Lee El is a South Korean actress who was born Kim Ji-hyun on June 26, 1982.
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Lee El is a South Korean actress who was born Kim Ji-hyun on June 26, 1982. She is best known for her roles in the films Inside Men (2015), It's Okay, That's Love, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016-2017), A Korean Odyssey (2017-2018), and Black, as well as her leading roles in What a Man Wants (2018) and My Liberation Notes (2022).
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2018 | What a Man Wants | Jenny | |
| 2019 | Scent of a Ghost | Ji-yun | |
| 2020 | The Call | Sunwoo Ja-ok | Netflix film |
| 2022 | Love and Leashes | sooyoung | |
| Yaksha: Ruthless Operations | Hee-won | ||
| TBA | She Died | Oh Young-joo | |
| Heaven: To the Land of Happiness |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Good Job, Good Job | Min-joo | |
| 2011 | White Christmas | Oh Jung-hye | |
| Detectives in Trouble | Yoo Hye-min | ||
| The Princess' Man | Mae-hyang | ||
| 2012 | Wild Romance | Mi-jin | |
| 2013 | 7th Grade Civil Servant | Park Soo-young | |
| 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) | |
| Liar Game | Oh Jung-ah (Jaime) | ||
| 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 | |
| Entourage | Herself | Cameo (Ep 13–16) | |
| Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | Samsin Halmoni | ||
| 2017 | Black | Yoon Soo-wan | |
| A Korean Odyssey | Ma Ji-young | ||
| 2018 | Matrimonial Chaos | Jin Yoo-young | |
| 2019 | When the Devil Calls Your Name | Ji Seo-young | |
| 2022 | My Liberation Notes | Yeom Ki-jeong | |
| 2023 | Happy Battle | Jang Mi-ho |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ambergris | AI | Voice |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | Return to Hamlet | So-hee |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 53rd Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Inside Men | Nominated |
| 35th MBC Drama Awards | Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Monster | Nominated | |
| 2018 | KBS Drama Awards[22] | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Matrimonial Chaos | Nominated |
| 2021 | 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards[23] | Best Supporting Actress | The Call | Nominated |
| 2022 | 8th APAN Star Awards[24] | Best Supporting Actress | My Liberation Notes | Nominated |
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