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Lee Yo-won was born on April 9, 1980 in Seongnam, South Korea and is credited as a film actor, model and television actor. As of 2026, Lee Yo-won is 46 years old. Schooling on record includes Donggwang High School and Dankook University. Listed accolades include Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Actress (2001).
My Take
Lee Yo-won is one of those South Korean actresses who makes you immediately understand why certain roles become career-defining. Her turn as Queen Seondeok in the 2009 MBC historical drama of the same name was a genuinely commanding performance — regal without being cold, emotionally complex in a way that carried a long, demanding series almost entirely on her shoulders. She had already won the Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Actress back in 2001, so this was an actress with real foundation, not a flash in the pan. What I appreciate about her is that she never felt manufactured by the idol-to-actress pipeline; she built her craft the old-fashioned way, through Dankook University and actual screen time. Whether it's period drama or contemporary roles, she brings a quiet intensity that doesn't need to shout to fill a room.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lee Yo-won
- Name (Japanese)
- イ・ヨウォン
- Reading
- い・ようぉん
- Born
- April 9, 1980 (age 46)
- Origin
- Seongnam, South Korea
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / model / television actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
2. Background
- High school
- Donggwang High School
- University
- Dankook University
Awards & achievements
- 2001 Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Actress
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yowon_official/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Yo-won
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A8%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485894
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Lee Yo-won born?
Lee Yo-won was born on April 9, 1980 and is 46 years old.
Where is Lee Yo-won from?
Lee Yo-won is from Seongnam, South Korea.
What does Lee Yo-won do?
Lee Yo-won works as actor, film actor, model, television actor.
Where did Lee Yo-won study?
Lee Yo-won attended Dankook University.
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