Park Min-young (박민영; 朴敏英) is a South Korean actress and model born on March 4, 1986, in Seoul. A graduate of Dongguk University, she made her debut in 2006 in the sitcom Unstoppable High Kick!, for which she won the award for Best New Actress. From the very beginning of her career, she established herself as one of the most promising new faces on Korean television.
His popularity skyrocketed in 2010 thanks to the historical drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal, in which she plays a young woman who pretends to be a man in order to attend school. She then cemented her status as a star with City Hunter, alongside Lee Min-ho, and then Glory Jane, for which she won the Best Actress award at the KBS Drama Awards. In 2014, she once again won over audiences with Healer, where her on-screen partnership with Ji Chang-wook became one of the most beloved among K-drama fans.
Over the years, Park Min-young has become a leading figure in romantic comedy thanks to hits such as What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, Her Private Life, When the Weather Is Nice, Forecasting Love and Weather and Love in a Contract. In 2024, she enjoyed immense international success with Marry My Husband, for which her portrayal of Kang Ji-won has been widely praised.
She continues in the same vein with Confidence Queen in 2025, the first original Korean series produced by Amazon Prime Video, and then plays the lead roles in Siren's kiss and Nine to Six in 2026.
Praised for her elegance, charisma, and ability to switch seamlessly between romance, comedy, and melodrama, Park Min-young remains one of the most popular and iconic actresses on South Korean television.
