[2][3][4][5] She debuted as a TV actress after she was recruited by KBS,[6] and has since been active in theater, film and television.

[7] While concurrently maintaining an acting career, Bae completed a doctorate at Korea University.

Her thesis was on the correlation between production crews and reactions of netizens.

[8] She has taught Theater and Film Studies at Chung-Ang University as a visiting professor since 2003.

[9] Bae married a pilot in 1994, but the couple divorced in 1996.