Lee Na-young
| Lee Na-young | |
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| Born |
February 22, 1979 Hapjeong-dong, Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Agent | Eden 9 |
| Spouse(s) | Won Bin (m. 2015) |
| Website | http://www.2nayoung.com/ |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이나영 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Na-yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Nayŏng |
Lee Na-young (Hangul: 이나영; born February 22, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in Ruler of Your Own World (2002) and Someone Special (2004). Aside from acting, Lee is also famous for appearing in numerous commercials.
Lee Na-young began her modeling career in a Jambangee Jeans TV commercial in 1998, then made her acting debut that same year. Following supporting roles in 1999 television dramas Did We Really Love?, KAIST and Queen, Lee starred in the tepidly received 2000 Hong Kong sci-fi action film Dream of Warrior starring Leon Lai. She also appeared in the 2001 music video for "Catherine's Wheel" by Britpop band Rialto.
But Lee rose to fame in 2002 with the critically acclaimed series Ruler of Your Own World. She played an indie rock musician who unexpectedly falls for a terminally ill grifter, and Lee and her fellow cast members were praised for their realistic, nuanced acting. She later reunited with Ruler of Your Own World screenwriter In Jung-ok for Ireland, a 2004 drama about a Korean adoptee who journeys to her homeland, but its reception was less positive.
During this time, Lee had become one of the top-ranked and highest-paid commercial models, endorsing diverse products such as cosmetics (notably Laneige and Lancôme), electronics, clothing lines, beverages, food, telecommunications, and construction companies. She is considered to have one of the most beautiful and idealized faces in Korea. Lee later became the first Korean to appear on the cover of fashion magazine W Korea, for its November 2009 issue.
But unlike her graceful and glamorous public persona in advertisements, her image in film has been the opposite, with Lee choosing to portray women who are awkward and eccentric. In 2002, she starred in the cyber romance Who R. U.? as an introverted character similar to her role in Ruler of Your Own World. Lee then played a quirky, English-challenged civil servant in Kim Sung-su's comedy film Please Teach Me English (2003) and the harmless stalker of a struggling baseball player in Jang Jin's romantic comedy Someone Special (2004). She won several Best Actress prizes for Someone Special, notably from the prestigious Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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