Bae Doonanote (born October 11, 1979 in Seoul) is a South Korean actress.
She gained international renown for her roles in films like Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, The Host (2006), and Cloud Atlas (her English-language Hollywood debut), as well as television roles like Sense8 and Kingdom.
Filmography:
- The Ring Virus - Korean adaptation of The Ring - (1999): Park Eun-suh
- Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000): Park Hyun-nam
- Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002): Cha Young-mi
- Linda Linda Linda (2005): Son
- The Host (2006): Park Nam-joo
- Air Doll (2009): Nozomi
- Master of Study (2010): Han Soo-jung
- As One (2012): Ri Bun-hi
- Cloud Atlas (2012): Sonmi~451/Tilda Ewing/Megan's mom/Mexican woman
- Jupiter Ascending (2015): Razo
- Sense8 (2015-2018): Bak Sun
- Tunnel (2016): Se-hyun
- Stranger (2017, 2020): Yeo-jin
- Kingdom (2019): Seo-bi
- The Silent Sea (2021): Dr. Song Ji-an
- Broker (2022): Soo-jin
- Rebel Moon (2023-): Nemesis
Tropes applicable to her body of work:
- Production Posse: She's a recurring collaborator of The Wachowskis. She also acted in two films directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda.
- Romance on the Set: With Jim Sturgess, whom she dated for some time following Cloud Atlas. Also reportedly dating Son Seuk-oo (credited as Sukku Son on IMDB) who played her romantic interest in Sense8.
