Name: Lee Young Ah (Yi Yeong Ah)
Profession: actress, model
Agency: K & Entertainment, Daydream Entertainment
Place of Birth: Kumi, Gyeongsang-Pukdo, South Korea
Height: 165cm
Weight: 45 kg
Blood type: B
Family: younger brother, son (2020)
Education: Gyeongbuk Higher School of Arts, Hanyang University (Dance Faculty)
Lee Yong A is known for her soy role as Gyung Jin Joo in the drama The Golden Bride (2008), as well as the role of Yang Mi-sung in the drama The King of Baking, Kim Tak Gu (2010).
She made her acting debut in the 2003 drama Kang Ho Dong's Soulmates, where she played a small role. After 2 years, she starred in the drama I Love You, My Enemy, where she had a small role. The beginning of her career, Lee Yong-A combined with her studies, studying at Hanyang University. In addition to her beginnings in acting and studying, she also actively starred as a model for popular and fashion magazines and brands.
In 2005, just beginning her career as an actress, Lee Yong-A received her first award for her role as a young Kyung-Suk in the drama Golden Apple as the best young actress. And already in 2006, she got her first leading role in the serial drama “Love Can’t Wait”, where she played a high school student who fell in love with a poor student, played by Hong Kyung-min.
In 2008, Lee Yong-A became a very popular actress thanks to her role in the drama Golden Bride, in which she played the main role of a young girl, half Vietnamese, half Korean, who married a Korean guy to find her father and make her blind mother happier. This drama had very high ratings, ending with an overall rating of 21.4% . . Drama also entered the Top 5 Korean dramas of 2008 by Nielson Rating and the Top 7 by TNS. Due to the popularity of the drama "Golden Bride", the creators decided to extend it for 14 episodes. In the same 2008, Lee Yong A played in the drama "Il Ji Mae" the role of a funny and stupid fraudster Bong Soo, and her partners in the shooting were stars Han Hyo Joo, Lee Joon Ki and Park Shi Hoo. Doorama "Il Ji Mae" was no less successful than the previous drama actress. Il Ji Mae finished with an overall rating of 23.4%.
In 2010, Lee Yong-A received one of the main roles in the drama “King of Baking, Kim Tak-Gu”. She played Yang Mi-soon, the main character's lover, and sang a song called "Love Is" for one of the series of the drama. The series has become one of the most popular Korean TV series in recent years. His final episode was watched by 50.8% of the audience. After such success, the drama has been translated into many languages and shown in other countries, including the Philippines, Indonesia and other countries. At the end of 2010, at the KBS Drama Awards, Lee Yong-A and the lead male in "King of Baking, Kim Tak-Gu" actor Yoon Shi-Yun received the award as "Best Couple".
Awards:
2010 - KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple with Yoon Shi Yun (King of Baking, Kim Tak Gu)
2010 - 18th Korean Culture & Entertainment Award
2008 - 35th Korean Broadcasting Awards: Best New Actress (Il Ji Mae)
2007 - SBS Drama Awards: 10 Star Award
2006 MBC Drama Awards: Special Award
2006 - Fashion TV Awards