Lee Re

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Re (Korean: 이레; born March 12, 2006) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for playing the title character in Hope (2013),^[1][2][3] Witch at Court (2017) and Castaway Diva (2023).

Lee Re
Lee in 2020
Born	(2006-03-12) March 12, 2006 (age 19) Gwangsan District, Gwangju, South Korea
Education	Chung-Ang University (Theater and Film)
Alma mater	Korea International Christian School (KICS) [ko]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012–present
Agent	Noon Company
Korean name
Hangul	이레
Revised Romanization	I Re
McCune–Reischauer	I Re

Early life and education

Born in 2006, Lee has an older brother and an older sister. She attended Sunchang Elementary School in Gwangju, Gahyeon Elementary School in Incheon and Changchon Elementary School in Seoul. She also studied at Korea International Christian School (KICS) [ko] in Incheon, which is a private alternative school for Protestants.^[4][5] She entered the Department of Theater and Film at Chung-Ang University at 16 in 2023, matriculating two years earlier than the norm.^[6]

Career

Lee in 2013

Lee started her career by working as a model. She made her acting debut in the television series Goodbye Dear Wife (2012). She made an indelible impression in her first film appearance, playing an elementary school student trying to overcome the trauma of violent sexual aggression in director Lee Joon-ik's 2013 film Hope, for which her acting range was widely praised. For her performance in the movie, Lee won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Beijing International Film Festival. She gained widespread acclaim for her performance in the movies How to Steal a Dog (2014), A Melody To Remember [ko] (2016) and the drama Six Flying Dragons (2015).^[7][8][9]

In 2017, she took part in the Korean voice-dubbing of the Japanese animated film Your Name (2016). In 2020, she starred in the film Peninsula, the sequel to the blockbuster zombie film Train to Busan (2016).^[10][11]

In July 2023, Lee signed with new agency Noon Company.^[12] Later that year, Lee appeared in the television series Castaway Diva (2023).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	Hope	Im So-won
2014	How to Steal a Dog	Ji-so
2016	A Melody To Remember [ko]	Soon-ee
2017	Your Name	Yotsuha Miyamizu	Voice dubbing
2018	Seven Years of Night	Yoo Se-ryung
2019	Innocent Witness	Kyung-hee	Special appearance
	Miss & Mrs. Cops	young Ji-hye
2020	Peninsula	Joon-i
2023	It's Okay!	In-yeong		[13]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Goodbye Dear Wife	Min-seo
	The Chaser	Yoon Chang-min's daughter
	Here Comes Mr. Oh	Byul
2015	Super Daddy Yeol	Cha Sa-rang
	Six Flying Dragons	young Boon-yi
2016	Come Back Mister	Kim Han-na
2017	Witch at Court	child Ma Yi-deum
2018	Radio Romance	young Song Geu-rim
	Memories of the Alhambra	Jung Min-joo		[14]
2020	Start-Up	young Won In-jae		[15]
2021	Hello, Me!	Ban Ha-ni (young)
	Hometown	Jo Jae-young		[16][17]
2022	Drama Stage: "Stock of High School"	Ahn Hyung-in	one act-drama; season 5	[18]
2023	Castaway Diva	young Seo Mok-ha		[19]
TBA	The Mysterious Candy Store	Yomi		[20]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021–present	Hellbound	Jin Hee-jung	Season 1–2	[21]
2022	Move to Heaven	butterfly girl	Cameo (episode 10)	[22]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2014	4th Beijing International Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress	Hope	Won
	50th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actress (Film)		Nominated	[23]
2015	4th Marie Claire Film Festival	Best New Actress	How to Steal a Dog	Won
	52nd Grand Bell Awards	Best New Actress		Nominated
2017	31st KBS Drama Awards	Best Young Actress	Witch at Court	Won
2018	KBS Drama Awards		Radio Romance	Nominated	[24]
2020	29th Buil Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Peninsula	Won
2021	41st Blue Dragon Film Awards[25][26]	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[27]
	57th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Supporting Actress (Film)		Nominated	[28]
	26th Chunsa Film Art Awards 2021	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[29]
	KBS Drama Awards	Best Young Actress	Hello, Me!	Won	[30]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
Moviewalker Press	2024	10 Korean Actors that Movie Writers Recommended in 2024	Top 10	[31]

Notes