Portrait of Lee Hye-young

Acting

Lee Hye-young

Career

Active from 1984 to 2025, busiest in 2022 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mother
Mother
GoodWatch score87/100

Characters

3

The characters Lee Hye-young played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lee Hye-young Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Satire & Parody
    1.2, average 2.3
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Warfare
    0.2, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • High Stakes 4
  • Korean Cinema 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

11 titles ยท average score 72
The Old Woman with the Knife
The Old Woman with the Knife (2025)
GoodWatch score 77

as Hornclaw

Bitter Sweet Hell
Bitter Sweet Hell (2024)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Hong Sa-gang

A Traveler's Needs
A Traveler's Needs (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

as Wonju

I Am Sorry, I Love You 2024
I Am Sorry, I Love You 2024 (2024)

TV show ยท as Oh Deul-hee

The Novelist's Film
The Novelist's Film (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

as Junhee

Kill Heel
Kill Heel (2022)

TV show ยท as Ki Mo-ran

The Anchor
The Anchor (2022)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lee So-jung

Big Bet
Big Bet (2022)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Go Young-hee

Walk Up
Walk Up (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

as Ms. Kim

In Front of Your Face
In Front of Your Face (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

as Sangok

A Year-End Medley
A Year-End Medley (2021)
GoodWatch score 69

as Catherine

2010s

5 titles ยท average score 81
The Male
The Male (2019)

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

Lawless Lawyer
Lawless Lawyer (2018)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Cha Moon-Sook

Mother
Mother (2018)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Kang Young-shin / Cha Young-shin

I Have a Date with Spring
I Have a Date with Spring (2018)

as Yogurt Delivery Mom

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๋ฌด์ž‘์ • ํŒจ๋ฐ€๋ฆฌ (2012)

TV show

2000s

7 titles ยท average score 67
Boys Over Flowers
Boys Over Flowers (2009)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Kang Hee-soo

The Devil's Game
The Devil's Game (2008)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lee Hye-rin

Fashion 70's
Fashion 70's (2005)

TV show ยท as Jang Bong-sil

I'm Sorry, I Love You
I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Oh Deul-Hee

Low Life
Low Life (2004)
GoodWatch score 59

as Tae-woong's mother

No Blood No Tears
No Blood No Tears (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kyeong-seon

If
If (2000)

as Dr. Ha-young

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 69
A Nursery Tale
A Nursery Tale (1999)

as Devil

Goodbye My Love
Goodbye My Love (1999)

TV show

Papa
Papa (1996)

TV show ยท as Yoon Hye-won

Sudden Change
Sudden Change (1994)

as Jang Yeji

Passage to Buddha
Passage to Buddha (1993)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ma-ni

Fly High, Run Far
Fly High, Run Far (1991)

as Hae-wol's wife

Blood and Fire
Blood and Fire (1991)

as ์ตœ์˜์‹ค

North Korean Partisan in South Korea
North Korean Partisan in South Korea (1990)

as Kim Hee-suk

1980s

6 titles
The Age of Success
The Age of Success (1988)

as Sung So-bee

Sa Bang-ji
Sa Bang-ji (1988)

as Sa Bangji

Dangerous Scent
Dangerous Scent (1988)

as Hye-ri

Ticket
Ticket (1986)

as Miss Hong

The Blazing Sun
The Blazing Sun (1985)

as Hyang-sim

Between the Knees
Between the Knees (1984)

as Bo-young