South Korean actress. One of the best-known actresses of 1980s Korean cinema, Lee's most famous films from this era include Bae Chang-ho's Whale Hunting and The Winter That Year Was Warm, Lee Doo-yong's Mulberry and Eunuch, and Kwak Ji-kyoon's Wanderer in Winter. She retired from film after getting married in 1987, though she still appeared on television in dramas such as How's Your Husband?. Then a decade later, Lee made her comeback with an award-winning leading role in E J-yong's feature debut An Affair. She has since remained active in film and television, notably in the May-December romance Solitude, the Dangerous Liaisons adaptation Untold Scandal, the mockumentary Actresses, and the family dramas Smile, Mom
