Yeom Hye-ran (born October 30, 1976) is a South Korean actress, with a portfolio of film, television, and theatre performances.

She has since played supporting roles in film and television, notably Dear My Friends, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016), I Can Speak, The Most Beautiful Goodbye (2017), Life (2018), When the Camellia Blooms, Innocent Witness (2019), Chocolate (2019–2020), The Uncanny Counter (2020–2023), The Glory (2022–2023), and Mask Girl (2024).

[6] Hence she attended Department of Korean Literature of Seoul Women's University,[7] where she discovered her love of acting as member of college theater club.

It was during Yeom's portrayal of So-hyeon's mother in Yeonwoo's play This Lee (이 爾) that Director Bong witnessed her talent and invitated her to audition in his film.

I thought deeply about my sincerity while doing the piece.The play was selected as 2003 Culture and Arts Promotion Agency New Artist Support and had an encore performance in 2004 thanks to the audience's response.

Written and directed by Son Ki-ho, it premiered on June 4 at Dongsung Stage Small Theater in Daehangno, Seoul, and ran until July 4, 2004.

[19] Her costar also praised her performance and said, Hye-ran is an actress who can act as if memories of the past flood in at once, like a shaman receiving a reception.The play "Ask the Blind Father for Directions" (하류인생에도 삶은 있어) won an award at The 16th Geochang International Theatre Festival and received support from the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture.

[21][22] In 2008, Yeom acted as Park Mi-cheon in Son Ki-ho's play "The person who lived in Gampo, Deokyi, and Yeolsu" (감포사는 분이, 덕이, 열수).

[24] In May 2010, Iru's play "The person who lived in Gampo, Deokyi, and Yeolsu" performed at the 2010 Seoul Theater Festival.

[27] Yeom acted as Soon-yeong, adopted eldest daughter of Moon Jung-ah (played by Na Moon-hee), who struggled with domestic violence.

[31] In 2017, Yeom reunited for the second time with Noh Hee-kyung and director Hong Jong-chan with four episode dramas The Most Beautiful Goodbye.

[33] Yeom also reunited for the third time with director Hong Jong-chan in drama Life as Kang Kyung-ah, manager of Sangkook University Hospital.

Yeom acted as Hong Ja-young, a sophisticated divorce lawyer and wife to Gyu-tae (played by Oh Jung-se).

Her acting in the drama garnered favorable reviews from viewers who see her character as girl crush, affectionately called the nation older sister.

[39] In 2021, Yeom starred in OCN drama The Uncanny Counter with Jo Byung-gyu, Yoo Jun-sang, and Kim Se-jeong.

[40] After over two decades of debut, Yeom had her first title role in Bae Jong-dae's mystery film Blacklight, which was released in February 2021.