Lee Elijah

For the American football player, see Elijah Lee.

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Elijah (Korean: 이엘리야; born February 19, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She debuted with leading role in tvN's Basketball (2013). After several years in major supporting roles, she was cast as lead again with JTBC's The Good Detective (2020).

Lee Elijah
Lee in December 2019
Born	(1990-02-19) February 19, 1990 (age 34) Changwon, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Education	Seoul Institute of the Arts (Department of Acting)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2013–present
Agent	Ungbin ENS
Korean name
Hangul	이엘리야
Revised Romanization	I El-ri-ya
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Elriya

Early life and education

Lee Elijah was born into a Protestant family. Her parents named her after the prophet Elijah in the Old Testament.^[1] Lee learned horse riding, taekwondo, ballet, vocal music when she was a child.^[2] She studied acting from Seoul Institute of the Arts.^[3]

Career

Lee Elijah debuted as the female lead in 2013 period sport series, Basketball.^[4]

After her debut, for few years she did major supporting roles in diverse genres. Some of her notable performances came in 2018-2019 such as: legal drama Ms. Hammurabi,^[5] modern monarchy The Last Empress,^[6] and political thriller Chief of Staff.^[7]

Lee made her film debut with a starring role for 2019 romantic comedy My Bossy Girl [ko].^[8]

In 2020, Lee returned to lead role in series with crime procedural The Good Detective.^[9]

On November 15, 2021, it was announced that Lee's contract with King Kong by Starship has ended.^[10]

In March 2022, Lee signed with new agency Ungbin ENS.^[11][12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2019	My Bossy Girl [ko]	Hye-jin	[13]
2022	A Man of Reason	Min-seo	[14]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	Basketball	Choi Shin-young		[citation needed]
2014	Wonderful Days	Kim Ma-ri		[15]
2015	The Return of Hwang Geum-bok	Baek Ye-ryung		[16]
	Heroes	Park Hae-mil		[17]
2016	Uncontrollably Fond	Kim Yoo-na	Special appearance	[18]
2017	Fight for My Way	Park Hye-ran		[19]
2018	Children of a Lesser God	Baek A-hyeon		[20]
	Ms. Hammurabi	Lee Do-yeon		[citation needed]
	The Last Empress	Min Yoo-ra		[citation needed]
2019	Chief of Staff	Yoon Hye-won		[citation needed]
2020	The Good Detective	Jin Seo-kyung	Season 1	[9]
2021	Delayed Justice	Yoon Hye-won	Cameo	[21]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2023	Bait	Na Yeon-seon	Part 1–2	[22]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	King of Mask Singer	Contestant	as "Secret Garden" (episodes 127–128)	[23]

Music video

Year	Song title	Artist	Ref.
2013	"Hate"	Baek Ji-young	[24]
	"Going Crazy"	GB9 [ko]	[25]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2021	Best Supporting Actress	The Good Detective Chief of Staff	Nominated	[26]
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2023		Bait	Nominated	[27]
SBS Drama Awards	2015	New Star Award	The Return of Hwang Geum-bok	Won	[citation needed]
	2018	Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama	The Last Empress	Nominated	[28]

