---
name: "Bae Doona"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bae-doona"
fi1m_id: "bae-doona"
imdb_id: "nm0046277"
tmdb_id: 21688
wikidata_id: "Q269742"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 October 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-27T07:51:28.706654+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bae Doona

## Identity

Bae Doona

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bae-doona
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bae-doona
- **IMDb ID:** nm0046277
- **TMDB ID:** 21688
- **Wikidata ID:** Q269742
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bae_Doona, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269742, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046277/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21688

Actor. Born 11 October 1979 in Jongno, Seoul, South Korea.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 October 1979, Jongno, Seoul, South Korea
- **Active:** 2000–present
- **Also known as:** باي دونا, Μπέι Ντούνα, Պէյ Տունա, ペ・ドゥナ, แบ ดูนา, Bae Doo-na, بائه دونا, Doona Bae
- **Frequently works with:** [Bong Joon Ho](https://film.one/person/bong-joon-ho.md), [Byun Hee-bong](https://film.one/person/byun-hee-bong.md), [Song Kang-ho](https://film.one/person/song-kang-ho.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 84 (1), 2020s 76 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bae_Doona, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269742, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046277/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21688

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Kingdom*](https://film.one/tv/kingdom.md) (84)
- **Tubi:** [*Broker*](https://film.one/film/broker.md) (76)

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## Fi1m on Bae Doona

> Bae Doona brings sympathy to stern characters and takes their physical work seriously. We rate that combination, though *Broker* offers a useful warning: giving her a police investigation does not automatically make it interesting.

In *Broker* (2022), Bae Doona’s Su-jin belongs to the police investigation that keeps taking us away from the travellers as they adjust to one another. The subplot pairs her with Lee Joo-young’s Detective Lee and adds complications without a matching increase in tension. We grew impatient with those interruptions because the travellers’ small accommodations were more involving than the inquiry. Bae’s stern but sympathetic presence seems well suited to police work, which makes the result frustrating: we want to spend time with her, but the story gives us too little reason to welcome these returns.

Her breakthrough came with Bong Joon-ho’s *Barking Dogs Never Bite* (2000), followed by work with Park Chan-wook in *Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance* (2002). Unconventional female characters became a recurring feature of her work, alongside a willingness to prepare for physically demanding parts. For her reunion with Bong in *The Host* (2006), she trained in archery. We value that practical commitment, particularly in an actor so often cast as a guardian or an officer: these characters need to look capable of doing their jobs.

The Wachowskis gave her a wider international audience with *Cloud Atlas* (2012), where she plays Sonmi-451 among several roles, and *Sense8* (2015–2018), as Sun Bak. Her Korean film and television work continued alongside those international productions. That movement between intimate drama and large-scale genre work makes sense for an actor whose physical commitment comes with feeling. We are more interested in that combination than in the size of the production around her.

The reservation is how much room a film makes for her, and *Broker* leaves us wishing for more. Hirokazu Kore-eda also edits, and he gives this crowded story more time than it needs while repeatedly interrupting its most engaging company. Jung Jae-il’s music sometimes adds more encouragement to feel tenderness than we need; the ensemble has already earned much of it. We recommend *Broker* for that ensemble, with a warning that its busy investigation is not the place to start if Bae is the main attraction.
Fi1m

## Biography

Bae Doona, also credited as Doona Bae or Bae Doo-na, is a South Korean actress and photographer. She was born on 11 October 1979 in Jongno District, Seoul. Her mother, Kim Hwa-young, is a stage actress. Bae began her career as a model before moving into acting, debuting in television and film in the late 1990s.

She gained recognition in South Korea for roles in *Barking Dogs Never Bite* (2000), *Take Care of My Cat* (2001), *Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance* (2002) and *The Host* (2006). Internationally, she has appeared in *Cloud Atlas* (2012), *Jupiter Ascending* (2015), *Sense8* (2015–2018) as Sun Bak, *Kingdom* (2019) and *The Silent Sea* (2021). Her credits include Su-jin in *Broker* (2022) and Nemesis in *Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire* (2023) and its 2024 sequel.

