragon Film Awards.    

From 2008 to 2009, Bo-young played a young Ma-ri in the romantic-drama series Star's Lover, and in 2015, she starred as Na Bong-sun in the romantic comedy-drama series Oh My Ghost.

She went on to star as the titular character, Do Bong-soon, in the 2017 romantic comedy-drama series Strong Girl Bong-soon, and most recently, starred as Go Se-yeon / Lee Mi-Do in the Netflix South Korean romantic fantasy comedy-drama series Abyss.   

On the big screens, Bo-young is most known as Sun-yi / Eun-joo in the 2012 romantic fantasy drama film A Werewolf Boy and as Hwan Seung-hee in the 2018 romantic-comedy movie On Your Wedding Day.       

What is Park Bo-young's Net Worth in 2020?

Park Bo-young is estimated to have a net worth of around $1 million. One of the premier South Koren actresses working today, the 30-year-old has won numerous awards for her performances in movies like Scandal Makers, A Werewolf Boy, and On Your Wedding Day; and TV series like Oh My Ghost, Strong Girl Bong-soon, and Abyss.  

Her income sources include money from movie and television show contracts, social media presence, brand endorsements, media and public appearances, and the like.