Lee Mi-yeon

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Mi-yeon (Korean: 이미연; born September 23, 1971) is a South Korean actress.^[3][4][5][6] Lee is best known for her portrayal of the Empress Myeongseong in the television series of that name, as well as the historical drama The Great Merchant (2010).

Lee Mi-yeon
Lee Mi-yeon at Like for Likes Press-con
Born	(1971-09-23) September 23, 1971 (age 53) Seoul, South Korea[1]
Education	Dongguk University - Theater
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1987–present
Agent	King Kong by Starship
Spouse	Kim Seung-woo ​ ​ (m. 1995; div. 2000)​ [2]
Korean name
Hangul	이미연
Hanja	李美姸
RR	I Miyeon
MR	I Miyŏn

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Happiness Does Not Come In Grades	Lee Eun-joo
1990	Well, Let's Look at the Sky Sometimes	Hye-joo
1991	Autumn Journey	So-yeon
	Do You Like Afternoons After the Rain?	Eun-chae
1992	Snow Flower	Yoo Da-mi
1993	I Will Survive	Sug-young
1995	Go Alone Like Musso's Horn	Young-sun
1997	No. 3	Hyun-ji
	Motel Cactus	Min Hee-soo
1998	Whispering Corridors	Hur Eun-young
1999	The Harmonium in My Memory	Yang Eun-hee
2000	Love Bakery	Lee Hae-sook
	Pisces	Ae-ryun
2001	Indian Summer	Lee Shin-young
	The Last Witness	Son Ji-hye
2002	Fun Movie	Actress at the airport	Cameo
	Addicted	Heo Eun-soo
2005	Typhoon	Choi Myeong-ju
2007	Love Exposure	Seo Jeong-wan
2012	A Company Man	Yoo Mi-yeon
2016	Like for Likes	Jo Kyung-ah

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Joy of Love
1990	Tree Blooming with Love
	Freezing Point
1991	West Wind
	A Wall
1992	Wind in the Forest	Ji Yoon-hee
	Outside the Window, the Sun Shone	Choi Yoo-mi
1993	The Ways of Love	Yoo Mi-ri
1994	Bird, Bird, Blue Bird
	Three Men, Three Women	Oh Soon-jung
	What We Want from a Woman
1996	Why Not Divorce	Seo Hee-jae
1999	Love Story: Open Ended	Ji-yeon
2001	Empress Myeongseong	Empress Myeongseong	episodes 1, 10-81
2007	Crazy in Love	Seo Jin-young
2010	The Great Merchant	Kim Man-deok
2015	Reply 1988	older Sung Deok-sun

Television show

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
1990	River Music Festival	Host
1992–1993	Saturday Saturday Is Fun	Host
2013–2014	Sisters Over Flowers	Cast member

Music video appearances

Year	Song title	Artist	Ref.
2000	"To the Next Person"	Jo Sung-mo
2001	"If I Leave"	Sumi Jo
2007	"I Love You Even Though I Hate You"	Davichi

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1991	Faust	Gretchen

Discography

Year	Title	Notes
1990	90 Love Story
2001	Lee Mi-yeon's Sonata	Compilation album

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1987	Miss Lotte Pageant	1위	—	Won
1990	26th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actress	Happiness Does Not Come In Grades	Won
	28th Grand Bell Awards	Best New Actress		Nominated
	10th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards			Won
	KBS Drama Awards		Tree Blooming with Love	Won
1993	31st Grand Bell Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Snow Flower	Won
1999	36th Grand Bell Awards		Whispering Corridors	Won
	20th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	The Harmonium in My Memory	Won
2000	37th Grand Bell Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated
	21st Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Leading Actress	Pisces	Won
	3rd Director's Cut Awards	Best Actress		Won
	Cine 21 Awards	Best Actress		Won
2001	38th Grand Bell Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
	22nd Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Leading Actress	Indian Summer	Nominated
		Popular Star Award		Won
	KBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress	Empress Myeongseong	Won
2002	38th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actress (TV)		Nominated
	Savings Day	Presidential Commendation	—	Won
	23rd Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Leading Actress	Addicted	Nominated
2003	40th Grand Bell Awards	Best Actress		Won
2004	41st Grand Bell Awards	Best Dressed	—	Won
2006	20th Golden Cinematography Awards	Special Jury Prize	Typhoon	Won
2007	3rd Andre Kim Best Star Awards	Female Star Award	—	Won
	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Crazy in Love	Nominated
2008	16th Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best Actress	Love Exposure	Won
2010	3rd Korea Drama Awards		The Great Merchant	Nominated
	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama		Nominated