Lee Min-young
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.
Lee Min-young
- Name
- Lee Min-young
- Born
- 6 February 1976
- Birthplace
- Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- Occupation
- Actress
- Education
- Dankook University – Theater and Film
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
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She is currently represented by the Korean production company Jidam Media. 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. Lee Chan was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Lee Min-young • Born — 6 February 1976 • Birthplace — Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1980–present • Education — Dankook University – Theater and Film • Agent — Jidam Media
Television series
Television series
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 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 • 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 — 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 • The Law Cafe — Song-hwa • 2023 — Perfect Marriage Revenge — Lee Jong-hye • 2023–2024 — Korea–Khitan War — Empress Cheonchu • 2025 — First Lady — Shin Hae-rin
Variety show
Variety show
• Year — Title — Notes • 2012–2013 — Popcorn and Nachos — Host • 2014 — Single Lady
Singles
Singles
• Title — Year — Album — Ref. Reference(s) • "Don't Worry" (with Kang Shin-hyo) — 2022 — Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) 3 OST Part 5
Film
• Year — Title — Role • 1980 — This Pain of the Woman • The Wooden Horse That Went to Sea • Family Portrait — Soo-kyung
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Nominated work — Result • 1996 — MBC Drama Awards — Best New Actress • 2014 — SBS Drama Awards — Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama — You're Only Mine
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- 1.이민영. Cinefox (씨네폭스).
- 2.Seo, Da-hee. '12일 만에 파경' 이민영, 솔로 라이프 첫 공개. Newsis. February 6, 2025.
- 3.Lee, Jin-ho. Lee Min Young to Come Back with Fermented Family. enewsWorld. 28 November 2011.
- 4.Fermented Family becomes a healing drama. Hancinema. 19 December 2011.
- 5.Lee Min-young to back on screen. The Korea Times. 16 January 2014.
- 6.Stars' Marriage Ends in Tears After 12 Days. The Chosun Ilbo. 2 January 2007.
- 7.Allegations Fly in Star Couple's Ugly Breakup. The Chosun Ilbo. 3 January 2007.
- 8.Violence ends short marriage of star couple. The Korea Herald via Hancinema. 3 January 2007.
- 9.Talk of the town: Who Hit Who?. Korea Joongang Daily. 13 February 2007.
- 10.A byeoldang is a separate/detached house located in the backyard of the hanok's main house.
- 11.Star News. June 18, 2018.
- 12.Yeon Hwi-seon. OSEN. February 7, 2022.
- 13.Park, Jae-hwan. KBS Media. August 13, 2022.
- 14.윤, 효정. Naver News.
- 15.Lee, Kyung-ho. MT Star News. May 20, 2023.
- 16.손봉석. Sports Kyunghyang. April 17, 2025.
- 17.Park Seo-yeon. Herald POP. March 31, 2022.
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