| Lee Mi-young | |||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 16 March 1961 | ||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Occupation: | Actress | ||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 1979–present | ||||||||||||
| Spouse: | Jeon Young-rok (1985-1997; divorced) Keith Johnston (2003-2005; divorced) | ||||||||||||
| Children: | Jeon Boram Jeon Wooram | ||||||||||||
| Family: | Lee Chang-hoon (older brother) | ||||||||||||
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Lee Mi-young (born March 16, 1961) is a South Korean actress. Lee was a sophomore at Han Kang Girls' Commercial High School when she joined the Miss Haitai beauty pageant in 1978. She was hired at MBC's 10th Open Recruitment in 1979, and made her acting debut in 1980.[1] Lee retired in 1985 after marrying singer Jeon Young-rok, but returned to acting in 1991 and continues to be active in television dramas.
Lee and Jeon divorced in 1997.[2] Their two daughters are both singers: Jeon Boram is a member of girl group T-ara, while Jeon Wooram is a member of girl group D-Unit.[3] Lee remarried in 2003 to Keith Johnston, an American music professor at University of Maryland University College's Yongsan campus; the couple divorced in 2005.[4]
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Seasons of Love | Youngest daughter | |
| Frugal Family | |||
| 1981 | Gyo-dong's Madam | ||
| Dad's Beard | |||
| Angry Eyes | |||
| 1982 | Mother | ||
| Women of History: Jang Hui-bin | |||
| Market People | |||
| 1983 | 500 Years of Joseon: Tree with Deep Roots | Sa Bang-ji | |
| 1984 | MBC Bestseller Theater "Our Paradise" | ||
| MBC Bestseller Theater "The Four Seasons of Hoojo" | |||
| 1985 | 500 Years of Joseon: The Wind Orchid | Ok Mae-hyang | |
| 1991 | TV's The Art of War | Deputy Jo | |
| 1992 | The Chemistry Is Right | ||
| 1993 | How's Your Husband? | Go Sang-mi | |
| 1994 | Something Happened in Moraenae | ||
| 1995 | Journey | ||
| 1996 | Thief | ||
| Colors "Sadness Painted in White" | |||
| Landscaping with My Wife | |||
| 1997 | The Angel Within | ||
| It's Today Somehow | |||
| Nobody Can't Stop It | Park Chul's aunt | ||
| 1999 | Who Are You | Go Jang-soon | |
| 2001 | Well Known Woman | Woman from Daepae | |
| Guardian Angel | Yoo Sun-jung | ||
| Way of Living: Couple | Park Eun-ja | ||
| 2002 | Man in Crisis | Kim Man-geun's wife | |
| 2003 | Yellow Handkerchief | Lee Han-soon | |
| Twenty | Kim Sang-hyuk's mother | ||
| Thousand Years of Love | Mrs. Chae | ||
| 2004 | Something Happened in Bali | Kang In-wook's mother | |
| People of the Water Flower Village | Hong Ae-soon | ||
| The Woman Who Wants to Marry | Park Si-bong | ||
| Drama City "Jeong Never Gets Old" | |||
| 2005 | Sad Love Story | Hwang Min-kyung | |
| Fashion 70s | Go Joon-hee's mother | ||
| KBS TV Novel Hometown Station | Kim Ip-boon | ||
| Marrying a Millionaire | Goo Jung-sun | ||
| Winter Child | Joo-hyang, Hong-dan's biological mother | ||
| 2006 | Seoul 1945 | Ji Kye-ok | |
| Wolf | Moon Pil-nyeo | ||
| Famous Princesses | Yeon Ha-nam's mother | ||
| The Vineyard Man | Choi Ok-sook | ||
| Cloud Stairs | Oh Yoon-hee's mother | ||
| Couple or Trouble | Oh Kye-joo | ||
| 2007 | A Happy Woman | Jang Byung-gyu's mother | |
| Time Between Dog and Wolf | Myung-ae | ||
| First Wives' Club | Bok Boon-ja | ||
| Lobbyist | Kim Jung-soon | ||
| 2008 | Painter of the Wind | Mok Kye-wol | |
| Don't Cry My Love | Lee Young-sun | ||
| 2009 | KBS TV Novel Glory of Youth | Oh Gwang-ja | |
| Again, My Love | Park Seon-ok | ||
| Loving You a Thousand Times | Park Ae-rang | ||
| Temptation of an Angel | Joo Ah-ran's younger aunt | ||
| 2010 | Blossom Sisters | Lee Pil-nam | |
| KBS Drama Special "Last Flashman" | Soon-young | ||
| 2011 | The Thorn Birds | Soon-geum | |
| A Thousand Kisses | Oh Bok-joo | ||
| 2012 | Suspicious Family | Jang In-sook | |
| 2013 | Your Lady | Ma Pal-soon | |
| Bel Ami | Lee Mal-ja | ||
| 2014 | Emergency Couple | Jo Yang-ja | |
| Glorious Day | Kim Shin-ae | ||
| Mother's Garden | Kim Ja-kyung's mother (cameo, episode 58)[5] | ||
| Mr. Back | Go Jung-sook | ||
| 2015 | Enchanting Neighbor | Na Jung-boon | |
| 2016–2017 | Our Gap-soon | Shin Mal-nyeon | |
| 2021 | Miss Monte-Cristo | Yoon Cho-sim | |
| 2022 | Crazy Love | [6] |
| width=10 | Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Choi In-ho's Hooray for Byung-tae | Oh Young-ja | |
| 1983 | The Spring of Oh Dal-ja, a College Freshman | ||
| College Wild Dogs | |||
| 1984 | The Bride Started to Blow the Trumpet | ||
| College Screwballs | Ttosooni/Kim Da-yi | ||
| 1987 | Exciting Lives of Three Girls | (cameo) | |
| 2003 | Madeleine | Hee-jin's mother | |
| 2007 | Herb | Mi-ja |
| width=10 | Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Best Supporting Actress | Who Are You |