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Lee Mi-yeon

イ・ミヨン / い・みよん

American actor

September 23, 1971 (age 54) ・ Seoul, South Korea

  • actor
  • film actor
  • stage actor

My Take

Lee Mi-yeon is one of those South Korean actresses who quietly earned a reputation as a serious, grounded performer long before the global K-drama wave made that kind of recognition easy to come by. Born in Seoul in 1971 and trained at Dongguk University, she built her career the old-fashioned way — stage work, supporting roles, gradual credibility — before landing the kind of showcase that makes everything click into place. Her turn as Empress Myeongseong in the historical drama of the same name is the role people point to, and rightly so; she brought a real dignity and interior weight to a figure who could easily have been reduced to a tragic icon. What I respect about her is that she never chased the trend of the moment — she just kept working at a high level, and Korean audiences noticed.

Overview

Lee Mi-yeon (Korean: 이미연; born September 23, 1971) is a South Korean actress. Lee is best known for her portrayal of the Empress Myeongseong in the television series of that name, as well as the historical drama The Great Merchant (2010).

1. Profile

Name (English)
Lee Mi-yeon
Name (Japanese)
イ・ミヨン
Reading
い・みよん
Born
September 23, 1971 (age 54)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Libra / Boar
Origin
Seoul, South Korea
Blood type
Private
Height
Private
Agency
Private
Occupation
actor / film actor / stage actor / television actor

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Sehwa Girls' High School
University
Dongguk University

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

7. About this entry

Tags

  • actor
  • film actor
  • stage actor
Last updated
2026-06-02

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.