With her graceful look and image of an iron hand in a velvet glove, LEE Yo-won has received a continuous welcome from fans. Having become known for the role of a gas station clerk in the film <Attack the Gas Station>, in the film <Take Care of My Cat> she played the character Hye-ju, who did not adapt well to society, because of an inferiority complex about education. With the success of the film, which well reflected concerns of women in the present age, she won ...More

With her graceful look and image of an iron hand in a velvet glove, LEE Yo-won has received a continuous welcome from fans. Having become known for the role of a gas station clerk in the film <Attack the Gas Station>, in the film <Take Care of My Cat> she played the character Hye-ju, who did not adapt well to society, because of an inferiority complex about education. With the success of the film, which well reflected concerns of women in the present age, she won almost every new female actress award that year. After a hiatus due to marriage and childbirth, she made a comeback in <May 18>, a film based on the Gwangju Uprising, in which she played a female character who seemed weak yet had an inner strength. She retained that image in the TV series <Queen Seondeok>, in which she played Princess Deongman. With this, her excellent acting ability and commercial power became known not only nationwide but also worldwide. With the broadcasting in Vietnam of the TV series in which she has played, her popularity has soared throughout the region, including Japan, where <Queen Seondeok> has aired.

Awards
’10 5th Asia Model Festival Award, Special Award for Asian Drama
’09 MBC Drama Awards, Top Excellence Award – Actress
’09 MBC Drama Awards, Best Couple Award
’09 Grime Awards, Best Actress Award
’09 10th Korean Media Ceremony, Photogenic Award
’07 SBS Drama Awards, Best Couple Award
’07 SBS Drama Awards, Top Excellence Award – Actress
’07 SBS Drama Awards, Top Ten Stars Award
’07 SBS Drama Awards, Netizens’ Choice Award
’05 SBS Drama Awards, Excellence Award, Special Planning Drama – Actress
’05 SBS Drama Awards, Top Ten Stars Award
’02 SBS Drama Awards, New Star Award
’02 Baeksang Arts Awards, Best New Actress Award
’01 22nd Blue Dragon Awards, Best New Actress Award

Outside Story
Date of birth: April 9th 1980
Height, Weight, Blood Type: 170cm, 48kg, Type B
Hobby: Listening to Music, Watching Movies, Reading
Educational background: Graduated Dankook University, Department of Theatrical and Film
Family background: Husband

Debut
’98 Movie <Scent of a Man>

Drama
’11 SBS <49 Days> - Song Yi-Kyung
’09 MBC <Queen Seon Deok> - Princess Deok-Man
’07 KBS2 <Bad Love> - Na In-Jung
’07 <Surgeon Bong Dal Hee> - Bong Dal-Hee
’05 SBS <Fashion 70’s> Deo-Mi
’02 SBS <Daemang>
’01 KBS2 <Blue Mist>
’01 KBS2 <Pure Heart>
’00 KBS2 <Tough Guy’s Love>
’99 KBS2 <School 2>

Movie
’13 <Legend Punch> - Main PD
’12 <Perfect Number> - Hwa-Sun
’11 <The Recipe> - Jang Hyea-Jin
’07 <May 18> - Park Shin-Ae
’05 <When Romance Meets Destiny> - Yoon Kyung
’02 <Surprise Party> - Ha-Young
’02 <Afrika> - Yo-Won
’01 <Take Care of My Cat> - Shin Hyea-Joo
’99 <Attack the Gas Station> - KKal-Chi
’98 <Scent of a Man> - Young Eun-Hyea

Music Video
’09 Shin Seung Hoon <Sarang Chi>
’07 SeeYa <Love’s Greeting>
’06 Vibe <Liquor>
and others
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