Geum Bo-ra

In this Korean name, the family name is Son. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Geum.

Geum Bo-ra (Korean: 금보라; born February 21, 1961), birth name Son Mi-ja (손미자), is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1979, and won Best New Actress at the 1980 Grand Bell Awards for Water Spray.^[1] She was active in Korean cinema in the 1980s, and when she grew older, switched to supporting roles in television.^[2][3][4]

Geum Bo-ra
Born	Son Mi-ja (1961-02-21) February 21, 1961 (age 64) Dangjin, South Korea
Education	Anyang High School of Film and Arts
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1979–present
Agent	Raisin Entertainment
Spouse	Oh Jae-hee ​ ​ (m. 1989; div. 2002)​ Kim Seong-taek ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	3
Korean name
Hangul	손미자
Hanja	孫美子
RR	Son Mija
MR	Son Mija
Stage name
Hangul	금보라
Hanja	琴寶羅
RR	Geum Bora
MR	Kŭm Pora

Geum married businessman Oh Jae-hee in 1989, but financial problems led to their divorce in 2002. They have three sons: former Yonsei University basketball player Oh Seung-jun, Oh Seung-min, and a third son.^[5] She remarried in November 2005 to widowed businessman Kim Seong-taek, and one of her two stepdaughters is Kim Hyeon-jin.^[6][7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1979	The Rain at Night
1980	Water Spray
1981	White Smile
	A Small Ball Shot by a Midget	Young-hee
	The Maiden Who Went to the City
1982	The Blues of Jong-ro
1983	The Lover of a Friend
1984	The Foolish Woman
1985	Dreams of the Strong	Oh Ae-ja
1986	Keum Dal-rae
	Sleeping in a Swamp of Angels
1987	Blue Heart
1989	The Wolf's Curiosity Stole Pigeons	Sook-hee
1993	A Honeymoon Trip	Kyeong-a
2002	Conduct Zero	Joong-pil's mother
2004	A Wacky Switch	Doctor (cameo)
2005	Daddy-Long-Legs	Mi-hyun
	The Art of Seduction	Ms. Jung (cameo)
2011	Sunny	Past photo (cameo)

Television series

Year	Title	Role
1981	Korea Fantasy	Ahn Ik-tae's first love
1982	Barefoot Glory	Nam Sung-yong's lover
	Ordinary People	Byul Nyeo
1983	Foundation of the Kingdom	Ban-ya
	Fog
1984	Labyrinth
	Bride Lessons
	Fireworks Display	Kyung-ae
1985	Silver Rapids
1986	Far Away People	Han Deok-soo's daughter
	Im Illera Im Illera	Yoon Young-shil
1987	KBS TV Novel: "Pearl Tower"
1993	Wangsibri	Jung-hee
1996	LA Arirang
	Colors
1997	The Reason I Live	Mrs. Han
1998	Legendary Ambition
	Seven Brides
	KBS TV Novel: "Eun-ah's Daughter"	Eun-ah's aunt
1999	Assignable Appearance
2000	Taejo Wang Geon	Queen Park
	It's Half	Kim Sun-hee
	Cheers for Women
2001	Fox and Cotton Candy	Sung Gu-ae
2002	The Story of Two Men
	Golden Wagon	Hwang Min-ja
2003	Jewel in the Palace	Na Joo-daek
2004	Match Made in Heaven	Eun-sun's mother
	Traveling Women	Song-yi's mother
2005	Hello My Teacher	Bae Yi-da
	Princess Lulu	Mrs. Park
	Let's Get Married	Kwan Eun-sun's mother
	Don't Worry	Hong Yeon-hwa
2006	Spring Waltz	Hyun Ji-sook
	Bad Family	Uhm Ji-sook
	Love Truly	Lee Han-sook
2007	By My Side	Yoo Il-shim
	Que Sera, Sera	Ji Kyung-sook
2008	Spotlight	Seo Woo-jin's mother
	Temptation of Wife	Baek Mi-in
2009	Strike Love	Choi Eom-ji's mother
	Creating Destiny	Shin Jin-hee
2010	Jejungwon	Yoo Seok-ran's mother
2012	Welcome Rain to My Life	Oh Min-ah
	May Queen	Jo Dal-soon
	Only Because It's You	Yoon Gong-ja's mother-in-law (cameo)
2013	Pots of Gold[8]	Min Young-ae
	Potato Star 2013QR3	Wang Yoo-jung
	Hold My Hand	Kang Yang-soon
2014	Jang Bo-ri Is Here![9]	Lee Hwa-yeon
2015	My Heart Twinkle Twinkle	Hwang Mi-ja
	The Producers	Herself (cameo, episodes 1-2)
	Eve's Love	Mo Hwa-kyung
2016	Blow Breeze	Hwang Geum-sil
2017	Enemies from the Past	Oh Sa-ra
2018	Nice Witch	Byun Ok-jung
2021	The All-Round Wife	Dook Na-ra[10]

Variety shows

Year	Title	Notes
2008	Interview Game
	I Need a Family - Season 2
2014	Fox-ya
	Real Mother Theatre

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1980	19th Grand Bell Awards	Best New Actress	Water Spray	Won
2009	17th SBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Serial Drama	Temptation of Wife	Nominated
2013	32nd MBC Drama Awards	Golden Acting Award, Actress	Pots of Gold	Nominated
2017	36rd MBC Drama Awards	Best Character Award, Best Villain	Blow Breeze	Nominated