Cha Jung-won made her acting debut in the film titled Horror Stories in 2012.
She landed her second role in the web drama, Loss:Time:Love and made a cameo appearance in All About My Mom.
Jung-won landed her first lead role in the SBS drama, Kidnapping Assemblyman Mr. Clean in 2016, and Wednesday 3:30 PM in 2017.
Dear Half-Basement Goddesses, and supporting roles in Lawless Lawyer and My Absolute Boyfriend both in 2018.
On November 8, 2022, Cha signed an exclusive contract with Saram Entertainment.