Park So Dam

When Park So Dam was in high school, she watched the musical Grease and developed an interest in acting. While in university, Park started her career by turning to independent films after being rejected from around seventeen auditions. She broke into the mainstream in 2015 after making a strong impression with her performance in The Silenced, which nabbed her a win for Best Supporting Actress from the Busan Film Critics Awards. She came into popular recognition in the 2015 film The Priests which won her multiple Best New Actress nods. and the TV series’ Cinderella with Four Knights (2016) and Record of Youth (2020). She achieved international fame for her role in the 2019 critically acclaimed Korean comedy thriller film Parasite, which won the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Picture.