Kim Ji-hyun (Korean김지현; born June 26, 1982), known professionally as Lee El (Korean이엘) 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).

Lee El
Lee in May 2022
Born
Kim Ji-hyun

(1982-06-26) June 26, 1982 (age 42)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materSungkyunkwan University
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
AgentArtist Company
Korean name
Hangul
이엘
Revised RomanizationI El
McCune–ReischauerYi El
Birth name
Hangul
김지현
Revised RomanizationGim Ji-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerKim Chihyŏn

Filmography

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Film

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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

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 Good Job, Good Job Min-joo
2011 Drama Special Series:
"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 Halmeoni [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 Battle for Happiness Jang Mi-ho [21]
2024 Mr. Plankton Bong Ju-ri

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Ambergris AI Voice

Theater

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Year Title Role Ref.
2011–2012 Return to Hamlet So-hee

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress My Liberation Notes Nominated [22]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress – Television Nominated [23]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2021 Best Supporting Actress The Call Nominated [24]
Grand Bell Awards 2016 Best Supporting Actress Inside Men Nominated
KBS Drama Awards 2018 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Matrimonial Chaos Nominated [25]
MBC Drama Awards 2016 Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama Monster Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "EL takes the lead after years of minor roles". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 28, 2018. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "[단독]이엘, 이병헌 여자로 '내부자들' 합류..기대↑". Star News (in Korean). Naver. July 7, 2014. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "LEE Sung-min and SHIN Ha-kyun Blow into WIND WIND WIND". Korean Film Biz Zone. March 14, 2017. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "[단독] 이엘, 박신혜X전종서 스릴러 '콜' 캐스팅". The Korea Times (in Korean). October 2, 2018. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  5. ^ Jeon Hyo-jin (December 31, 2019). "'야차' 설경구·박해수→양동근·이엘·송재림·박진영 합류, 오늘(31일) 촬영시작" (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  6. ^ Jung Yu-jin (August 13, 2021). "설경구·박해수 '야차', 넷플릭스 공개 확정" [Seol Kyung-gu and Park Hae-soo's 'Yacha' to be released on Netflix]. News1 (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
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  8. ^ Pierce Conran (October 8, 2020). "LEE El Joins Cast of New Thriller SHE DIED". KoBiz. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "Lee El cast in "Wild Romance" as a femme fatale". HanCinema. January 9, 2012. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "Lee El is am agent in "7th Grade Civil Servant"". HanCinema. November 22, 2012. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  11. ^ "Lee El to star in "It's Okay, That's Love" as a transgender". HanCinema. July 22, 2014. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  12. ^ "이엘-조재윤, tvN '라이어 게임' 합류". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). September 14, 2014. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  13. ^ Kim Mi-hye (February 19, 2016). "'몬스터' 대본리딩 현장 공개... 강지환x성유리 호흡 기대" (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  14. ^ "[단독] 이엘, '몬스터' 이은 차기작 '도깨비'...김고은 조력자 役". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  15. ^ "<블랙> 송승헌-고아라-이엘-김동준, 대본 리딩 현장 공개!". iMBC (in Korean). August 10, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  16. ^ "[단독] 이엘, 차승원 비서된다...tvN '화유기' 합류". News1 (in Korean). October 19, 2017. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  17. ^ "Cha Tae-hyun and Bae Doo-na confirmed to star in K-drama series, 'The Greatest Divorce'". South China Morning Post. July 20, 2018. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  18. ^ "[단독] 이엘, tvN '악마가 너의 이름을 부를 때'로 차기작 결정". JTBC. December 13, 2018. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  19. ^ Jung Yoo-jin (April 22, 2021). "[단독]이엘, 박해영 작가 신작 '나의 해방일지' 출연" [[Exclusive] EL and Park Hae-young's new work 'My Liberation Journal' Appearance] (in Korean). SpoTV. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  20. ^ Kim Yoo-jin (July 9, 2021). "나의 해방일지' 이민기·김지원·손석구·이엘 캐스팅 확정 [공식입장]" [My Liberation Journal' casts Lee Min-ki, Kim Ji-won, Son Seok-gu, and EL confirmed [Official position]]. Xportsnews (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  21. ^ Hwang, So-young (September 5, 2022). "[단독] '해방일지' 이엘, 차기작 ENA채널 '행복배틀' 주인공" [[Exclusive] 'Liberation Journal' EL, the protagonist of the next ENA channel 'Happy Battle'] (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on May 5, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Naver.
  22. ^ Lee Seul-bi (August 31, 2022). "김혜수→이준호 '2022 APAN STAR AWARDS' 수상 후보 공개" [Kim Hye-soo → Lee Jun-ho's '2022 APAN STAR AWARDS' nominees revealed] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Naver.
  23. ^ Cho Yeon-kyung (April 7, 2023). "제59회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 최종 후보 공개" [59th Baeksang Arts Awards, TV/Film/Play Finalists Revealed] (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Naver.
  24. ^ Kim Na-ra (November 1, 2021). "제42회 청룡영화상, 후보 발표...류승완 '모가디슈' 최다 부문 노미네이트 [공식]" [42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards, nominations announced... Ryoo Seung-wan 'Mogadishu' Nominated for Most Category [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Naver.
  25. ^ Jo, Yoon-kyung (January 1, 2019). "[2018 KBS 연기대상] 최다니엘·장동건·백진희 미니시리즈 우수상 수상" [[2018 KBS Drama Awards] Daniel Choi, Donggun Jang, Jinhee Baek, Miniseries Excellence Award] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Naver.
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