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Lee Yoo-young

イ・ユヨン / い・ゆよん

Actor from South Korea

December 8, 1989 (age 36) ・ Seoul, South Korea

  • actor
  • film actor
  • television actor

My Take

What impresses me about Lee Yoo-young is how striking her starting line was: her very first film, Late Spring, won her a Best Actress prize at the Milan Film Festival in 2014. From there she kept choosing substantial work on television, from The Lies Within to Insider and Dare to Love Me. Trained at Korea National University of Arts, she reads to me as an actress more interested in inhabiting a role than in easy stardom. I suspect she is the type who builds a long, well-curated career, valued for depth rather than hype. I'm genuinely curious where she goes next.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Lee Yoo-young
Name (Japanese)
イ・ユヨン
Reading
い・ゆよん
Born
December 8, 1989 (age 36)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Sagittarius / Snake
Origin
Seoul, South Korea
Blood type
Private
Height
Private
Agency
Private
Occupation
actor / film actor / television actor

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Jayang High School
University
Korea National University of Arts

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

Frequently asked questions

When was Lee Yoo-young born?

Born December 8, 1989 (age 36).

Where is Lee Yoo-young from?

Lee Yoo-young is from Seoul, South Korea.

What does Lee Yoo-young do?

Lee Yoo-young works as actor, film actor, television actor.

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • actor
  • film actor
  • television actor
Last updated
2026-06-21

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.