Shin Dong-mi (Korean신동미; born September 13, 1977)[1] is a South Korean actress. She made her debut as a theater actor in 1998. She started her career as a television actress in 2001 and later made her film debut in a supporting role in Don't Look Back (2006). She had her first leading role in Lee Kwang-kuk's highly acclaimed debut Romance Joe (2002). She starred as a lead in Lee's second feature A Matter of Interpretation (2015) again and earned acclaim for her calibrated and humorous performance. More recently, she has appeared in drama titles such as Hi Bye, Mama! (2020), Record of Youth (2020),[4] The Good Detective (2020–2022) and Welcome to Samdal-ri (2023–2024).

Shin Dong-mi
Shin in July 2019
Born (1977-09-13) September 13, 1977 (age 47)[1]
EducationDankook University (Department of Theater and Film)
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active1998–present
AgentJUST Entertainment[3]
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Spouse
(m. 2014)
Korean name
Hangul
신동미
Revised RomanizationSin Dong-mi
McCune–ReischauerSin Tong-mi
Websitejustent.co.kr

Personal life

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Shin in April 2008
 
Shin during 2015 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

Shin studied theater in Dankook University. She married musical actor and singer Hur Gyu on December 8, 2014. They have released a song together titled Dream of a Doll and Feel so good and also performed together on Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend.

Filmography

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Television series

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Television series appearances
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2001 The Merchant
2002 Since We Met
My Love Patzzi Noh Ji-young
2003 Country Princess In Moon-go
Something About 1%
Women Next Door
2004 Say You Love Me Nurse
Tropical Nights in December
2005 5th Republic Shim Soo-bong
Young-jae's Golden Days Joo Young-joo
2006 Drama City:
"First Love"
2007 Bad Woman, Good Woman Jang Ji-seon
A Happy Woman Huh Jong-mi
New Heart Jo Min-ah
Drama City:
"Mellow Bare-skin in Outskirts"
Drama City:
"When Her Star Shines"
2008 You Stole My Heart Jo Min-sun
2010 Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho So-yeon's mother
2012 Drama Special Series:
"Just an Ordinary Love Story"
Kyeong-ja
Golden Time Jo Dong-mi
KBS Drama Special:
"Culprit Among Friends"
Seon-joo
2013 Drama Special Series:
"Their Perfect Day"
Empire of Gold Choi Jeong-yoon
Drama Festival:
"Haneuljae's Murder"
In-boon
2014 12 Years Promise Yeo-ok
Steal Heart Hong Gye-sook
Family Secret Go Tae-ran
2015 Divorce Lawyer in Love Ri Book-nyeo
Ex-Girlfriends' Club Kim Soo-kyung
Warm and Cozy Special appearance
Hello Monster Yang Eun-jung
She Was Pretty Cha Joo-young
The Three Witches Gong Se-shil
2016 Cinderella with Four Knights Park Ok-Seon
The K2 Kim Dong-mi
Father, I'll Take Care of You Kang Hee-sook
2017 Radiant Office Jo Seok-kyung's ex-husband's fiancée
Children of the 20th Century Choi Jung-eun
Avengers Social Club Han Soo-ji
2019 Liver or Die Kan Boon-shil
Doctor John Chae Eun-jeong
2020 Hi Bye, Mama! Go Hyun-jung
Find Me in Your Memory Writer Hwang cameo (episode 11)
Record of Youth Lee Min-jae
2020–2022 The Good Detective Yoon Sang-mi Season 1 – Recurring
Season 2 – Cameo
[5]
2021 Bossam: Steal the Fate Jo Sang-goong
Drama Stage:
"Park Seong Shil's Fourth Industrial Revolution"
Park Sung-Sil
2022 It's Beautiful Now Shim Hae-jun [6][7]
The Fabulous CEO Oh [8]
2023 Joseon Attorney Lady Hong [9]
2023–2024 Welcome to Samdal-ri Jo Jin-dal [10]

Film

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Film appearances
Year Title Role Ref.
2006 Don't Look Back
2008 Little Prince Eun Hee-soo
2009 A Million Professor An
2011 Drifting Away Mi-seon
2012 Romance Joe Teashop girl [11]
Code Name: Jackal Seon-young
Don't Cry Mommy Ahn Hye-soo
2013 Novel Meets Movie Young-seon
2014 A Hard Day Ko Gun-su's younger sister
Santa Barbara Ho-kyung
2015 The Beauty Inside Department head
Island
A Matter of Interpretation[11] Yeon-sin
2016 Elephant in the Room
(segment: "Chicken Game")
Actress
The Hunt Moon Jeong-sook
The Map Against The World Woman from Yeonju
2017 The Picture
(segment: "Lim Dong-mi")
Kim Mi-seon (Cameo)
2019 The package
A Boy and Sungreen Bo-Hee's mother
Sub-zero Wind Eun-Suk.
2020 Me and Me Jeon Ji Hyun.
Si, Nario Voice of webtoon team leader
The Golden Holiday Mi-Yeon.

