Lee El (born Kim Ji-hyun on June 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 as well as her leading roles in the film What a Man Wants (2018)[1] and television series My Liberation Notes (2022).
Lee El | |
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Lee El in May 2022 | |
| Born | Kim Ji-hyun (1982-06-26) June 26, 1982 (age 40) 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Secret | Young-sook | ||
| 2010 | The Yellow Sea | Joo-young | ||
| 2012 | Pacemaker | Choi Min-kyung | ||
| Masquerade | Ahn Gae-shi | |||
| 2014 | One Thing She Doesn't Have | Se-ra | ||
| Man on High Heels | Do Do | |||
| 2015 | Inside Men | Joo Eun-hye | [2] | |
| 2018 | What a Man Wants | Jenny | [3] | |
| 2019 | Scent of a Ghost | Ji-yun | ||
| 2020 | The Call | Sunwoo Ja-ok | Netflix film | [4] |
| 2022 | Love and Leashes | Hye Mi | ||
| Yaksha: Ruthless Operations | Hee-won | [5][6][7] | ||
| TBA | She Died | Oh Young-joo | [8] | |
| Heaven: To the Land of Happiness | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Good Job, Good Job | Min-joo | ||
| 2011 | White Christmas | Oh Jung-hye | ||
| Detectives in Trouble | Yoo Hye-min | |||
| The Princess' Man | Mae-hyang | |||
| 2012 | Wild Romance | Mi-jin | [9] | |
| 2013 | 7th Grade Civil Servant | Park Soo-young | [10] | |
| Drama Festival – Swine Escape | Wol-hyang | |||
| 2014 | Mother's Garden | Kim Ja-kyung | ||
| It's Okay, That's Love | Se-ra | Cameo (Ep 1–2) | [11] | |
| Liar Game | Oh Jung-ah (Jaime) | [12] | ||
| 2015 | More Than a Maid | Lady Kang | ||
| Divorce Lawyer in Love | Han Mi-ri | |||
| My Beautiful Bride | Son Hye-jung | |||
| Hello Monster | Kang Sung-eun | Cameo (Ep 9–10) | ||
| Imaginary Cat | Dokgo Soon | |||
| 2016 | Monster | Ok Chae-ryung | [13] | |
| Entourage | Herself | Cameo (Ep 13–16) | ||
| Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | Samsin Halmoni | [14] | ||
| 2017 | Black | Yoon Soo-wan | [15] | |
| A Korean Odyssey | Ma Ji-young | [16] | ||
| 2018 | Matrimonial Chaos | Jin Yoo-young | [17] | |
| 2019 | When the Devil Calls Your Name | Ji Seo-young | [18] | |
| 2022 | My Liberation Notes | Yeom Ki-jeong | [19][20] | |
| 2023 | Happy Battle | Jang Mi-ho | [21] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ambergris | AI | Voice | |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | Return to Hamlet | So-hee |
| 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[22] | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Matrimonial Chaos | Nominated |
| 2021 | 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards[23] | Best Supporting Actress | The Call | Nominated |
| 2022 | 8th APAN Star Awards[24] | Best Supporting Actress | My Liberation Notes | Nominated |