SOO AE

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SOO AE

Name: 수애 / Soo Ae (Su Ae)
Real name: 박수애 / Park Soo Ae (Bak Su Ae)
Profession: Actress and model
Birthdate: 1980-Jul-25
Birthplace: South Korea
Height: 168cm
Weight: 46kg
Star sign: Leo
Blood type: AB
Education: Ku-am Elementary School, Dang-kok Middle School, Kyeong-ki Girls
Commerce High School
Hobbies: Swimming, tennis and pool
Career : Was to debut as a singer before she started her acting career


Soo-Ae was born on July 25, 1980. Her immediate family consists of her parents and one younger brother. In an
interview on MBC TV program "Muryopak Dosa" (September 16, 2009), Soo-Ae mentioned her father worked as a shoe repairman when she was growing up. Because of this, her family worried about the perception of her father's low paying job might have on Soo-Ae's acting career. However, Soo-Ae did not worry about her father's job or feel any type of embarrassment. Her family also opposed Soo- Ae's wishes to act initially, due to Soo-Ae's introspective personality. 
As the elder daughter in a family of limited means, she received permission to pursue acting under the condition that she would quit once she earned 30 million Won ($27,000 USD).  Before acting, Soo-Ae was a runner for her school's track & field team. After graduating from Gyeonggi Girls' Commercial High School , Soo-Ae along with
friends made a 6 month contract with a management company. Interesting enough, Soo-Ae and her friends did not receive money, but rather paid 350,00 won to the their management company. She went through auditions and first received a job as a model for undergarments. She liked modeling, but the resulting pictures did not look good. 
At this point, Soo-Ae wanted to be a singer and practiced with her friends. Soo- Ae took the part of a rapper as they practiced for 6 months. Without ever releasing an album, the group disbanded. During this time, a well known manager recommended to Soo-Ae to pursue acting. In 2001, Soo-Ae started to
pursue acting. 
In her early acting career people nicknamed Soo-Ae "little Jung Yoon-Hee" due to similarities in appearance. Jung Yoon-Hee was a popular actress from the 1980's who was known for her glamorous look.  In 2002, Soo-Ae made her acting debut in the 1 episode MBC drama "Beseuteu Geukjang Jjak Sarang" ("Best Theater: One Sided Love"). Soo-Ae was then cast for the main female lead in dramas " Merry Go Round," "Love Letter" and " April Kiss ". Through these dramas Soo-Ae picked up the image of an actress with a graceful personality. In 2004, she made her feature film debut in the film " A Family ". Soo-Ae's character in "A Family" was Jung-Eun, a tough young woman recently released from prison for theft. Her character made a marked departure from the
graceful woman she played in earlier TV dramas.
In 2006, Soo-Ae performed in her third film " Once in a Summer " opposite actor Lee Byung-Hun . Soo-Ae mentioned on the MBC TV Show "Muryopakdosa" that during this time she wasn't very confident and, consequently, did not open up to other people. Furthermore, Lee Byung-Hun was an attractive actor, so Soo-Ae
kept even more distance to not fall under his charm. More recently, Soo-Ae has become more confident and worked comfortably with leading men like Cho Seung-Woo in "The Sword With No Name". 
In 2008, Soo-Ae acted in the film " Sunny ". During the filming, she had an unforgettable experience. Director Lee Jun-Ik told Soo-Ae that her acting did not seem real. Soo-Ae then drank 1/3rd of a bottle of whiskey, while director Lee Jun-Ik drank the other 2/3rd. They then filmed her scene while Soo-Ae was
drunk.
Prior to the filming of "Sunny ," Soo-Ae was more of a loner who kept to herself. She felt responsible for anything she said in public and also afraid of being hurt. Thanks to director Lee Jun-Ik , Soo-Ae began to change. She also picked up the idea that it is ok to try various things.  Soo-Ae then picked up the "Best Actress" award for her performance in " Sunny " at the 46th Daejong Film Awards. In the 2010, Soo-Ae took on the role of a radio show host who discovers that her daughter has been kidnapped while live on air in the film "Midnight F.M. ". During filming Soo-Ae found it difficult to run in high heels constantly and also to keep the mental tension needed for her role for the 6 months of filming. 
With "Midnight F.M. " Soo-Ae won the best actress award, along with co-winner Yun Jeong-Hee for "Poetry", at the 2010 (31th) Blue Dragon Film Awards . Soo- Ae was stunned to have won and when her name was called she could not think of anything. In an interview with Sports Chosun, she mentioned that the day before the award ceremony she flew from New Zealand to South Korea. During the flight she fell asleep and had a dream of two puppies who defecated in two places. Although she didn't think anything of it until after the award ceremony,
perhaps her dream forecasted what was awaiting for her in Korea.
In 2010, Soo-Ae was cast as the female lead in the high profile SBS drama series " Athena: Goddess of War ".She played a cold-blooded double agent in Athena: Goddess of War , undergoing martial arts training to perform her intense action scenes in the spy series.  In the miniseries A Thousand Days' Promise by famed drama writer Kim Soo- hyun, Soo Ae impressed critics and audiences with her unsentimental portrayal of a woman who is slowly losing her memory due to Alzheimer's disease. 
She next plays a woman born into poverty who will let nothing stand in her way as she tries to become the First Lady of Korea in Yawang (lit. "Queen of Ambition"), from the same manhwa artist as Daemul .


