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

Lee Soo-kyung
Lee Soo-kyung in December 2018
Born	(1982-03-13) March 13, 1982 (age 42) Jungnang-gu, Seoul, South Korea[1]
Education	Dongduk Women's University – Broadcasting and Entertainment[2]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present
Agents	Snowball Entertainment Echo Global Group
Korean name
Hangul	이수경
Hanja	李水京
Revised Romanization	I Su-gyeong
McCune–Reischauer	I Sukyŏng

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.

External links

• Lee Soo-kyung on Instagram
• Lee Soo-kyung on Cyworld (in Korean)
• Lee Soo-kyung at HanCinema
• Lee Soo-kyung at the Korean Movie Database
• Lee Soo-kyung at IMDb