Lee Soo-kyung (actress, born 1996)

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Lee Soo-kyung

(1996-10-24) October 24, 1996 (age 27)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation Actress
Years active2012–present
Agents
  • Gilstory ENT (2021–2023) [1]
  • Varo Entertainment (2023–present) [2]
Korean name
Hangul
이수경
Revised Romanization I Su-gyeong
McCune–Reischauer Yi Su-kyŏng

Lee Soo-kyung (born October 24, 1996), is a South Korean actress. She is the youngest and twice winner of Baeksang Arts Awards, one of the most prestigious entertainment awards in South Korea, for Best Supporting Actress with 2017 and 2021 films Heart Blackened and Miracle: Letters to the President .

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Career

Lee Soo-kyung enrolled in an acting school as part of her parents' wish for Lee to learn various skills like playing musical instruments, etc. She was then chosen to lead 2012 short film In the Summer. [3] Her mainstream debut was in 2015, with both crime film Coin Locker Girl as pink-haired rogue girl living in Incheon's Chinatown [4] and tvN's romantic comedy television series Hogu's Love as the protagonist's twin sister. [5]

In 2017 Lee received critical acclaim for two films: a romantic coming-of-age about a schoolgirl who falls for her coach Yongsoon in which Lee got nominated for several major film awards, [6] and a crime legal Heart Blackened in which her role as a murder suspect daughter of a powerful businessman earned her the first win and youngest winner record of Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Supporting Actress. [7] [8]

Lee returned to small screen with 2018 SBS workplace drama Where Stars Land , as the youngest team member of Incheon International Airport's Security Service. [9]

Lee was cast in one series and one film in 2021. She acted as a cold and heavily-pressured law school student in JTBC's legal crime Law School , [10] and as a tough firstborn daughter of the family main cast in the film that brings a second Baeksang Arts Awards for Lee 4 years after her first win, docudrama Miracle: Letters to the President . [11] [12]

In 2022 Lee acted in tvN's crime mystery Adamas as a TV reporter who hides a secret of being a murder witness in her childhood. [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012In the SummerSoon-young
2013The PitapattingSoo-kyung
2014 Broken Min-ki's class female student
2015 Coin Locker Girl Ssong
2016 Familyhood Sun-young
2017 The Mayor Byun Ah-reum [14]
Yongsoon Yong-soon
Heart Blackened Im Mi-ra [15]
Trivial MattersEun-ha Short film [16]
2019 The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale Park Hae-gul [17]
2020 Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP So-jinCameo
2021 Miracle: Letters to the President Bo-kyung [18] [19]
2022 Yaksha: Ruthless Operations Mun Ju-yeon Netflix Film [20]
2024 Dead Man Gong Hee-joo [21]
Jeongdong-gilJung In Short Film [22]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015 Hogu's Love Kang Ho-kyung
Drama Special Nam Seung-heeEpisode: "In Search of Argenta" [23]
Reply 1988 Lee Soo-kyungCameo (Episode 8) [24]
2016Kidnapping Assemblyman Mr. CleanSeul-gi
2018 Where Stars Land Na Young-joo
2021 Law School Kang Sol B
2022 Adamas Kim Seo-hee [25]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
TBA When Life Gives You Tangerines Netflix [26]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremonyYearCategoryNominee / WorkResultRef.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2018 Best Supporting Actress – Film Heart Blackened Won [27]
Best New Actress – Film Yongsoon Nominated [28]
2022 Best Supporting Actress – Film Miracle: Letters to the President Won [29]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2017 Best New Actress Yongsoon Nominated
2021 Best Supporting Actress Miracle: Letters to the President Nominated [30]
Buil Film Awards 2017 Best New Actress Yongsoon Nominated
2022 Best Supporting Actress Miracle: Letters to the President Won [31]
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2018Best New Actress Yongsoon Nominated [32]
2022 Best Supporting Actress Miracle: Letters to the President Nominated [33]
Grand Bell Awards 2017 Best New Actress Yongsoon Nominated
SBS Drama Awards 2018 Where Stars Land Nominated [34]
Women in Film Korea Awards2017 Yongsoon Won [35]

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