Oh Yoon-ah

Oh Yoon-ah is one of those South Korean entertainers who built her career the hard way — starting out as a racing model and then steadily earning her place as a TV and film actress. Born in Ulsan in 1980, she belongs to a generation of Korean actresses who had to prove themselves twice over, first as a pretty face and then as a genuine performer, and from what I've seen she managed that transition with quiet confidence. There's a grounded, unflashy quality to her screen presence that I find more interesting than the flashier stars of her era. She's never been tabloid-famous or awards-season loud, but she keeps showing up in solid productions and holding her own — which, honestly, counts for a lot in a industry that chews people up fast.

Name (English)

Oh Yoon-ah

Name (Japanese)

オ・ユナ

Reading

お・ゆな

Born

October 14, 1980 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Monkey

Origin

Ulsan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea

Occupation

actor / film actor / race queen / model / television actor

High school

Hyosung High School

• Official sitehttps://www.polarisent.com/OHYOONAH
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ya9579/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh%20Yoon-ah
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A6%E3%83%8A
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q486108

Tags

• South Gyeongsang
• actor
• film actor
• race queen

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.