
Person
Kim Borana
Acting · Born 1972-10-16 · Seoul, South Korea
Biography
Kim Borana, professionally known as Borana, is a South Korean actress and singer born on October 16, 1972, in Seoul. She began her entertainment career in 1987 after winning the Photogenic Award at the Miss Lotte pageant, which led to her debut as a model for Lotte Confectionery. In 1992, she was officially selected as part of SBS's second talent recruitment class, marking her transition into acting. Throughout the 1990s, Borana appeared in various television dramas, films, and musicals, and served as the lead vocalist on Uptown's fourth album Verbal Medication in 1999. That same year, she married music producer Dick (Gu Yong-hui) and temporarily retired from public life. She returned to acting in 2017 with the independent film Flowers, and has since resumed her career with roles in productions such as Backstreet Rookie (2020), When My Love Blooms (2020), Red Balloon (2022), and Woman in a Veil (2023). Borana is a Christian and attended the Seoul Institute of the Arts, though she did not complete her studies.
Known for

Mouse
Hostess Bar Manager

Confidence Queen
Na Mi-hui

Doctor Slump
Saleswoman

Tomorrow
Angry Shopper

The Art of Sarah
Chae-u's Friend

Through the Darkness
Massage parlor owner
The Love of a Grape Seed
1994

Thunderhawk 6 - Third Generation Thunderhawk
1989

Let's Look at the Sky Sometimes
Madonna

Farewell My Darling
1996
Filmography
- 2026The Art of SarahChae-u's Friend
- 2025Confidence QueenNa Mi-hui
- 2024Doctor SlumpSaleswoman
- 2022TomorrowAngry Shopper
- 2022Through the DarknessMassage parlor owner
- 2021MouseHostess Bar Manager
- 1996Farewell My Darling
- 1994The Love of a Grape Seed
- 1991This Is the Beginning of LoveSu-jin
- 1990Let's Look at the Sky SometimesMadonna
- 1989Thunderhawk 6 - Third Generation Thunderhawk
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