Lee Hye-young (actress, born 1962)

Lee Hye-young (Korean: 이혜영; born November 25, 1962) is a South Korean actress. She is the daughter of celebrated film director Lee Man-hee, who died in 1975 when she was in middle school.^[1][2] Lee began her acting career in 1981 at the age of 18 through a local musical theatre production of The Sound of Music. Since then she has performed in theater, feature and short films, and television.

Born (1962-11-25) November 25, 1962 (age 63)

Seoul, South Korea

EducationSunjung High School

OccupationActress

Yearsactive1981–present

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Lee Hye-young
Lee in November 2025
Born	(1962-11-25) November 25, 1962 (age 63) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Sunjung High School
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1981–present
Parent	Lee Man-hee (father)
Korean name
Hangul	이혜영
Hanja	李慧英
RR	I Hyeyeong
MR	I Hyeyŏng

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Regarded as one of the most prominent South Korean actresses in the 1980s, Lee starred in films such as The Blazing Sun (1985), Winter Wanderer (1986), Ticket (1986), The Age of Success (1988), North Korean Partisan in South Korea (1990), Fly High Run Far (1991), Passage to Buddha (1993), and No Blood No Tears (2002).^[3] Lee also played supporting roles in the Korean dramas I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004), Fashion 70's (2005) and Boys Over Flowers (2009).^[4]