--- name: "Yeom Hye-ran" canonical: "https://film.one/person/yeom-hye-ran" fi1m_id: "yeom-hye-ran" imdb_id: "nm9470536" tmdb_id: 2084416 wikidata_id: "Q28700264" roles: ["Actor"] born: "30 October 1976" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 84 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-18T08:15:49.858036+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." --- # Yeom Hye-ran ## Identity Yeom Hye-ran - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/yeom-hye-ran - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** yeom-hye-ran - **IMDb ID:** nm9470536 - **TMDB ID:** 2084416 - **Wikidata ID:** Q28700264 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeom_Hye-ran, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28700264, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9470536/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2084416 Actor. Born 30 October 1976 in Yeosu, South Jeolla, South Korea. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 30 October 1976, Yeosu, South Jeolla, South Korea - **Active:** 2003–present - **Also known as:** 염혜란, Yeom Hye Ran, Yum Hye-ran, 廉惠蘭 - **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 91 (1), 2020s 78 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeom_Hye-ran, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28700264, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9470536/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2084416 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*No Other Choice*](https://film.one/film/no-other-choice.md) (78) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Yeom Hye-ran is a South Korean film, television and theatre actress. She began her career on the Daehak-ro stage in 1999 as a member of the Yeonwoo Theater Company and made her screen debut with a small role in Bong Joon-ho’s *Memories of Murder* (2003). She gained wider recognition through supporting roles in television series including *Guardian: The Lonely and Great God* (2016), *When the Camellia Blooms* (2019), *The Uncanny Counter* (2020–2023), *The Glory* (2022–2023) and *When Life Gives You Tangerines* (2025). In film she has appeared in *Always* (2011), *I Can Speak* (2017) and *No Other Choice* (2025) as Lee A-ra. She has received three Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Supporting Actress – Television. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, watch.plex.tv, koreatimes.co.kr.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *No Other Choice* (2025), Fi1m 78, as Lee A-ra — [page](https://film.one/film/no-other-choice.md) - *Memories of Murder* (2003), Fi1m 91, as So-hyun's Mother — [page](https://film.one/film/memories-of-murder.md) ## Complete filmography (74) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Speaking Dead* (2026), Actor - *My Name* (2026), as Choi Jeong-sun - *Mad Dance Office* (2026), as Kuk-hee - *No Other Choice* (2025), as Lee A-ra — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/no-other-choice.md) - *Wall to Wall* (2025), as Jeon Eun-hwa - *Law and the City* (2025), series, as Kim Hyeong-min - *Virus* (2025), as Ms. Yeom - *When Life Gives You Tangerines* (2025), series, as Jeon Gwang-rye, Jeon Gwang-rye / Chloe Lee Hye-ran - *Amazon Bullseye* (2024), as Cha Su-hyeon - *Citizen of a Kind* (2024), as Bong-rim - *My Affection is Alive* (2023), Actor - *The Boys* (2023), as Kim Gyeong-mi - *Cobweb* (2023), as Ho-se's Wife - *Mask Girl* (2023), series, as Kim Kyung-ja - *Honeysweet* (2023), as Pharmacist - *Woongnami* (2023), as Jang Kyung-sook - *The Glory* (2022), series, as Kang Hyeon-nam - *Leave at Door, Bell X* (2022), as rice noodle shop owner - *Life Is Beautiful* (2022), as Hyeon-jeong - *Alchemy of Souls* (2022), series, as Middle-aged woman - *Juvenile Justice* (2022), series, as Oh Seon-ja - *Special Delivery* (2022), as Han Mi-Young - *The Prayer* (2021), as Choi Jung-gil - *Chun Tae-il: A Flame That Lives On* (2021), as Lee So-sun (voice) - *Recalled* (2021), as Director of Fine Arts Academy - *Way Back Home* (2021), as Hye-sook - *Black Light* (2021), as Young-nam - *New Year Blues* (2021), as Yong-mi - *I* (2021), as Mi-ja - *The Uncanny Return* (2021), series, Actor - *The Uncanny Counter* (2020), series, as Chu Mae-ok - *Best Friend* (2020), as Woman from Yeosu - *SF8* (2020), series, as Choi Jung-gil - *Baseball Girl* (2020), as Hae-sook - *Mystic Pop-up Bar* (2020), series, as Yeomra Daewang - *Hospital Playlist* (2020), series, as Min-young's Mother - *Chocolate* (2019), series, as Ha Young-shil - *Kim Ji-young: Born 1982* (2019), as Scarf Woman - *When the Camellia Blooms* (2019), series, as Hong Ja-yeong - *Juror 8* (2019), as Cleaning Lady - *Miss & Mrs. Cops* (2019), as Chief Civil Service Officer - *Another Child* (2019), as Patient's Mother - *My Fellow Citizens* (2019), series, as Sun Hee - *Innocent Witness* (2019), as Mi-ran - *Default* (2018), as Hee-won - *Life* (2018), series, as Kang Kyung-A - *Lawless Lawyer* (2018), series, as Nam Soon-Ja - *Live* (2018), series, as Sang Soo's mother - *Golden Slumber* (2018), as Shop Aunty - *The Most Beautiful Goodbye* (2017), series, as Yang-Soon - *Drama Stage* (2017), series, as Seon-Nyeo - *Prison Playbook* (2017), series, as Han Yang's mother - *Man of Will* (2017), as Visitor - *I Can Speak* (2017), as Jinjoo-daek - *Live Up to Your Name* (2017), series, as Inn worker - *Queen For Seven Days* (2017), series, as Chae Kyung's nanny - *Guardian: The Lonely and Great God* (2016), series, as Ji Yeon-sook - *The K2* (2016), series, as An-Na's Housemaid - *Dear My Friends* (2016), series, as Kim Soon-young - *The Magician* (2015), as Nanny - *Salut d'Amour* (2015), as Milkman - *Love Cells* (2014), series, as Dae-chung's landlord - *Sea Fog* (2014), as Ship Owner's Wife - *Always* (2011), as Hairdresser - *71: Into the Fire* (2010), as Nurse - *Open City* (2008), as Garbage Bag Woman - *Our Town* (2007), as Rice Cake Vendor (uncredited) - *Secret Sunshine* (2007), as In-law Family - *Les Formidables* (2006), as Teacher Gong - *Holiday* (2006), as Bride - *Fighter in the Wind* (2004), as Aunt - *Memories of Murder* (2003), as So-hyun's Mother — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/memories-of-murder.md) - *Until the Morning Comes*, series, Actor - *The Hole*, as Yu-na ## Gallery - ![Yeom Hye-ran](https://film.one/media/person/7265/gallery-78f865857e59.jpg) Yeom Hye-ran — Republic of Korea, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Yeom_Hye-ran.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Yeom Hye-ran in April 2024](https://film.one/media/person/7265/gallery-1b4c2e29e9df.jpg) Yeom Hye-ran in April 2024 — 티비텐, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Yeom_Hye-ran_April_2024.jpg/1280px-Yeom_Hye-ran_April_2024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Yeom Hye-ran](https://film.one/media/person/7265/gallery-01ecd7ed85d0.jpg) Yeom Hye-ran — Image via TMDB - ![Yeom Hye-ran](https://film.one/media/person/7265/gallery-0b470badf982.jpg) Yeom Hye-ran — Image via TMDB - ![Yeom Hye-ran](https://film.one/media/person/7265/gallery-e5135a8a4a07.jpg) Yeom Hye-ran — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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