Bae trained at Konkuk University in the Department of Film Arts. She has also worked in Japanese productions such as *Air Doll* (2009) and *Linda Linda Linda* (2005).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, asianwiki.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Broker* (2022), Fi1m 76, as Su-jin — [page](https://film.one/film/broker.md)
- *Kingdom* (2019), Fi1m 84, as Seo-bi — [page](https://film.one/tv/kingdom.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Alpha Gang* (2026), as Alpha Five
- *Paranoid Kid* (2025), as Narrator
- *Virus* (2025), as Ok Taek-seon
- *Family Matters* (2024), series, as Han Young-su
- *Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver* (2024), as Nemesis
- *Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire* (2023), as Nemesis
- *Next Sohee* (2022), as Yoo-jin
- *Broker* (2022), as Su-jin — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/broker.md)
- *The Silent Sea* (2021), series, as Song Ji-an
- *#Iamhere* (2020), as Soo
- *Persona* (2019), series, as Doo-na
- *Kingdom* (2019), series, as Seo-bi — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/kingdom.md)
- *The Drug King* (2018), as Kim Jeong-ah
- *Matrimonial Chaos* (2018), series, as Kang Whee-Roo
- *Stranger* (2017), series, as Han Yeo-jin
- *Chang-ok's Letter* (2017), series, as Eun-ha
- *Chang-ok's Letter* (2017), as Eun-ha
- *Happy F*cking New Year.* (2016), as Sun Bak
- *Tunnel* (2016), as Se-hyun
- *Sense8: Creating the World* (2015), as Sun Bak
- *Sense8* (2015), series, as Sun Bak
- *Jupiter Ascending* (2015), as Razo
- *A Girl at My Door* (2014), as Yeong-nam
- *Cloud Atlas* (2012), as Tilda / Megan's Mom / Mexican Woman / Sonmi-451 / Sonmi-351 / Sonmi Prostitute
- *As One* (2012), as Li Bun-hui
- *Doomsday Book* (2012), as Park Min-seo
- *Happy Birthday* (2012), as Park Min-seo (adult)
- *Gloria* (2010), series, as Na Jin-Jin
- *Master of Study* (2010), series, as Han Soo-jung
- *Air Doll* (2009), as Nozomi
- *How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor* (2007), series, as Jeong Yoon-hee
- *Korean Short Films Collection* (2007), as Sunhee
- *Someday* (2006), series, as Hana Yamaguchi
- *The Host* (2006), as Park Nam-joo
- *Tea Date* (2005), as Sunhee
- *Linda Linda Linda* (2005), as Son
- *Beating Heart* (2005), series, as Bae Doona
- *Rosemary* (2003), series, as Shin Gyeong-Su
- *Spring Bears Love* (2003), as Jeong Hyun-jae
- *Tube* (2003), as Kay
- *Country Princess* (2003), series, as Lee Eun-hee
- *Saving My Hubby* (2002), as Jung Geum-soon
- *Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance* (2002), as Yeong-mi
- *Take Care of My Cat* (2001), as Yu Tae-hie
- *Oh Mother Oh Sister* (2000), series, as Chan-mi
- *Plum Blossom* (2000), as Seo Nam-ok
- *RNA* (2000), series, as Park Se-mi
- *Look Back in Anger* (2000), series, as Lee Mi-na
- *Barking Dogs Never Bite* (2000), as Park Hyeon-nam
- *Love Story* (1999), series, as Young-yi
- *The Ring Virus* (1999), as Eun-suh
- *Ad Madness* (1999), series, as Pyo Runa
- *School* (1999), series, as Doo-na

## Gallery

- ![Bae Doona](https://film.one/media/person/608/gallery-b3c09a5b6392.jpg) Bae Doona — Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Bae_Doona_at_Berlinale_2026.jpg/1280px-Bae_Doona_at_Berlinale_2026.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bae Doona in 2006.](https://film.one/media/person/608/gallery-fb03099f41f5.jpg) Bae Doona in 2006. — KIYOUNG KIM, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Bae_Doo-Na_in_2006.jpg/1280px-Bae_Doo-Na_in_2006.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![​裴斗娜於2018年11月19日出席在首爾的電影《毒梟》記者會。](https://film.one/media/person/608/gallery-2df5b21fb30f.jpg) ​裴斗娜於2018年11月19日出席在首爾的電影《毒梟》記者會。 — NewsInstar, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Bae_Doona-181119%28cut%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![​裴斗娜於2019年1月21日出席在首爾的Netflix《李屍朝鮮》記者會。](https://film.one/media/person/608/gallery-4481ccf491f8.jpg) ​裴斗娜於2019年1月21日出席在首爾的Netflix《李屍朝鮮》記者會。 — NewsInstar, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Bae_Doona-190121%28cut%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Bae Doona](https://film.one/media/person/608/gallery-23ac6948670f.jpg) Bae Doona — Image via TMDB
- ![Bae Doona](https://film.one/media/person/608/gallery-7b1aa7fb71cf.jpg) Bae Doona — Image via TMDB
- ![Bae Doona](https://film.one/media/person/608/gallery-02e74180e156.jpg) Bae Doona — Image via TMDB
- ![Bae Doona at the press conference of MBC Gloria. (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/608/gallery-382c4d25a663.jpg) Bae Doona at the press conference of MBC Gloria. (2010) — KIYOUNG KIM from Seoul, South Korea, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Bae_Doona.jpg/1280px-Bae_Doona.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bae Doona at the press conference of MBC Gloria. (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/608/gallery-39a39f4b0eac.jpg) Bae Doona at the press conference of MBC Gloria. (2010) — KIYOUNG KIM, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Bae_Doona_-_press_conference_of_MBC_Gloria_01.jpg/1280px-Bae_Doona_-_press_conference_of_MBC_Gloria_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bae Doona](https://film.one/media/person/608/gallery-f60f26c89ed9.jpg) Bae Doona — Image via TMDB
- ![Bae Doona](https://film.one/media/person/608/gallery-0389b0c29416.jpg) Bae Doona — Image via TMDB
- ![Bae Doona](https://film.one/media/person/608/gallery-69d598edc03c.jpg) Bae Doona — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Asian Film Award for Best Actress 2015: Asian Film Award for Best Actress (won), for *A Girl at My Door*
- Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Actress 2000: Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Actress (won), for *Barking Dogs Never Bite*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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