Ye Ji-won

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Ye.

Ye Ji-won (Korean: 예지원; born February 1, 1973) is a South Korean actress.

Ye Ji-won
Ye in September 2024
Born	Lee Yoo-jung (1973-02-01) February 1, 1973 (age 52) Eunpyeong District, Seoul, South Korea[1]
Education	Seoul Institute of the Arts - Broadcasting
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1991–present
Agent	The Queen AMC
Korean name
Hangul	이유정
RR	I Yujeong
MR	I Yujŏng
Stage name
Hangul	예지원
RR	Ye Jiwon
MR	Ye Chiwŏn

Career

Ye for LG in 2016

She is best known for her leading role in the hit sitcom Old Miss Diary,^[2][3] and her more serious turns in Hong Sang-soo films Turning Gate and Hahaha.^[4][5][6][7]

In October 2018, Ye signed with new agency The Queen AMC.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1996	Mulberry	An-hyeop
2000	Anarchists	Fumiko Kaneko
	Lovers
2002	On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate	Myung-sook
	2424	Jo Kwang-ja
2003	The First Amendment of Korea	Go Eun-bi
	Father's Secret	Yoo-jung
2004	So Cute	Soon-yi		[9]
2006	Old Miss Diary - Movie	Choi Mi-ja
2007	Meet Mr. Daddy	Ha Seon-young
	Femme Fatal	Ji-won
2008	What Happened Last Night?	Yoo-jin		[10]
	Boy Meets Boy	Fairy (Cupid)	short film
2009	After the Banquet	Lee Yoo-ri	telecinema
2010	Ha Ha Ha	Ahn Yeon-joo
2011	Hanji	Hyo-kyung		[11]
	The Kick	Yun Mi-ja		[12][13]
2012	The Heaven is Only Open to the Single!	Movie director's girlfriend	(cameo)
	The Winter of the Year Was Warm	Yoo-jung		[14]
2013	Nobody's Daughter Haewon	Yeon-joo
	Boomerang Family	Han Soo-ja		[15]
	Our Sunhi	Joo-hyun
2014	Invitation	Jang Hyun-jae
2015	Revivre	Dance master	cameo
2019	Homme Fatale	Nan Seol
2022	Vanishing	Im Sook	Korean-French Film	[16][17]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2000	Tough Guy's Love	Yoon Jung-hee
	Juliet's Man	Chae-rin
2001	Girls' High School Days	Ye Ji-won
2002	Bad Girls	Oh Jung-hwa
2004	Old Miss Diary	Choi Mi-ja
2007	Evasive Inquiry Agency	Jung Hee-kyung
2010	More Charming by the Day	Im Ji-won		[18]
2012	Tasty Life	Oh Jin-joo
2013	Dating Agency: Cyrano	Lee Hae-shim	Cameo (episodes 10–12)
	KBS Drama Special: "Chagall's Birthday"	Eun-ha	one act-drama	[19]
2014	Naeil's Cantabile	Song Mi-na
2015	The Producers	Go Yang-mi
2016	Page Turner	Yoo-seul's mother
	Another Miss Oh	Park Soo-kyung		[20]
	Listen to Love	Eun Ah-ra
2017	Introverted Boss	Dang Yoo-hee		[21]
2018	Should We Kiss First?	Lee Mi-ra		[22]
	Still 17	Jennifer		[23]
	The Beauty Inside	Herself	Cameo (episode 1)	[24]
2019	Love Affairs in the Afternoon	Choi Soo-A
2019–2020	Never Twice	Bang Eun-ji
2020	Hospital Playlist	Jung-won's eldest sister	Cameo (episode 1)
	Dinner Mate	Ah-yeong
	Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol	Jin Sook-kyeong
2021–2022	The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won	Queen Sindeok		[25]
2023	Brain Works	Kim Mo-ran		[26]
	The Heavenly Idol	Lim Seon-ja		[27]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2023	People of the Blue House	first lady	sitcom	[28][29]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	Here Comes Gold Miss	Cast member		[30]
	화가들의 천국, 퐁피두에 가다
2011	Chuseok Special Star Couple Best Story	Host
2012	Saturday Night Live Korea	Host	2012-01-21	[31]
	Dancing with the Stars: Season 2	Contestant
2013	Talk Club Actors	Host
	Great In-Laws			[32]
	Law of the Jungle in Micronesia	Cast member		[33]
2014	Law of the Jungle in Brazil
2016	Law of the Jungle in Mongolia
2021	Knowing Chuck Salong			[34]
2022	Scance, not Hocance	Host		[35]

Hosting

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2021	opening ceremony DMZ International Documentary Film Festival	with Lim Hyeon-joo	[36]

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2001	The Vagina Monologues		[37]
	The Rocky Horror Show
2011	Midsummer	Helena	[38]
2012	Clumsy People	Yoo Hwa-yi	[39]
2013	Resurrection
2014	Please Look After Mom	Eldest daughter

Ambassadorship

• Seoul Dance Film Festival (SeDaFF) Ambassador (2021–2025)^[40]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2016	Best Supporting Actress	Another Oh Hae-young	Won	[41]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2014	Best Supporting Actress – Film	Our Sunhi	Nominated
	2018	Best Supporting Actress – Television	Should We Kiss First?	Won	[42]
Busan Film Critics Awards	2007	Best Actress	Old Miss Diary - Movie	Won
Busan International Film Festival	2022	Etoile du Cinema	Vanishing	Won	[43]
Chunsa Film Art Awards	2002	Best Supporting Actress	On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate	Won
Grand Bell Awards	1996	Best New Actress	Mulberry	Nominated
	2006	Best Actress	Old Miss Diary - Movie	Nominated
KBS Drama Awards	2013	Best Actress in a One-Act Drama/Special	Chagall's Birthday	Nominated
	2020	Best Supporting Actress	Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol	Won
	2022		The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won	Won	[44]
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama		Nominated	[45]
KBS Entertainment Awards	2005	Netizen Popularity Award	Old Miss Diary	Won
Korea Cable TV Awards	2017	Scene Stealer Award	Another Oh Hae-young	Won	[46]
		Best Couple Award with Kim Ji-seok		Won
MBC Drama Awards	2019	Grand Prize (Daesang)	Never Twice	Nominated
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend Drama		Won
SBS Drama Awards	2018	Best Supporting Actress	Still 17, Should We Kiss First?	Won	[47]
The Seoul Awards	2018		Still 17	Nominated	[48]
Scene Stealer Festival	2016	Bonsang "Main Prize"	Another Oh Hae-young	Won
tvN10 Awards	2016	Scene-Stealer Award, Actress	Another Oh Hae-young	Nominated
		Best Kiss Award with Kim Ji-seok		7th place

State honors

Name of country, award ceremony, year given, and name of honor

Country	Award Ceremony	Year	Honor	Ref.
France	Busan International Film Festival - the French Night[a]	2022	the Etoile du Cinema awards	[50]

Notes

1. Annual Event held at Busan International Film Festival by French Embassy in South Korea^[49]