Lee Mi-yeon

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Korean spelling
Hangeul 이미연
Hanja 李 美 姸
Revised
Romanization 		I Mi-yeon
McCune-
Reischauer 		I Miyŏn

Lee Mi-yeon (* 23. September 1971 in Seoul ) is a South Korean actress . She is one of the most popular actresses of the 1990s.

Life

Lee Mi-yeon was born on September 23, 1971 in Seoul, the youngest of four siblings.

She made her film debut in 1989 in the film Happiness Does Not Come In Grades . In 1995 she played the lead role in the feminist film Go Alone Like Musso's Horn , an adaptation of a novel by Gong Ji-young , and subsequently in the successful cult film No. 3 (1997). She was one of the most popular actresses in South Korean cinema in the 1990s and played a teacher in the horror film Whispering Corridors in 1998 . It was the second most successful film of the year and is considered an influential horror film.

In 1995 she married actor Kim Seung-woo , but they divorced in 2000. The news was a big topic in the South Korean media, which made the year 2000 mixed for Lee, as she also won the Blue Dragon Award for best actress for her performance in Pisces . The award spurred her career. In Indian Summer (2001) she played a woman accused of the murder of her husband. She also played the lead role in Last Witness (2001) directed by Bae Chang-ho . In 2002, she also starred on the side of Lee Byung-hun in the film Addicted .

After that, their roles became fewer. In 2005 she played a leading role in the blockbuster Typhoon , which was the most expensive South Korean film at the time. In 2012 she played the lead female role in the action film A Company Man, alongside So Ji-sub . Your character is a former singer who falls in love with a hit man, but knows nothing about his work.

Filmography

Movies

  • 1989: Happiness Does Not Come In Grades ( 행복 은 성적순 이 아니 잖아요 Haengbok-eun Seongjeoksuni Anijanayo )
  • 1990: Geurae Gakkeum Haneul-eul Boja ( 그래 가끔 하늘 을 보자 )
  • 1991: Autumn Journey ( 가을 여행 Gaeul Yeohaeng )
  • 1991: Do You Like Afternoons After the Rain? ( 비 개인 오후 를 좋아 하세요? Bi Gaein Ohu-reul Johahaseyo? )
  • 1992: Flower In Snow ( 눈꽃 Nunkkot )
  • 1993: I Will Survive ( 살어 리랏다 Sareoriratda )
  • 1995: Go Alone Like Musso's Horn ( 무소 의 뿔 처럼 혼자서 가라 Musso-ui Ppul-cheoreom Honjaseo Gara )
  • 1997: No. 3 ( 넘버 3 Number 3 )
  • 1997: Motel Cactus ( 모텔 선인장 Motel Seoninjang )
  • 1998: Whispering Corridors ( 여고 괴담 Yeogogoedam )
  • 1999: The Harmonium in My Memory ( 내 마음 의 풍금 Nae Maeum-ui Punggeum )
  • 2000: Ju No-myeong Bakery ( 주노명 베이커리 )
  • 2000: Pisces ( 물고기 자리 Mulgogijari )
  • 2001: Indian Summer ( 인디안 썸머 )
  • 2001: Last Witness - The last witness ( 흑수선 Heuksuseon , reference title: "The last prisoner")
  • 2002: Fun Movie ( 재밌는 영화 Jaemitneun Yeonghwa )
  • 2002: Addicted ( 중독 Jungdok )
  • 2005: Typhoon ( 태풍 Taepung )
  • 2007: Love Exposure ( 어깨 너머 의 연인 Eokkaeneomeo-ui Yeonin )
  • 2012: A Company Man ( 회사원 Hoesawon )
  • 2015: Yeoja, Namja: Geuge Anigo ( 여자, 남자: 그게 아니고 , short film)
  • 2016: Like for Likes ( 좋아 해줘 Johahaejwo )

TV series (selection)

  • 2001: Empress Myeongseong ( 명성 황후 Myeongseong Hwanghu , KBS2 )
  • 2010: The Great Merchant ( 거상 김만덕 Geosang Gim Man-deok , KBS )
  • 2015: Eungdapara 1988 ( 응답 하라 1988 , tvN )

Awards (selection)

1990
  • Baeksang Arts Award: Best New Actress for Happiness Does Not Come In Grades
  • Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Actress for Happiness Does Not Come In Grades
1993
1999
2000
  • Blue Dragon Award : Best Actress in Pisces
  • Director's Cut Award: Best Actress in Pisces
2001
  • Blue Dragon Award : popularity award
  • KBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, Actress for Empress Myeongseong
2003
2008
  • Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best Actress for Love Exposure

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lee Mi-yeon: Still in Love with Acting. In: Chosun Ilbo . January 20, 2007, accessed July 10, 2016 .
  2. ↑ LEE Mi-yeon. In: Korean Film Biz Zone. Korean Film Council, accessed July 10, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b c Lee Mi-yeon. (No longer available online.) In: koreanfilm.org. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015 ; accessed on July 10, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / koreanfilm.org
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Lee is the family name here, Mi-yeon is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Lee Mi-yeon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 이미연 (Hangeul); 李 美 姸 (Hanja); I Mi-yeon (revised Romanization); I Miyŏn (McCune-Reischauer)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean actress
DATE OF BIRTH 23rd September 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Seoul , South Korea