Lee El
South Korean actress (born 1982)
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Kim Ji-hyun (Korean: 김지현; born June 26, 1982), known professionally as Lee El (이엘) 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 (2014), Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017), A Korean Odyssey (2017–2018), and Black (2017) as well as her leading roles in the film What a Man Wants (2018)[1] and television series My Liberation Notes (2022).
Born
June 26, 1982
Kim Ji-hyun
June 26, 1982
Seoul, South Korea
AlmamaterSungkyunkwan University
OccupationActress
Yearsactive2009–present
Lee El | |
|---|---|
Lee in May 2022 | |
| Born | Kim Ji-hyun June 26, 1982 Seoul, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Sungkyunkwan University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Agent | Artist Company |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김지현 |
| RR | Gim Jihyeon |
| MR | Kim Chihyŏn |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 이엘 |
| RR | I El |
| MR | I El |
Filmography
Film
| 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] | ||
| 2024 | Following | Oh Young-joo | [8] | |
| TBA | Heaven: To the Land of Happiness |
Television series
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ambergris | AI | Voice |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | Return to Hamlet | So-hee |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | My Liberation Notes | Nominated | [25] |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Nominated | [26] | |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | The Call | Nominated | [27] |
| Grand Bell Awards | 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Inside Men | Nominated | |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2018 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Matrimonial Chaos | Nominated | [28] |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2016 | Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Monster | Nominated |
