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My Take
Lee Jung-eun is the kind of actress I find myself trusting on sight. Debuting onstage in 1991 and laboring through small film roles for years, she built her craft the patient way before becoming indispensable to Korean cinema in works like The Attorney, A Girl at My Door, and The Wailing. What I value is her lived-in, unshowy realism; she disappears into ordinary women and quietly steals scenes from leads. A Hanyang University graduate and a true character actor, she embodies the idea that depth, not glamour, is what makes a performance stay with you.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lee Jung-eun
- Name (Japanese)
- イ・ジョンウン
- Reading
- い・じょんうん
- Born
- January 23, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
- Origin
- Brussels, Belgium
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Hanyang University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Lee Jung-eun born?
Born January 23, 1970 (age 56).
Where is Lee Jung-eun from?
Lee Jung-eun is from Brussels, Belgium.
What does Lee Jung-eun do?
Lee Jung-eun works as actor, stage actor, film actor, television actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.