Kim Ji-hyun (Korean: 김지현; born June 26, 1982), known professionally as Lee El (Korean: 이엘) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her supporting roles in the film Inside Men (2015), the television series It's Okay, That's Love (2014), Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017), A Korean Odyssey (2017–2018), and Black (2017) as well as her leading roles in the film What a Man Wants (2018)[1] and television series My Liberation Notes (2022).
Lee El | |
|---|---|
 Lee in May 2022 | |
| Born | Kim Ji-hyun June 26, 1982 Seoul, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Sungkyunkwan University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Agent | Artist Company |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이엘 |
| Revised Romanization | I El |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi El |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 김지현 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Ji-hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chihyŏn |
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | [2] | |
| 2018 | What a Man Wants | Jenny | [3] | |
| 2019 | Scent of a Ghost | Ji-yun | ||
| 2020 | The Call | Sunwoo Ja-ok | Netflix film | [4] |
| 2022 | Love and Leashes | Hye-Mi | ||
| Yaksha: Ruthless Operations | Hee-won | [5][6][7] | ||
| 2024 | Following | Oh Young-joo | [8] | |
| TBA | Heaven: To the Land of Happiness |
Television series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Good Job, Good Job | Min-joo | ||
| 2011 | Drama Special Series: "White Christmas" |
Oh Jung-hye | ||
| Detectives in Trouble | Yoo Hye-min | |||
| The Princess' Man | Mae-hyang | |||
| 2012 | Wild Romance | Mi-jin | [9] | |
| 2013 | 7th Grade Civil Servant | Park Soo-young | [10] | |
| 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) | [11] | |
| Liar Game | Oh Jung-ah (Jaime) | [12] | ||
| 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 | [13] | |
| Entourage | Herself | Cameo (Ep 13–16) | ||
| Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | Samsin Halmeoni | [14] | ||
| 2017 | Black | Yoon Soo-wan | [15] | |
| A Korean Odyssey | Ma Ji-young | [16] | ||
| 2018 | Matrimonial Chaos | Jin Yoo-young | [17] | |
| 2019 | When the Devil Calls Your Name | Ji Seo-young | [18] | |
| 2022 | My Liberation Notes | Yeom Ki-jeong | [19][20] | |
| 2023 | Battle for Happiness | Jang Mi-ho | [21] | |
| 2024 | Mr. Plankton | Bong Ju-ri |
Web series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ambergris | AI | Voice |
Theater
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | Return to Hamlet | So-hee |
Awards and nominations
edit| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | My Liberation Notes | Nominated | [22] |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Nominated | [23] | |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | The Call | Nominated | [24] |
| Grand Bell Awards | 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Inside Men | Nominated | |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2018 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Matrimonial Chaos | Nominated | [25] |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2016 | Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Monster | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "EL takes the lead after years of minor roles". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 28, 2018. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ "[단독]이엘, 이병헌 여자로 '내부자들' 합류..기대↑". Star News (in Korean). Naver. July 7, 2014. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "LEE Sung-min and SHIN Ha-kyun Blow into WIND WIND WIND". Korean Film Biz Zone. March 14, 2017. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "[단독] 이엘, 박신혜X전종서 스릴러 '콜' 캐스팅". The Korea Times (in Korean). October 2, 2018. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ Jeon Hyo-jin (December 31, 2019). "'야차' 설경구·박해수→양동근·이엘·송재림·박진영 합류, 오늘(31일) 촬영시작" (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ Jung Yu-jin (August 13, 2021). "설경구·박해수 '야차', 넷플릭스 공개 확정" [Seol Kyung-gu and Park Hae-soo's 'Yacha' to be released on Netflix]. News1 (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ Jung Yu-jin (March 4, 2022). "설경구·박해수 '야차', 4월8일 넷플릭스 공개 확정" [Seol Kyung-gu and Park Hae-soo's 'Yacha' to be released on Netflix on April 8] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Pierce Conran (October 8, 2020). "LEE El Joins Cast of New Thriller SHE DIED". KoBiz. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Lee El cast in "Wild Romance" as a femme fatale". HanCinema. January 9, 2012. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Lee El is am agent in "7th Grade Civil Servant"". HanCinema. November 22, 2012. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Lee El to star in "It's Okay, That's Love" as a transgender". HanCinema. July 22, 2014. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "이엘-조재윤, tvN '라이어 게임' 합류". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). September 14, 2014. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ Kim Mi-hye (February 19, 2016). "'몬스터' 대본리딩 현장 공개... 강지환x성유리 호흡 기대" (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "[단독] 이엘, '몬스터' 이은 차기작 '도깨비'...김고은 조력자 役". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "<블랙> 송승헌-고아라-이엘-김동준, 대본 리딩 현장 공개!". iMBC (in Korean). August 10, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "[단독] 이엘, 차승원 비서된다...tvN '화유기' 합류". News1 (in Korean). October 19, 2017. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Cha Tae-hyun and Bae Doo-na confirmed to star in K-drama series, 'The Greatest Divorce'". South China Morning Post. July 20, 2018. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "[단독] 이엘, tvN '악마가 너의 이름을 부를 때'로 차기작 결정". JTBC. December 13, 2018. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ Jung Yoo-jin (April 22, 2021). "[단독]이엘, 박해영 작가 신작 '나의 해방일지' 출연" [[Exclusive] EL and Park Hae-young's new work 'My Liberation Journal' Appearance] (in Korean). SpoTV. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ Kim Yoo-jin (July 9, 2021). "나의 해방일지' 이민기·김지원·손석구·이엘 캐스팅 확정 [공식입장]" [My Liberation Journal' casts Lee Min-ki, Kim Ji-won, Son Seok-gu, and EL confirmed [Official position]]. Xportsnews (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ Hwang, So-young (September 5, 2022). "[단독] '해방일지' 이엘, 차기작 ENA채널 '행복배틀' 주인공" [[Exclusive] 'Liberation Journal' EL, the protagonist of the next ENA channel 'Happy Battle'] (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on May 5, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee Seul-bi (August 31, 2022). "김혜수→이준호 '2022 APAN STAR AWARDS' 수상 후보 공개" [Kim Hye-soo → Lee Jun-ho's '2022 APAN STAR AWARDS' nominees revealed] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Cho Yeon-kyung (April 7, 2023). "제59회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 최종 후보 공개" [59th Baeksang Arts Awards, TV/Film/Play Finalists Revealed] (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Na-ra (November 1, 2021). "제42회 청룡영화상, 후보 발표...류승완 '모가디슈' 최다 부문 노미네이트 [공식]" [42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards, nominations announced... Ryoo Seung-wan 'Mogadishu' Nominated for Most Category [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Jo, Yoon-kyung (January 1, 2019). "[2018 KBS 연기대상] 최다니엘·장동건·백진희 미니시리즈 우수상 수상" [[2018 KBS Drama Awards] Daniel Choi, Donggun Jang, Jinhee Baek, Miniseries Excellence Award] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Naver.
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