Lee Soo-kyung (actress, born 1982)

For the actress born in 1996, see Lee Soo-kyung (actress, born 1996).
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Soo-kyung
Lee Soo-kyung in December 2018
Born (1982-03-13) March 13, 1982 (age 42)
Jungnang-gu, Seoul, South Korea[1]
EducationDongduk Women's University – Broadcasting and Entertainment[2]
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
Agents
  • Snowball Entertainment
  • Echo Global Group
Korean name
Hangul
이수경
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Su-gyeong
McCune–ReischauerI Sukyŏng

Lee Soo-kyung (Korean: 이수경; born March 13, 1982) is a South Korean actress.

Career

She debuted as a commercial model in 2003, then began her acting career by doing supporting roles, notably in Tazza: The High Rollers and Dear Heaven, before being cast in her first leading role in the 2006 sitcom Soulmate.[3] Lee became a household name in 2007 after headlining the hit family drama The Golden Age of Daughters-in-Law.[4] After doing the mystery thriller Rainbow Eyes,[5] and holiday movie Romantic Island,[6] Lee returned to television. She has since starred in the romantic comedy Lawyers of the Great Republic of Korea,[7][8] surrogacy melodrama Loving You a Thousand Times,[9] and political series Daemul.[10]

In April 2018, Lee signed with new management agency Echo Global Group.[11]

Filmography

Television drama

Year Title Role
2003 Span Drama:
"Lovers"
2004 You'll Find Out Song Na-kyung
2005 Dear Heaven Gu Seul-ah
2006 MBC Best Theater:
"Tongjeong"		 Pil-jeong
Soulmate Soo-kyung
2007 Daughters-in-Law Jo Mi-jin
2008 Lawyers of the Great Republic of Korea Woo Yi-kyung
2009 Loving You a Thousand Times Go Eun-nim
2010 My Country Calls[12] Oh Ha-na
Big Thing Jang Se-jin
2011 Can't Lose Eun Hee-soo
(guest, episodes 3-5)
You're Here, You're Here, You're Really Here Bae Soo-jin
Color of Woman Hwang Jin-joo
2013 Pots of Gold Min Sung-eun
Let's Eat Lee Soo-kyung
2015 A Daughter Just Like You Ma In-sung
2016 My Little Baby Han Ye-seul
Bring It On, Ghost Shin Soo-kyung
(guest, episodes 9-10)
Father, I'll Take Care of You Han Jeong-eun
2018 What's Wrong with Secretary Kim young Madam Choi
2019 Left-Handed Wife Oh San-ha
2024 Dog Knows Everything Kim Si-kyung

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Wet Dreams 2 Wedding guest who catches
the bride's bouquet
2006 Tazza: The High Rollers Hwa-ran
2007 Rainbow Eyes Cha Su-jin
2008 Romantic Island Choi Soo-jin
2009 Triangle Han Ji-young Telecinema
2011 Share the Vision Min-kyung 4D music video film[13]

Variety show

Year Title Notes
2005 Real Romance Love Letter Contestant
2006 TV Entertainment Tonight Host
2010 2010 SBS Drama Awards
2011 Diet Survival BIGsTORY
2012 Law of the Jungle W[14][15] Cast member
2013 Kim Mi-kyung Show Co-host
2015 Some Guys, Some Girls

Theater

Year Title Role
2008 Thanks, Honey (여보, 고마워)

Discography

Year Song title Notes
2008 "Ocho Ocho (Remake)" Track from Romantic Island Christmas Story single

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2007 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama The Golden Age of Daughters-in-Law Nominated
Best New Actress Won
Best Couple Award with Kim Ji-hoon Won
Popularity Award Nominated
2009 Andre Kim Best Star Awards[16] Female Star Award Loving You a Thousand Times Won
SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Nominated
Top 10 Stars Won
2010 SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Special Daemul Won
KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries My Country Calls Nominated
2011 SBS Entertainment Awards Netizen Popularity Award Bigstory Nominated[17]
2019 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama Left-Handed Wife Nominated

References

  1. ^ "이수경". Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  2. ^ "Lee Soo-Kyung (이수경)" Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  3. ^ "Soulmate". MBC Global Media. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  4. ^ "New KBS weekend drama to star Lee Soo-kyeong and Kim Ji-hoon". Broasia via Hancinema. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  5. ^ Yang, Sung-jin (19 December 2007). "Rainbow Eyes keeps climax a secret". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  6. ^ Edwards, Russell (6 April 2009). "Variety Reviews - Romantic Island". Variety. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  7. ^ "Interview: LOVE & LAW main characters, Lee Sung-jae and Lee Soo-kyung". MBC Global Media. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  8. ^ Oh, Jean (9 July 2008). "Lawyers vie for top spot in drama line-up". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
  9. ^ Kim, Heidi (5 January 2011). "SBS drama Love You Thousand Times to be shown in Bulgaria". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  10. ^ Han, Sang-hee (5 October 2010). "Will female president appeal to TV drama fans?". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  11. ^ Kang, Seo-jung (10 April 2018). "이수경, 다니엘 헤니 소속사와 전속계약.."전폭적인 지원"". OSEN. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  12. ^ Lee, Ga-on (7 May 2010). "PREVIEW: The Nation's Orders". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  13. ^ "이병헌 주연 단편 4D 음악영화 <쉐어 더 비전>, 9월 3일부터 무료상영". 10Asia (in Korean). 1 August 2011. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  14. ^ Ho, Stewart (17 October 2012). "Rainbow's Jae Kyung, Comedian Jo Hye Ryeon Joins Jung Juri and Others for Women's Version of The Laws of the Jungle". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  15. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (18 October 2012). "Cho Hae-ryun on survival show". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (29 March 2010). "Andre Kim's Romanticism in Beijing". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  17. ^ Jang Chang-hwan (December 28, 2011). SBS, '연예대상' 17개 수상 부문 발표 [SBS announces 17 award categories for 'Entertainment Awards']. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved December 19, 2022.