She is a former figure skater.
Christian name is Lorraine.
An only child.
In 2013, at the 49th Baeksang Art Awards, she was awarded the Best Actress for her role in That Winter, the wind blows.
In 2011, at the 12th Women in Film Korea Awards, she was awarded the Best Actress award for her role in A reason to live.
Circa 2003, she was romantically linked with Byung Heon Lee, who co-starred with her in TV Drama All in.
From 2008 to 2011, she was romantically linked with Hyun Bin, who co-starred with her in TV Drama Worlds Within.
In 2013, at the 6th Korea Drama Awards, she was awarded the Grand Prize for her role in That Winter, the wind blows.
She was born in Daegu, South Korea but her family moved up to Seoul when she was a small child.