References

1. "이엘리야 "이름 본명이다, 성경에 나오는 인물"". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). August 4, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
2. "DA:인터뷰 이엘리야, 이런 사람인지 몰랐어요". Sports Donga (in Korean). July 29, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
3. "'쌈,마이웨이' 이엘리야 "무용→연기, 서울예대 1등으로 갔어요"". Newsen (in Korean). July 24, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
4. "Rookie Lee Elijah in "Basketball"". HanCinema. Money Today. May 24, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
5. Shin, Na-ra. "'미스함무라비' 고아라x엘x성동일x 류덕환x이엘리야, 황금 라인업 완성 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
6. "[공식] 이엘리야, SBS '황후의 품격' 출연···매력적인 악녀 변신". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). October 1, 2018.
7. "Lee Elijah to Star in Kwak Jeong-hwan's "The President's Aide"". HanCinema. March 27, 2019.
8. "TV star Lee Eliajah debuts on big screen as lead in 'My Bossy Girl'". koreaherald. October 24, 2019.
9. "Son Hyun-joo, Jang Seung-jo and Lee Elijah Confirm JTBC's Latest "A Model Detective"". HanCinema. January 13, 2020.
10. Kim Na-young (November 10, 2021). "이엘리야, 킹콩 by 스타쉽 전속계약 만료 (공식입장)" [Elijah Lee, King Kong by Starship exclusive contract expired (official position)] (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Naver.
11. Park Pan-seok (March 7, 2022). ""전폭적인 지원 예정" 이엘리야, 웅빈이엔에스 전속계약[공식]" (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
12. Lee Da-won (March 6, 2022). "이엘리야, 이상엽과 한솥밥...웅빈이엔에스 行" [Elijah, Lee Sang-yeop and one pot rice... Woongbin E&S] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Naver.
13. "영화 '너의 여자친구', TV로 볼 수 있다". chosun (in Korean). December 11, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
14. "[단독] 이엘리야, 정우성 연출작 '보호자' 출연 확정". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). January 30, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2022 – via Naver.
15. "이엘리야, '참 좋은 시절' 캐스팅... 택연과 '로맨스' 선사". 10Asia (in Korean). January 6, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
16. "Lee Elijah in "The Return of Hwang Geum-bok"". HanCinema. MK News. June 7, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
17. "이엘리야, JTBC 청춘극 '영웅들' 주연발탁..홍진호와 호흡". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved November 28, 2017.
18. "이엘리야, '함부로 애틋하게' 깜짝출연... 이경희 작가와 특별한 인연". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). June 6, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
19. "Lee Elijah to star in "Fight My Way"". HanCinema. Sports Donga. April 6, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
20. "Shim Hee-seop and Lee Elijah Join OCN drama "Children of a Lesser God"". HanCinema. News1. December 15, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
21. Kim Jin-seok (January 13, 2021). "[단독]이엘리야도... 이정재와 '날아라 개천용' 특별출" [[Exclusive] Elijah also... Lee Jung-jae and 'Fly Gaecheon Dragon' Special]. isplus.joins (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2021.
22. Jeon Hyo-jin (August 30, 2022). "장근석·허성태·이엘리야, '범죄의 연대기' 출연...대본리딩 진행" [Jang Geun-suk, Heo Seong-tae, and Elijah Lee to appear in 'Chronicles of Crime'... Script reading in progress] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved August 30, 2022 – via Naver.
23. Jung Ahn-ji (September 3, 2017). "'복면가왕' 김나영X청하X심현섭X이보람, 오늘잠시만, 안녕 [종합]". Sports Choun (in Korean). Retrieved March 23, 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
    Lee Yi-jin (November 19, 2017). "[종합] '복면가왕' 청개구리왕자 2연승...괘종시계는 고영배". Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved March 23, 2020.
24. "백지영 '싫다' 속 '몽환적 그녀' 이엘리야는 누구?". Asiae (in Korean). January 7, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
25. "신예 이엘리야 과거 '팜므파탈 연기' 화제, 청순매력 돋보여". Sportsworldi (in Korean). October 27, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
26. Kim, Yang-soo (October 26, 2020). "APAN어워즈', 방탄X임영웅X현빈X주원...인기상 후보 공개 '뜨거운 경합". joynews24 (in Korean). Daum. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
27. Moon, Ji-yeon (June 26, 2023). "[공식] '더 글로리'·'SNL코리아3' 최다 노미..제2회 청룡시리즈어워즈 후보 발표" [[Official] 'The Glory'-'SNL Korea 3' Most Nominations...2nd Blue Dragon Series Awards Nominations Announced] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved June 28, 2023 – via Naver.
28. Kim, Soo-hyung (January 1, 2019). "베스트커플→대상" 감우성♥김선아, 노련美로 완성한 '무진커플'의 위력 [2018 SBS 연기대상]" [Best Couple → Daesang" Gam Woo-sung ♥ Kim Seon-ah, the power of 'Mujin Couple' completed with expert beauty [2018 SBS Drama Awards]] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Naver.

External links

• Lee Elijah at HanCinema
• Lee Elijah at IMDb
• Lee Elijah at the Korean Movie Database