Lee Young-ae

Lee Young-ae
Name: Lee Young-ae
Native name: 이영애
Also known as: Lee Yeong Ae
Stage name: Lee Young-ae
Native stage name: 이영애
Date of birth: January 31, 1971
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Country: South Korea
Debut date: 1993
Years active: 1991-present
Agency: Good People Entertainment
Storm S Company (2010-2012)
Education: Hanyang University (German Language and Literature, BA)
Chung-Ang University (Theater and Film, MA)
Hanyang University (Theatrical and Film Studies, DA)
Relations: Jeong Ho-yeong, husband (Married in 2009)​
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Description 
Lee Young-ae (이영애) is a South Korean actress and model. She 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. After she got married she took a break from acting, and returned in 2017 to star in the drama Saimdang, Memoir of Colors.
Filmography
West Palace (1995) as Court Lady Kim Gae-shi / Gae-dong
Jewel in the Palace (2003) as Seo Jang-geum
Saimdang, Memoir of Colors (2017) as Shin Saimdang / Seo Ji-Yoon
Uinyeo Dae Jang Geum (2025) as Jang-geum
Awards  
1994 SBS Drama Awards    
Best New Actress How's Your Husband? Won
1995 KBS Drama Awards    
Popularity Award West Palace Won
1996 MBC Drama Awards    
Excellence Award, Actress Their Embrace, Sibling Relations Nominated
1997 MBC Drama Awards    
Excellence Award, Actress The Reason I Live Won
1998 SBS Drama Awards    
Top Excellence Award, Actress Romance Won
1999 KBS Drama Awards    
Excellence Award, Actress Invitation Nominated
Popularity Award Invitation Won
2000 SBS Drama Awards    
Big Star Awards Fireworks Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress Fireworks Nominated
2000 21st Blue Dragon Film Awards    
Best Actress Joint Security Area Nominated
2001 37th Baeksang Arts Awards    
Best Actress (Film) Joint Security Area Nominated
2001 2nd Korea Movie & Music Awards    
Photogenic Prize for Actress Joint Security Area Won
2001 38th Grand Bell Awards    
Best Actress Last Present Nominated
2001 Cine 21 Movie Awards    
Best Actress One Fine Spring Day , Last Present Won
2001 2nd Busan Film Critics Awards    
Best Actress One Fine Spring Day Won
2001 22nd Blue Dragon Film Awards    
Best Actress One Fine Spring Day Nominated
2002 38th Baeksang Arts Awards    
Best Actress (Film) One Fine Spring Day Nominated
2002 39th Grand Bell Awards    
Best Actress One Fine Spring Day Nominated
2002 25th Golden Cinema Film Festival    
Most Popular Actress Last Present Won
2003 MBC Drama Awards    
Grand Prize (Daesang) Dae Jang Geum Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress Dae Jang Geum Nominated
2004 40th Baeksang Arts Awards    
Best Actress (TV) Dae Jang Geum Nominated
2004 2nd Andre Kim Best Star Awards    
Female Star Award Lee Young-ae Won
2005 Hong Kong Government Broadcasting Award    
Hong Kong People's Choice Lee Young-ae Won
2005 China Synsis Bao    
Most Influential Foreign Star Lee Young-ae 3rd place
2005 26th Blue Dragon Film Awards    
Best Actress Lady Vengeance Won
2005 4th Korean Film Awards    
Best Actress Lady Vengeance Nominated
2005 8th Director's Cut Awards    
Best Actress Lady Vengeance Won
2005 38th Sitges Film Festival    
Best Actress Lady Vengeance Won
2005 13th Chunsa Film Art Awards    
Best Actress Lady Vengeance Nominated
2006 38th Cinemanila International Film Festival    
Best Actress Lady Vengeance Won
2006 43rd Grand Bell Awards    
Best Actress Lady Vengeance Nominated
Korean Wave Popularity Award Lady Vengeance Won
2006 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards    
Best Actress (Film) Lady Vengeance Won
2007 15th Chunsa Film Festival    
Korean Wave Contribution Award Lee Young-ae Won
2007 3rd Andre Kim Best Star Awards    
Grand Prize Lee Young-ae Won
2007 1st Hallyu Awards    
Star (Drama) Award Lee Young-ae Won
2007 44th Korean Broadcasters Association Day    
Actor Award Lee Young-ae Won
2009 5th Andre Kim Best Star Awards    
Female Star Award Lee Young-ae Won
2015 10th Seoul International Drama Awards    
10th Anniversary Hallyu Achievement Award Lee Young-ae Won
2017 22nd Consumers Day    
Cultural Person Award Saimdang, Memoir of Colors Won
2017 2017 SBS Drama Awards    
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Wed-Thurs Drama Saimdang, Memoir of Colors Nominated
2020 25th Chunsa Film Art Awards    
Best Actress Bring Me Home Won
2020 29th Buil Film Awards    
Best Actress Bring Me Home Nominated
2021 Cine 21 Awards    
Best Actress of the Year Inspector Koo Won
2022 Bechdel Day 2022    
Best Actress Inspector Koo Won
2022 National Brand Awards 2022    
Hallyu Achievement Award Lee Young-ae Won
2024 17th Asian Film Awards    
Excellence in Asian Cinema Award Lee Young-ae Won
State and cultural honours  
South Korea  
2007 Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Medal of Cultural Merit
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