Kang So-ra
Kang in 2019
Born	(1990-02-18) February 18, 1990 (age 34) South Korea
Education	Dongguk University - Theater and Film
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present
Agent	Plum E&C
Spouse	Unknown ​ (m. 2020)​
Children	2
Korean name
Hangul	강소라
Revised Romanization	Gang So-ra
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Sora

Kang So-ra (born February 18, 1990) is a South Korean actress.^[1]

Career

Kang made her acting debut in the 2009 thriller movie 4th Period Mystery, but rose to fame when she starred in the 2011 blockbuster Sunny, a coming-of-age film about a group of high school girls growing up in the 1980s.^[2] This was followed by leading roles in television dramas, such as teen musical Dream High 2 (2012),^[3][4][5] and family drama Ugly Alert (2013).^[6] Kang also appeared on the third season of We Got Married, a reality show which pairs up celebrities into fake "married" couples; her partner was Leeteuk from the K-pop group Super Junior.^[7][8]

Kang gained increased recognition after starring in two hit series in 2014: medical drama Doctor Stranger (2014)^[9][10] and workplace dramedy Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014).^[11] Doctor Stranger was a success in China with 400 million views, and Misaeng: Incomplete Life was dubbed a "cultural phenomenon" in South Korea.^[12][13] This was followed by lead roles in romantic comedy Warm and Cozy (2015) together with Yoo Yeon-seok,^[14][15] legal drama My Lawyer, Mr. Jo (2016),^[16] and romantic comedy Revolutionary Love (2017) alongside Choi Si-won from the k-pop group Super Junior.^[17]

In 2019, Kang returned to the big screen in the cycling film Uhm Bok-dong.^[18][19]

In 2020, Kang starred in the comedy film Secret Zoo, based on the webtoon of the same name. She plays a veterinarian who pretends to be a lion.^[20] The same year, she was cast in the romance melodrama film Waiting for Rain.^[21]

Personal life

Kang married a doctor of Oriental medicine in August 2020 in a private ceremony.^[22] On November 19, 2020, it was announced that Kang was pregnant with their first child, due in April 2021.^[23][24]

On April 15, 2021, Kang's agency announced that Kang had given birth to a daughter.^[25] On October 16, 2023, it was confirmed that she is expecting her second child and expected to give birth at the end of this year.^[26] Kang gave birth to her second daughter on December 11, 2023.^[27]

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television shows

Hosting

Music video appearances

Discography

Singles

Ambassadorship

Awards and nominations

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