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2007 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama Drama City "When Her Star Shines" Nominated
2015 MBC Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries She Was Pretty Nominated
2016 3rd Wildflower Film Awards Best Actress A Matter of Interpretation Nominated
2017 MBC Drama Awards Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Weekend Drama Father, I'll Take Care of You Won
2019 KBS Drama Awards[12] Best Supporting Actress Liver or Die Won
Netizen Award, Actress Nominated
Best Couple Award with Yoo Jun-sang Won
2022 8th APAN Star Awards[13] Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama It's Beautiful Now Nominated
KBS Drama Awards[14] Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2024 60th Baeksang Arts Awards[15][16] Best Supporting Actress – Television Welcome to Samdal-ri Nominated
Most Popular Actress Shin Dong-mi Nominated

References

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  2. ^ "신동미". Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  3. ^ a b "주)저스트엔터테인먼트". ( (in Korean). Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "SHIN Dong-mi". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  5. ^ Lee Min-ji (September 17, 2022). "모범형사2' 고발자↔조력자 오갔던 신동미 특별출연 [오늘TV]" [Shin Dong-mi, who went back and forth between the accuser ↔ assistant in 'Exemplary Detective 2' [Today TV]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Yoon Hyo-jeong (November 30, 2021). "[단독] 신동미, KBS '현재는 아름다워' 주연...하명희 작가와 재회" [[Exclusive] Shin Dong-mi to star in KBS' 'Now is Beautiful'... Reunited with writer Ha Myung-hee] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Park Eun-hae (November 30, 2021). "신동미, KBS 주말드라마 '현재는 아름다워' 출연 확정(공식)" [Shin Dong-mi confirmed to appear in KBS weekend drama 'Now is Beautiful' (official)] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Hong Se-young (October 18, 2022). "신동미→김민규 '더 패뷸러스' 출연, 11월 4일 공개" [Shin Dong-mi → Kim Min-kyu to appear in 'The Fabulous', released on November 4]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  9. ^ Jeong Bit (February 2, 2023). "[단독] 신동미, '조선변호사' 출연...보나와 찰떡 호흡" [[Exclusive] Shin Dong-mi appeared in 'Joseon Lawyer'...Breathing with Bona] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved February 2, 2023 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Lee Min-ji (March 16, 2023). "[단독] 신동미, '동백꽃' 감독 신작 '웰컴투 삼달리' 출연...알파걸 된다" [[Exclusive] Shin Dong-mi appears in 'Welcome to Samdali', a new film directed by 'Camellia Flower'... become an alpha girl] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via Naver.
  11. ^ a b Simons, Roxy (19 November 2015). "Lee Kwang-kuk Interview: "Watching my father made me want to explore the idea of dreams and reality"". easternkicks.com. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Winners of the 2019 KBS Drama Awards". HanCinema. December 31, 2019. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  13. ^ Lee Seul-bi (August 31, 2022). "김혜수→이준호 '2022 APAN STAR AWARDS' 수상 후보 공개" [Kim Hye-soo → Lee Jun-ho's '2022 APAN STAR AWARDS' nominees revealed] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Hwang, Soo-yeon (December 31, 2022). "성동일·허성태·박지연·예지원, 조연상 수상 [KBS 연기대상]" [Seong Dong-il, Heo Seong-tae, Park Ji-yeon, and Ye Ji-won won the Supporting Actor Award [KBS Drama Awards]] (in Korean). X-ports News. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Hwang, So-young (April 8, 2024). 60회 맞은 '백상예술대상' TV·영화·연극 후보 공개 [60th 'Baeksang Arts Awards' TV, Film and Theater Candidates Revealed] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024 – via Naver.
  16. ^ "PRIZM | Baeksang Arts Awards Popularity Award Voting". Prizm. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
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