Lee Min-young (actress)

Lee Min-young (born February 6, 1976) is a South Korean actress. Lee began her career as a child actress when she was four years old, and appeared steadily in television dramas. After a five-year hiatus, she returned to acting in 2011 with Kimchi Family, followed by You're Only Mine in 2014.[2][3][4]

Lee Min-young
Born (1976-02-06) February 6, 1976 (age 48)
EducationDankook University - Theater and Film
OccupationActress
Years active1980–present
SpouseLee Chan (2006; divorced)
Korean name
Hangul
이민영
Revised RomanizationI Min-yeong
McCune–ReischauerI Min-yŏng

Lee married actor Lee Chan on December 10, 2006, but the couple divorced after 12 days, with Lee suing her husband for domestic violence that she said caused her miscarriage and a broken nose which required reconstructive surgery.[5][6][7][8] Lee Chan was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years.[4]

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role
Ppo Ppo Ppo (Kiss Kiss Kiss)
1981 Nari House
1982 Tiger Teacher
Linger
1983 500 Years of Joseon: Tree with Deep Roots Princess Jeongso
1995 Adolescence Jae-in
Partner Song Hyun-joo
Woman Seo Geum-soon
1996 The Reason We Don't Get Divorced So-young
Sibling Relations Park So-baek
The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World
1997 Medical Brothers Seo Yoon-kyung
The Reason I Live Jung-hee
Myth of a Hero Choi Ha-rim
1998 Run Barefoot Kang Hyun-ji
1999 Young Sun Seo Han-byul
You're One-of-a-Kind Lee Eun-sun
Encounter Jang Ye-won
2001 The Rules of Marriage Song Gong-joo
The Flower Garden Han Ki-joon
More Than Words Can Say Jang Mi-joo
Like Father, Unlike Son Gu Mi-sook
2002 Zoo People Yang Min-young
Kitchen Maid Kim Soon-young
Like a Flowing River Park Dong-hee
2003 Lovers Oh Soo-hee
2004 Precious Family Woo Mi-yeon
Toji, the Land Lady in byeoldang[9]
2006 Love and Ambition Eun-hwan
2011 Kimchi Family Lee Woo-joo
2014 You're Only Mine Go Eun-jung
2016 The Love Is Coming Na Sun-young
2017 Strongest Deliveryman Soon Ae
2018 Your House Helper[10] Ahn Jin-hong
2019 Hotel del Luna Ghost (Ep.13)
Doctor Prisoner Bok Hye-soo
2021 L.U.C.A.: The Beginning Cameo Ep.12
2021–2022 Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) Song Won
2022 Becoming Witch Chae Hee-soo[11]
The Law Cafe Song-hwa[12]
2023 Perfect Marriage Revenge Lee Jong-hye[13]
2023–2024 Korea–Khitan War Empress Cheonchu[14]

Film

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Year Title Role
1980 This Pain of the Woman
The Wooden Horse That Went to Sea
Family Portrait Soo-kyung

Variety show

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Year Title Notes
2012-2013 Popcorn and Nachos Host
2014 Single Lady

Discography

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Singles

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Title Year Album Ref.
"Don't Worry" (걱정말아요)
(with Kang Shin-hyo)
2022 Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) 3 OST Part 5 [15]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1996 MBC Drama Awards Best New Actress Won
2014 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama You're Only Mine Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "이민영". Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  2. ^ Lee, Jin-ho (28 November 2011). "Lee Min Young to Come Back with Fermented Family". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  3. ^ "Fermented Family becomes a healing drama". Hancinema. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  4. ^ a b "Lee Min-young to back on screen". The Korea Times. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  5. ^ "Stars' Marriage Ends in Tears After 12 Days". The Chosun Ilbo. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  6. ^ "Allegations Fly in Star Couple's Ugly Breakup". The Chosun Ilbo. 3 January 2007. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  7. ^ "Violence ends short marriage of star couple". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. 3 January 2007. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  8. ^ "Talk of the town: Who Hit Who?". Korea Joongang Daily. 13 February 2007. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  9. ^ A byeoldang is a separate/detached house located in the backyard of the hanok's main house.
  10. ^ "배우 이민영, 활동 재개… '당신의 하우스헬퍼' 출연". Star News (in Korean). June 18, 2018.
  11. ^ Yeon Hwi-seon (February 7, 2022). "이유리X이민영X윤소이, TV조선 '마녀는 살아있다' 출연 [공식]" [Lee Yu-ri X Lee Min-young X Yoon So-yi to appear in TV Chosun's 'The Witch Is Alive' [Official]] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Park, Jae-hwan (August 13, 2022). "법대로 사랑하라' 명품조연 "장혜진-백현주x이민영x전노민x조한철-전국환" [Love according to the law' masterpiece supporting role "Jang Hye-jin - Baek Hyeon-joo x Lee Min-young x Jeon No-min x Jo Han-cheol - Jeon Kuk-hwan] (in Korean). KBS Media. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Naver.
  13. ^ 윤, 효정. "성훈·정유민·진지희 '완벽한 결혼의 정석' 주연…10월 첫방송". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  14. ^ Lee, Kyung-ho (May 20, 2023). "[단독]이민영, 천추태후 된다..'고려 거란 전쟁' 합류" [[Exclusive] Lee Min-young becomes Empress Dowager Tianqiu...joins 'Goryeo–Khitan War'] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Park Seo-yeon (March 31, 2022). "결사곡3' 이민영X강신효 듀엣곡 탄생..'걱정말아요' 4월 2일 발매(공식)" ['Sorry Song 3' Lee Min-young X Kang Shin-hyo duet was born.. 'Don't Worry' Released on April 2nd (official)] (in Korean). Herald POP. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Naver.
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