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 43) 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 Sugyeong
McCune–Reischauer	I Sugyŏng

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