External links
- Lee Hye-sook at the Korean Movie Database
- Lee Hye-sook at IMDb
- Lee Hye-sook at HanCinema
Lee Hye-sook | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 4, 1962 |
| Education | Hanyang University - Theater and Film |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse | Han Gi-eun (m. 1992) |
| Children | 1 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이혜숙 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Hye-suk |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Hyesuk |
Lee Hye-sook (born September 4, 1962) is a South Korean actress. She began acting in 1979, and has remained active in Korean cinema and television since. Lee is best known for the 1991 film Silver Stallion , in which she portrayed a young widow who was raped by an American soldier from a nearby base, then afterwards shunned by her village and driven to poverty and prostitution. [1] [2]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | White Smile | |
| Winter Love | ||
| 1981 | Subzero Point '81 | Young-ok |
| Youth Is Passion | ||
| 1984 | The Forgotten Season | |
| Holy Mission | Lady Jung | |
| Close Call with Death | Julie | |
| 1985 | The Stranger | |
| 1986 | Mulberry | |
| Tae (The Placenta) | Gwi-deok | |
| Jung-gwang's Nonsense | ||
| Days of Seduction | ||
| 1987 | Sorrow | Lee Mi-sook |
| 1991 | Portrait of the Days of Youth | Lee Jeong-nim |
| Camels Don't Cry Alone | ||
| Silver Stallion | Eon-rae | |
| 1992 | Kim's War | 후사꼬 |
| 1998 | Bye June | Nurse 1 |
| 2001 | Wanee & Junah | Wa-ni's mother |
| 2008 | Open City | Song Ae-soon (cameo) |
| 2009 | Take Off | Bob's birth mother |
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Chief Inspector | MBC | |
| Class 3 | |||
| 1980 | Anguk-dong Miss | Crown Prince's Consort | |
| 1981 | New Lady | Daughter-in-law (wife of the youngest son) | |
| Women's History: "Jang Hui-bin" | Queen Inhyeon | ||
| Women's History: "Eunjangdo (Silver Knife)" | |||
| 1983 | Gosanja Kim Jeong-ho | ||
| 500 Years of Joseon: "The King of Chudong Palace" | |||
| 1984 | Governor-General of Joseon | Ye Wanyong's adoptive daughter | |
| Spray | Yoon-hee | ||
| Bestseller Theater: "Beep Beep Club" | |||
| 1985 | 500 Years of Joseon: "The Imjin War" | Yodo-dono | |
| 1986 | Winter Flower | Han Mi-kyung | |
| 1987 | Tomorrow and Tomorrow | Mi-yeon | |
| 1988 | Three Women | Jang Se-hee | |
| Famine in the City | Ji Soo-hee | ||
| New York Love Story | Jang Mi-hee | Fuji TV | |
| 1989 | Senoya | Kang Shin-ae | KBS1 |
| Flowering Nest | KBS2 | ||
| 1990 | Mong-sil's Older Sister | Buk Cheon-deok, Mong-sil's stepmother | MBC |
| 1991 | Near the Valley | Han Min-hwa | KBS2 |
| Hyung (My Older Brother) | |||
| Kim's War | Choi Moon-hee/Husako | Fuji TV | |
| 1994 | Wind Blowing in the Window | Won-hee | KBS2 |
| 1995 | Good Men, Good Women | Choi Yoon-kyung | |
| 1996 | When a Woman Loves | Jung-in | |
| Deokhye | Princess Deokhye | MBC | |
| Shooting | KBS2 | ||
| Gan-yi-yeok | Choi Yeon-woo | MBC | |
| 1987 | Happy Morning | KBS2 | |
| 1998 | Hong Gil-dong | Choon-seom | SBS |
| Hug | Jung-ae | ||
| 1999 | School 1 | Math teacher Yoon Yoo-ran | KBS2 |
| School 2 | Math teacher Yoon Yoo-ran | ||
| Beautiful Choice | Go Yoon-jung | MBC | |
| 2000 | She's the One | Hong Chun-hee | KBS2 |
| School 3 | Math teacher Yoon Yoo-ran | ||
| Virtue | Kim Soon-young | SBS | |
| SWAT Police | Yoo Kang-joo's mother | ||
| 2001 | Ladies of the Palace | Yun Won-hyung's wife | |
| Delicious Proposal | Kwon Mi-sook | MBC | |
| KBS TV Novel: "Stepmother" | Lee Hae-shim | KBS1 | |
| Dancing Great Seoul Line | Fuji TV | ||
| 2002 | Successful Story of a Bright Girl | Moon Jung-im | SBS |
| Ruler of Your Own World | Kang In-ok | MBC | |
| 2003 | Hello! Balbari | Min-ji's mother | KBS2 |
| Country Princess | Yoon Ji-sook | MBC | |
