Lee El
Lee El (born Kim Ji-hyun on August 26, 1982) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her supporting roles in the film Inside Men (2015), the television series It's Okay, That's Love, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017), A Korean Odyssey (2017-2018), and Black. She played her first lead role in the film What a Man Wants.[1]
Lee El | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Kim Ji-hyun August 26, 1982 Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | Sungkyunkwan University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Agent | Artist Company |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | I El |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi El |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Ji-hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chi-hyŏn |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Secret | Young-sook | |
| 2010 | The Yellow Sea | Joo-young | |
| 2012 | Pacemaker | Choi Min-kyung | |
| Masquerade | Ahn Gae-shi | ||
| 2014 | Actress is Too Much | Sarah | |
| Man on High Heels | Do Do | ||
| 2015 | Inside Men | Joo Eun-hye | [2] |
| 2018 | What a Man Wants | Jenny | [3] |
| 2020 | The Call | Young-sook's mother | [4] |
| Heaven: To the Land of Happiness |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Good Job, Good Job | Min-joo | MBC |
| 2011 | White Christmas | Oh Jung-hye | KBS2 |
| Detectives in Trouble | Yoo Hye-min | ||
| The Princess' Man | Mae-hyang | ||
| 2012 | Wild Romance[5] | Mi-jin | |
| 2013 | 7th Grade Civil Servant[6] | Park Soo-young | MBC |
| Drama Festival – Swine Escape | Wol-hyang | ||
| 2014 | Mother's Garden | Kim Ja-kyung | |
| It's Okay, That's Love[7] | Se-ra (ep.1-2) | SBS | |
| Liar Game[8] | Oh Jung-ah (Jaime) | tvN | |
| 2015 | More Than a Maid | Lady Kang | JTBC |
| Divorce Lawyer in Love | Han Mi-ri | SBS | |
| My Beautiful Bride | Son Hye-jung | OCN | |
| Hello Monster | Kang Sung-eun (ep.9-10) | KBS2 | |
| Imaginary Cat | Dokgo Soon | MBC Every 1 | |
| 2016 | Monster | Ok Chae-ryung | MBC |
| Entourage | Herself (ep.13-14) | tvN | |
| Guardian: The Lonely and Great God[9] | Samsin Halmoni | ||
| 2017 | Black[10] | Yoon Soo-wan | OCN |
| A Korean Odyssey[11] | Ma Ji-young | tvN | |
| 2018 | Matrimonial Chaos[12] | Jin Yoo-young | KBS2 |
| 2019 | When the Devil Calls Your Name[13] | Ji Seo-young | tvN |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | Return to Hamlet | So-hee |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 53rd Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Inside Men | Nominated |
| 35th MBC Drama Awards | Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Monster | Nominated | |
| 2018 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Matrimonial Chaos | Nominated |
References
- "EL takes the lead after years of minor roles". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 28, 2018.
- "[단독]이엘, 이병헌 여자로 '내부자들' 합류..기대↑". Naver (in Korean). July 7, 2014.
- "LEE Sung-min and SHIN Ha-kyun Blow into WIND WIND WIND". Korean Film Biz Zone. March 14, 2017.
- "[단독] 이엘, 박신혜X전종서 스릴러 '콜' 캐스팅". The Korea Times (in Korean). October 2, 2018.
- "Lee El cast in "Wild Romance" as a femme fatale". Hancinema. January 9, 2012.
- "Lee El is am agent in "7th Grade Civil Servant"". Hancinema. November 22, 2012.
- "Lee El to star in "It's Okay, That's Love" as a transgender". Hancinema. July 22, 2014.
- "이엘-조재윤, tvN '라이어 게임' 합류". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). September 14, 2014.
- "[단독] 이엘, '몬스터' 이은 차기작 '도깨비'…김고은 조력자 役". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). August 30, 2016.
- "<블랙> 송승헌-고아라-이엘-김동준, 대본 리딩 현장 공개!". iMBC (in Korean). August 10, 2017.
- "[단독] 이엘, 차승원 비서된다…tvN '화유기' 합류". News1 (in Korean). October 19, 2017.
- "Cha Tae-hyun and Bae Doo-na confirmed to star in K-drama series, 'The Greatest Divorce'". South China Morning Post. July 20, 2018.
- "[단독] 이엘, tvN '악마가 너의 이름을 부를 때'로 차기작 결정". JTBC. December 13, 2018.
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