Company: United Artists Agency
Years active: 1996 - present
Debut: 1996 (Sunkyung Smart model search Grand Prize winner)
Occupation: Actress and Model
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Song Hye Kyo
Nicknames: Woodpecker, Hejgyo, Yookgyo, Hakkyo
English Name: Lorraine Song
Birthplace: Dalseo District, Daegu, South Korea
Birthday: November 22, 1981
Height: 161 cm (5'3")
Weight: 45 kg
Blood Type: A
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Religion: Buddhism / Christianity
Languages: Korean, English, Cantonese
Education: Sook Myung Women's Junior High School, Eun Kwang Women's High School, Sejong University - Arts major (dropped out)
Hobbies: stitching, knitting, travelling, swimming, and collecting perfumes
Skills: piano
Favourite Artist: BigBang
Fun Facts:
- debuted as a model at the age of 14 when she won a school uniform model competition
- in 2010 she ranked #18 on The Annual Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Faces
- she published a book 'It's Time for Hye-Kyo' on August 30, 2012 and is a photo and essay book that reveals things about her day-to-day life
- she also published a photo book called 'Song Hye-Kyo's Moment'
- in 2017 she ranked 7th on Forbes magazine's Korea Power Celebrity list
- her registered birthdate is February 26, 1982
- she is a top Hallyu star
- she will marry actor Song Joong-Ki (who she met while filming Descendants of the Sun) on October 31, 2017
- former figure skater
- only child
- took a two year break during her peak to study English in the US (San Francisco and Seattle)
- her breakthrough role was in Autumn in My Heart
- very modest
- several actors have described her as their ideal type
- she was born very sick and her parents did not think she would survive more than a few days
- wanted to be an athlete when she grew up
- considered one of Korea's most beautiful women
- first Asian actress to sign a contract with French global agency Effigies
- learned Cantonese and martial arts for her first Chinese film (Ip Man)
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Filmography
Movies
The Crossing: Part 2 (2015)
The Queens (2015)
My Brilliant Life (2014)
The Crossing: Part 1 (2014)
The Grandmasters (2013)
A Reason to Live (2011)
Countdown (2011)
Nobody Somebody (2011)
Camellia - Love for Sale (2010)
Fetish / Make Yourself At Home (2008)
Hwang Jin-Yi (2007)
My Girl and I (2005)
Drama Series
Descendants of the Sun (2016)
That Winter, The Wind Blows (2013)
Worlds Within (2008)
Full House (2004)
Rays of Sunshine (2004)
All In (2003)
Hotelier (2001)
Guardian Angel (2001)
Autumn in my Heart (2000)
Sweet Bride (1999)
Marching (1999)
White Nights 3.98 (1998)
What Do You Think of Me (1998)
Deadly Eyes (1998)
Parade (1998)
One of a Pair (1998)
Six Siblings (1998)
Soonpoong Clinic (1998)
Wedding Dress (1997)
First Love (1996)
Happy Morning (1996)
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