Lee Young-ae (born January , ) 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 . After appearing in television commercials, she debuted as
an actress in the drama How's Your Husband?, which won her Best New
Actress at the SBS Drama Awards.In , she starred in the mystery
thriller film Joint Security Area, which became the highest-grossing
Korean film at that time. She followed this with melodrama Last
Present, where she received acclaim for her performance as a young
woman facing the realities of an early death. Lee reunited with
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, which 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 , to
March , on MBC, where it was the top program with an average
viewership rating of .% and a peak of .% (making it the th 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 countries and became
exceptionally popular in Asia. The fame of Dae Jang Geum launched Lee
into pan-Asia stardom as one of the biggest Hallyu stars. She has been
invited to visit mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and
Japan. In , for the first time in years, NHK had to use the NHK Hall
to host the NHK show due to her popularity; and stamps featuring Lee
was also released in Japan. She was also invited to the Harbin
International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in China.
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 . After appearing in television commercials, she debuted as
an actress in the drama How's Your Husband?, which won her Best New
Actress at the SBS Drama Awards.In , she starred in the mystery
thriller film Joint Security Area, which became the highest-grossing
Korean film at that time. She followed this with melodrama Last
Present, where she received acclaim for her performance as a young
woman facing the realities of an early death. Lee reunited with
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, which 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 , to
March , on MBC, where it was the top program with an average
viewership rating of .% and a peak of .% (making it the th 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 countries and became
exceptionally popular in Asia. The fame of Dae Jang Geum launched Lee
into pan-Asia stardom as one of the biggest Hallyu stars. She has been
invited to visit mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and
Japan. In , for the first time in years, NHK had to use the NHK Hall
to host the NHK show due to her popularity; and stamps featuring Lee
was also released in Japan. She was also invited to the Harbin
International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in China.
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