TV Series
Queen of Ambition (SBS, 2013)
A Thousand Days' Promise (SBS, 2011)
Athena: Goddess of War (SBS, 2010)
9 End 2 Outs (MBC, 2007)
Sea God (KBS2, 2004)
April Kiss (KBS, 2004)
Merry Go Round (MBC, 2003)
Love Letter (MBC, 2003)
The Glory Era of the Maeng's (MBC, 2002)
Yeob Gi Bal Ral Hong Seon Saeng (MBC, 2002)
Jak Sarang (MBC, 2002)
1999 School 2 guest appearance KBS
2002 Best Theater: One Sided Love MBC
The Maengs' Golden Era Huh Joo-yeon MBC


Movies
2012 Influenza Cha In-hye
Flu | Gamgi (2012)ung
Late Night FM (2010)
And Us / Breakfast At Tiffany’s (2009)
Like Fireworks, Like Butterflies / The Sword with No Name (2009)
Someone Dear Is Far Away / Sunny (2008)
Once in a Summer / Summer Story (2006)
Wedding Campaign (2005)
A Family (2004)
Desire (2004)

Commercials
KTF “Na”
Lotte Cookie "Closer, closer" ("Jeom, Jeom") 롯데제과 “점점”
Maxim
Soo-rye-han 수려한 make-up
Maestro 마에스트로
kiki
Sin-dideo-perky 신디더퍼키
CECI
Famous Telecom 유행통신
Asiana Airline

Awards
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Best Actress, Top Excellence, Special Production
( A Thousand Days' Promise)
2011 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars ( A Thousand Days' Promise)
2011 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival - Actor's Award
2010 Blue Dragon Film Awards : Best Actress ( Midnight FM )
2009 Republic of Korea Entertainment Arts Awards: Prize, Film category
2009 Grand Bell Awards : Best Actress ( Sunny )
2008 Golden Cinematography Awards: Popularity Award
2008 Arts Council Korea: Artist of the Year, Film category ( Sunny )
2008 Korean Critics' Choice Awards: Best Actress ( Sunny )
2008 Buil Film Awards : Best Actress ( Sunny )
2008 Premiere Rising Star Awards: Best Actress ( Sunny )
2007 Korea Broadcast Advertising Festival - Best Couple Award with Jang
Dong-gun (Maxim CF )
2005 KBS Drama Awards: Best Actress, Excellence ( Emperor of the Sea )
2005 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award with Song Il-gook (Emperor
of the Sea )
2005 Baeksang Arts Awards : Best New Actress (A Family)
2005 Max Movie Awards: Best Actress ( A Family )
2004 Director's Cut Awards: Best New Actress ( A Family )
2004 Korean Film Awards : Best New Actress ( A Family)
2004 Blue Dragon Film Awards : Best New Actress (A Family)
2003 MBC Drama Awards: Best New Actress (Love Letter, Merry Go
Round)