Cha Jung-won (born Cha Mi-young on (1989-10-18)October 18, 1989) is a South Korean actress and model. She landed her lead role in Wednesday 3:30 PM (2017) and Lawless Lawyer (2018).

Cha Jung-won
차정원
Born
Cha Mi-young

(1989-10-18) October 18, 1989 (age 35)[1]
Busan, South Korea
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Model
Years active2014–present
AgentSARAM Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
차정원
Revised RomanizationCha Jeong-won
McCune–ReischauerCh'a Chŏngwŏn
Birth name
Hangul
차미영
Revised RomanizationCha Mi-yeong
McCune–ReischauerCh'a Miyŏng

Career

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2012: Debut

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Cha Jung-won made her acting debut in the film titled Horror Stories in 2012.

She landed her second role in the web drama, Loss:Time:Love and made a cameo appearance in All About My Mom. Her first supporting role came soon after, playing as Jung Seon-min in She Was Pretty in 2015.

2016-present: Breakthrough with lead roles

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Jung-won landed her first lead role in the SBS drama, Kidnapping Assemblyman Mr. Clean in 2016, and Wednesday 3:30 PM in 2017. She had a cameo in While You Were Sleeping. She also played the lead role in Oh! Dear Half-Basement Goddesses, and supporting roles in Lawless Lawyer and My Absolute Boyfriend both in 2018.

On November 8, 2022, Cha signed an exclusive contract with Saram Entertainment.[2]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Horror Stories Minju Cameo

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Loss:Time:Life Park Min-ji Web drama
All About My Mom Eunha Cameo
She Was Pretty Jung Seon-min Supporting role
2016 The Master of Revenge Chun Ja Cameo
Kidnapping Assemblyman Mr. Clean Detective Park Lead role
2017 Wednesday 3:30 PM Gong Na-yeon
While You Were Sleeping Yoo Soo-kyung Cameo
Oh! Dear Half-Basement Goddesses Pyo Eun Lead role [3]
2018 Lawless Lawyer Kang Yeon-hee Supporting role [4]
2019 My Absolute Boyfriend Bae Kyu-ri [5]

Other notes

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  • She has a white Bichon Frise, and the dog's name is Rosie.
  • She is famous for her fashion and beauty sense.[6] She spent three seasons on the fashion and beauty program MC.

References

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  1. ^ "Cha Jung-won at HanCinema". HanCinema. October 18, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Kim So-yeon (November 8, 2022). "차정원, 사람엔터와 전속계약…조진웅·이하늬와 한솥밥[공식입장]" [Cha Jung-won, an exclusive contract with Saram Entertainment... [Official position]]. Maeil Business (in Korean). Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "'Oh! Dear Goddesses of Basement!' mirrors women in 20s, 30s via Greek Goddesses in Seoul". The Korea Herald. October 18, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "Cha Jung-won Cast in TvN Drama "Lawless Lawyer"". HanCinema. Osen. April 11, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "[단독] 차정원, '절대 그이' 출연 확정…여진구·걸스데이 민아와 호흡". Asia Economy (in Korean). July 4, 2018. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "이주연·황승언·차정원·기은세…스타일 좋은 4대 연예인 인스타그래머". April 22, 2021.
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