Lee El (\uc774\uc5d8), whose real name is Kim Ji-hyun (\uae40\uc9c0\ud604), is a South Korean actress born on August 26, 1982, in Seoul. She attended Sungkyunkwan University before pursuing a career in acting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She began her career in the late 2000s and first appeared in several films and TV series in supporting roles. On the big screen, she has appeared notably in Secret<\/em> (2009), The Murderer<\/em> (2010), Pacemaker<\/em> and Masquerade<\/em> (2012), then Man in High Heels<\/em> (2014). She has drawn particular attention with Inside Men<\/em> (2015), which earned her a Grand Bell Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On television, Lee El has been making frequent appearances in shows such as White Christmas<\/em> (2011), The Princess\u2019 Man<\/em> (2011), Liar Game<\/em> (2014), My Beautiful Bride<\/em> (2015) and Monster<\/em> (2016). Her popularity soared thanks to her portrayal of Sam-sin in Goblin<\/em> (2016\u20132017). She went on to play major roles in Black<\/em> (2017), in which she plays Yoon Soo-wan, and then A Korean Odyssey<\/em> (2017\u20132018) and Marital Chaos<\/em> (2018).<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2018, she also landed her first major leading role in a film with What a Man Wants<\/em>, in which she plays Jenny. She appeared that same year in The Drug King<\/em>, before playing Young-sook's mother in the thriller The Call<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Throughout the 2020s, Lee El continued her career, alternating between leading and supporting roles. She appeared notably in Happiness Battle<\/em> (2023), in which she plays Jang Mi-ho, and then in Mr. Plankton<\/em> (2024) as Bong-suk\/Ju-ri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The year 2025 is particularly busy for the actress. She plays Kang Tae-hee, the head of the ground control center, in When the Stars Gossip<\/em>. She then went on to play leading roles in My Troublesome Star<\/em>, in which she plays Ko Hui-young, and Queen Mantis<\/em>, playing the role of Kim Na-hui. She also appears in Waiting for Gyeong-do<\/em> as Seo Ji-yeon, Ji-u's older sister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among the projects it has announced is also Hyeopban<\/em>, an eight-episode series in which she will play the lead character, Sim Cheong-ha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Throughout her career, Lee El has made a name for herself in both supporting and leading roles, with a filmography that ranges from thrillers and crime dramas to romance, comedy, and fantasy.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":3677,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":""},"class_list":["post-3676","acteur","type-acteur","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n