Lee Young-ae
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Lee on a boat ride at China's Qiandao Lake in March 2006
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| Born |
January 31, 1971 Seoul, South Korea |
| Alma mater |
Hanyang University (B.A. German Language and Literature) Chung Ang University (M.A. Theater and Film) |
| Occupation | Actress, model |
| Years active | 1993–2005 2017–present |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Jeong Ho-young (m. 2009) |
| Children | 2 |
| Korean name | |
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| Revised Romanization | I Yeongae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Yŏngae |
Lee Young-ae (born January 31, 1971) is a South Korean actress. She is known for her appearances in the Korean historical drama Dae Jang Geum, and as a revenge seeking single mother in Park Chan-wook's crime thriller film Sympathy for Lady Vengeance.
Lee made her debut as a model in 1991. After appearing in television commercials, she debuted as an actress in the 1993 drama How's Your Husband?, which won her Best New Actress at the SBS Drama Awards.
In 2000, she starred in the mysterious thriller film Joint Security Area, which became the highest-grossing Korean film at that time. Lee also received positive critics for her performance. She was then invited by director Hur Jin-ho to star in his next film One Fine Spring Day, which won her Best Actress at the Busan Film Critics Awards.
She also starred in the TV series Fireworks. Fireworks was broadcast in Taiwan, and introduced Lee to Taiwan audiences.
Lee came to prominence in South Korea after starring in the historical drama Dae Jang Geum. It first aired from September 15, 2003 to March 23, 2004 on MBC, where it was the top program with an average viewership rating of 46.3% and a peak of 57.8% (making it the 10th highest rated Korean drama of all time. Lee won the Daesang (Grand Prize) award at the MBC Drama Awards, as well as the Top Excellence award. The show was then aired overseas in 91 countries and became exceptionally popular in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Cambodia. In 2005, nearly half the population of Hong Kong watched the finale of the drama. In mainland China, hundreds of million of viewers watched the drama despite the fact that it was shown late at night. The fame of Dae Jang Geum launched Lee into pan-asia stardom as one of the biggest Hallyu stars.
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