| Merry Go Round | Sung Eun-kyo's mother | ||
| Moon on Cheomseongdae | Sun-young | KBS2 | |
| One Million Roses | Kim Soon-young | KBS1 | |
| The King's Woman | Lady Kim, In-bin | SBS | |
| Breathless | Oh Hyun-mi | MBC | |
| 2004 | April Kiss | Oh Shin-ja | KBS2 |
| The Age of Heroes | Chun Tae-hee | MBC | |
| My 19 Year Old Sister-in-Law | Song Kyung-hwa | SBS | |
| Hyung (My Older Brother) | Kim Min-hee | KBS2 | |
| New York Love Story 2 | Miheui Koike | Fuji TV | |
| 2005 | Encounter | Yoon-ok | MBC |
| Wonderful Life | Min Do-hyun's stepmother | ||
| 5th Republic | Jang Young-ja | ||
| Loveholic | Im Young-ae | KBS2 | |
| A Farewell to Sorrow | Kang Hye-sun | ||
| KBS TV Novel: "Sonaki (Rain Shower)" | |||
| 2006 | Mr. Goodbye | Mi-hee | |
| Hearts of Nineteen | Choi Hye-sook | KBS1 | |
| Special Crime Investigation: "Murder in the Blue House" | First Lady Lee Jin-ah | KBS2 | |
| 2007 | Heaven & Earth | Jin-sook | KBS1 |
| Landscape in My Heart | Jang Mo-ran | ||
| Merry Mary | Oh Sung-ja | MBC | |
| Ground Zero | Park Sung-hee | ||
| 2008 | Woman of Matchless Beauty, Park Jung-geum | Sa Soon-ja | |
| Why Did You Come to Our House? | Kim Mi-soon | SBS | |
| You Are My Destiny | Hong Yeon-shil | KBS1 | |
| Glass Castle | Han Yang-sook | SBS | |
| 2009 | What's for Dinner? | Yoon Mi-hee | MBC |
| Partner | Jung Hye-sook (guest, episodes 3–7) | KBS2 | |
| Don't Hesitate | Lee Jung-soo | SBS | |
| Hero | Joo Myung-hee | MBC | |
| 2010 | Definitely Neighbors | Han Soo-hee | SBS |
| Pure Pumpkin Flower | Pil-soon | ||
| 2011 | Dream High | Song Nam-boon | KBS2 |
| My Bittersweet Life [3] | Geum Hwa-yeon | KBS1 | |
| My Love By My Side | Sun-ah (cameo) | SBS | |
| If Tomorrow Comes | Kim Bo-bae | ||
| 2012 | Fashion King | Yoon Hyang-sook | |
| The Moon and Stars for You | Oh Young-sun | KBS1 | |
| 2013 | My Lover, Madame Butterfly | Sylvia Choi | SBS |
| Pots of Gold | Jang Deok-hee | MBC | |
| One Well-Raised Daughter | Im Chung-ran | SBS | |
| 2015 | House of Bluebird | Jung Soo-kyung | KBS2 |
| The Return of Hwang Geum-bok | Cha Mi-yeon | SBS | |
| 2016 | Beautiful Gong Shim | Lawyer's wife | |
| 2018 | My Only One | Hong-sil | KBS2 |
| 2022 | Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) 3 | Kim Dong-mi [4] | TV Chosun |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | All Night Fuji | Fuji TV | Host |
| 1987 | JOCX-TV2 - Seoul Soul | Fuji TV | Host |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 18th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (TV) | Women's History: Jang Hui-bin | Won |
| MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Won | ||
| 1990 | 26th Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actress (TV) | Flowering Nest | Won |
| 1991 | 15th Montréal World Film Festival [5] | Best Actress | Silver Stallion | Won |
| 27th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | Won | ||
| 29th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 12th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| Popular Star Award | Won | |||
| 11th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best Actress | Won | ||
| Presidential Commendation for Culture | Recipient | Won | ||
| 1992 | 30th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | Kim's War | Nominated |
| 13th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress | TV Novel: Stepmother | Won |
| 2005 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress | A Farewell to Sorrow | Won |
| 2008 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | You Are My Destiny | Nominated |
| 2009 | 17th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Take Off | Won |
| 2011 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama | My Bittersweet Life | Nominated |
| 2013 | MBC Drama Awards [6] | Golden Acting Award, Actress | Pots of Gold | Won |
