Lee Hwi-hyang

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Lee Hwi-hyang
Born (1960-10-01) October 1, 1960 (age 64)
Education Seoul Institute of the Arts - Theater
Occupation Actress
Years active1982-present
Spouse
Kim Du-jo
(m. 1982;died 2005)
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
이휘향
Revised Romanization I Hwi-hyang
McCune–Reischauer I Hwihyang

Lee Hwi-hyang (born October 1, 1960) is a South Korean actress. She joined the Miss MBC beauty pageant in 1981, and made her acting debut in 1982. Among Lee's notable television dramas are Love and Ambition (1987), Forget Tomorrow (1988), Ambitious Times (1990), and The Beginning of Happiness (1996).

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Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRole
1982Chief Inspector
1986Dew on Every Blade of GrassBaek Sang-hee
1987Love and AmbitionJae-eun
Guests Who Arrived on the Last Train
1988Forget TomorrowOh Se-young
We Don't Know Either
Blue Season
1989Moonlight FamilyEldest daughter-in-law
500 Years of Joseon: Pamun Queen Hyoui
1990Days of the Dynasty Yi Bangja
Ambitious TimesGelsomina
1992Sweetheart
1993Lovers
1994I Will Kiss Your Cheek
Ambition
General HospitalKim Ji-won
Daughters of a Rich FamilyKwon Il-ryung
1995Love FormulaHan Cha-sook
1996The Beginning of HappinessJin Yoo-kyung/Jin Hee-sook
MeetingYoo Kang-ae
Dad's Soul
1997One Fine Spring DayEon-hyang
1998I Want to Keep Seeing YouPark Ja-young
As We Live Our Lives
My Mother's DaughtersHyun-ae
1999KAISTLee Hee-jung
Love in 3 Colors Kim Sun-young
2000 Secret Yoon Myung-ae
2001Ladies of the PalaceMerchant Jang
Beautiful Days Yang Mi-mi/Yang Kyung-hee
Why Women?Wife of the Ha family's middle son
2002Sunlight Upon MeMiss Yoon
2003Briar FlowerAhn Sung-hee
Stairway to Heaven Tae Mi-ra
2004 Forbidden Love Shin Soo-jang
Ireland Kim Boo-ja
2005 Spring Day Oh Hye-rim
Pearl EarringHan Sun-jin
2007Ahyeon-dong MadamSung Mi-sook
2008I Am HappyLee Se-young
2009Innocent YouYoon Soon-hee
Loving You a Thousand Times Son Hyang-sook
2010Please Marry MeSong In-sun
2011I Trusted Men
My Love By My Side Bae Jung-ja
Lights and Shadows Song Mi-jin
You're Here, You're Here, You're Really HereOh Se-ah
2012 Take Care of Us, Captain Yang Mi-hye
Here Comes Mr. Oh Lee Ki-ja
2013 Two Women's Room Yeo Ok-sun
Shining Romance [1] Kim Ae-sook
2014 You're Only Mine Jang Young-sook
2015 The Family is Coming [2] [3] Kim Jung-sook
Warm and Cozy Baek Se-young (cameo, ep. 1)
Save the Family Bok Soo-ja
2016 Marriage Contract Oh Mi-ran
Blow Breeze Ma Chung-ja
2017 The Secret of My Love Wi Seon-ae
2018 My Only One
You Drive Me Crazy Cameo
A Pledge to God Heo Eun-sook
2021 Oh My Ladylord Kang Hae-jin
2021–2022 Young Lady and Gentleman Lee Ki-ja, Josora's mother [4]
2022 Gold Mask Ko Mi-sook [5]
2023-2024 Live Your Own Life Jang Sook-hyang [6]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Lost in Love Yeon-soo's mother
2007 A Love Sang-woo's mother (cameo)
2008 Humming Mi-yeon's aunt (cameo)
Antique White beard's female roommate
2009 Five Senses of Eros Lee Jung-ha's mothersegment: "In My End Is My Beginning"
A Dream Comes True(cameo)telecinema
2013 In My End Is My Beginning [7] Lee Jung-ha's mother
2014 Confession Hyun-tae's mother

Theater

YearTitleRole
North and South DMZ
Daughters of the Earth
Private Lives
Dance
Blood Wedding

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
1981Miss MBC PageantJune Miss MBCWon
1985Korea Theater FestivalBest ActressDaughters of the EarthWon
1988 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, ActressForget TomorrowWon
1990 KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, ActressDays of the Dynasty,
Ambitious Times
Won
199127th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (TV)Ambitious TimesWon
1996 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, ActressThe Beginning of HappinessWon
1999 KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Love in 3 Colors Won
2006 43rd Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting ActressLost in LoveNominated
2009 SBS Drama Awards [8] Best Supporting Actress in a Serial Drama Loving You a Thousand Times ,
Innocent You
Won
2011 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama My Love By My Side Nominated
2012 MBC Drama Awards Golden Acting Award, Actress Here Comes Mr. Oh ,
Lights and Shadows
Nominated
2016 36th MBC Drama Awards Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama Marriage Contract Won
2018 MBC Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Weekend Special Project A Pledge to God Nominated

References

  1. "Are women in their 50s are hotter than the 20s?". Hancinema . 15 January 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  2. Nawael, Khelil (7 January 2015). "The Family Is Coming Presents Actors Like You Never Saw Them Before". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  3. Lee, Han-hyung (30 December 2014). "Girl's Day So Jin, VIXX N and More Gear Up for Here Comes Family". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  4. Kim Myung-mi (May 24, 2021). "신사와 아가씨' 김영옥 차화연→이종원 이일화, 베테랑 배우 총출동" ['Gentleman and Lady' Kim Young-ok, Cha Hwa-yeon → Lee Jong-won, Lee Il-hwa, veteran actors all over]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver . Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  5. Ahn Tae-hyun (March 30, 2022). "차예련·나영희·이휘향, '황금 가면' 주연 확정…'사랑의 꽈배기' 후속" [Cha Ye-ryun, Na Young-hee, and Lee Hwi-hyang to star in 'Golden Mask'... Sequel to 'Love Twist'] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved March 30, 2022 via Naver.
  6. Park Soo-in (September 2, 2023). "흥행퀸 유이 "잘 선택한 '효심이네' 타이틀롤 부담감 있었지만"" [Box office queen Uee “I felt pressured by the well-chosen title role of ‘Hyosim’”]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver . Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  7. "Kim Kang-woo, Lee Hwi-hyang, Choi Min-sik in In My End is My Beginning". Ask K-Pop. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  8. "Jang Seo-hee wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2015-03-19.