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Lee Ji-hyun (actress, born 1972)

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Lee Ji-hyun
Born (1972-10-20) October 20, 1972 (age 53)
Seoul, South Korea
Other nameLee Ji-hyeon
EducationHongik University (Department of Education)
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
AgentBig Boss Entertainment
Known for
SpouseJung Seung-gil
Korean name
Hangul
이지현
RRI Jihyeon
MRI Chihyŏn

Lee Ji-hyun (Korean: 이지현; born October 20, 1972) is a South Korean actress.[1] She debuted in the 2003 film Six Views. She is known for her roles in dramas such as Thirty-Nine, She Would Never Know, Beautiful World and All of Us Are Dead.[2][3] She also appeared in movies Solace, The Cat, If You Were Me and I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK.

Personal life

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During a press preview for the film Dream on April 17, 2023,nactor Jeong Seung-gil revealed that Lee Ji-hyun, who plays his romantic partner Jinju, is his wife of 23 years.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
English Korean
2000 Mi in 미인 Writer Hyeon
2001 Running 7 Dogs 7인의 새벽 Ms. Park
2002 Boss X-File 보스 상륙 작전 Choi-ri
Make It Big 일단 뛰어 Jang-soo
2003 If You Were Me 여섯 개의 시선 Nurse
2004 Bunshinsaba 분신사바 Teacher
2006 Solace 사랑할 때 이야기하는 것들 Hye-ran's business partner
Bloody Reunion 스승의 은혜 Sun-hee
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK 싸이보그지만 괜찮아 Yeong-goon's aunt
2011 The Cat 고양이: 죽음을보는 두개의눈 Veterinarian
Link 링크 Choi Ji-su
War of the Arrows 최종병기 활 Gisaeng
2023 Dream 드림 Jin-ju[5]
2024 Ms. Apocalypse 세기말의 사랑 Hye-ok

Television series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2017 The Package Han Book-ja [6]
Rain or Shine Beoyng-ho's wife [7]
2018 Queen of Mystery 2 Lee Young-sook [8]
Let's Eat 3 Kim Mi-sook [9]
2019 Beautiful World Lim Sook-hee [10]
Abyss Jang Sun-young [11]
One Spring Night Lawyer
2020 Dr. Romantic 2 Soon-young's mother [12]
Hospital Playlist Shin Mi-jin [13]
The King: Eternal Monarch Eun-sub's mother
Mystic Pop-up Bar Jin-seok [14]
Hust Madame Kang [15]
Hello Dracula Mi-young [16]
2021 She Would Never Know Oh Wol-sun [17]
2022 Thirty-Nine Chan-young's mother [18]
Green Mothers' Club Jeong-suk [19]
Love All Play Tae-joon's mother. [20]
2023 My Perfect Stranger Lee Soon-ae (in 2021) [21]
Miraculous Brothers Lee Soo-yeon [22]
2025 My Dearest Nemesis Sin Won's mother

Web series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2022 All of Us Are Dead Cheong-san's mother [23]
2023 Gyeongseong Creature Young-kwan's mother [24]
2025 When Life Gives You Tangerines Bun-hui [25]

Theater

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List of stage play(s)
Year Title Role Theater Date Ref.
English Korean
2016 Theatrical Battle 6 - Kill Me Now 연극열전6 - 킬 미 나우 Robin Chungmu Art Center Medium Theater Black May 1–July 3 [26]
2017 The Orphan of Jo, The Seed of Revenge 조씨고아, 복수의 씨앗 Jeong-yeong's wife Myeongdong Art Theater January 18–February 12
Kill Me Now 킬 미 나우 Robin Chungmu Art Center Medium Theater Black April 25–July 16 [27]
The Women of Troy 트로이의 여인들 Art Space Seoul August 10–20 [28]
2018 The Orphan of Jo, The Seed of Revenge 조씨고아, 복수의 씨앗 Jeong-yeong's wife Myeongdong Art Theater September 4–October 1
2021 The Orphan of Jo, The Seed of Revenge 조씨고아, 복수의 씨앗 Jeong-yeong's wife Myeongdong Art Theater April 9–May 9 [29]
2023 20th Century Blues 20세기 블루스 Gabby Doosan Art Center Space111 May 30–June 17 [30]
The Orphan of Jo, The Seed of Revenge 조씨고아, 복수의 씨앗 Jeong-yeong's wife Myeongdong Art Theater November 30–December 25 [31]
2024 Tongue of Silver 은의 혀 Jeong-eun Hongik University Daehak-ro Art Center Small Theater August 15–September 8 [32]

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Result Ref.
46th Dong-A Theater Awards 2009 Best New Actress Won [33]
33rd Seoul Theater Festival Acting Awards 2012 Rookie of the Year Award Won [34]

References

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  1. ↑ '안녕 드라큘라' 서현 이지현, 엄마와 딸 사이 '가까운 듯 먼' 거리 포착. Korean Economy. January 17, 2020. Archived from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  2. ↑ "'안녕 드라큘라' 이지현 "엄마로서의 경험 無, 스스로 핸디캡 느껴"". Newsen. March 2, 2020. Archived from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ '서른, 아홉' 이지현, 분노 실신 애틋..엄마의 마음 '美친 열연'. Star News. March 22, 2021. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  4. ↑ olivia. "Jeong Seung-gil, "Lee Ji-hyun, who played a romantic role in 'Dream', is my real-life wife"". tenasia. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
  5. ↑ Choi Jiye (April 18, 2023). 정승길 "'드림'서 멜로 연기한 이지현 배우, 실제 ♥아내…23년차 부부" [Jung Seung-gil "Actress Lee Ji-hyun, who acted as a melodrama in 'Dream', is actually a ♥ wife... A married couple of 23 years"] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ '더패키지' 이지현 "시한부 복자, 소박한 위안 되길". News1. September 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ 월화 드라마 '그냥 사랑하는 사이', 잔잔한 스토리에 '웰메이드' 호평. Culture News. December 12, 2018. Archived from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  8. ↑ '추리의 여왕2' 이지현, 특별출연..묵직한 존재감 과시. Seoul Economy. August 2, 2019. Archived from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  9. ↑ '식샤3' 이지현, 백진희 엄마로 첫 등장! '가슴 먹먹' 모녀 케미. MBC Entertainment. January 12, 2019. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  10. ↑ "배우 이지현, JTBC '아름다운 세상' 합류…박희순x추자현 호흡". TV Report (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2020 – via Naver.
  11. ↑ 이지현, 이대연, 하성광 '세 명의 공통점은? 해맑은 미소!'. International Newspaper. July 8, 2020. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  12. ↑ "'낭만닥터 김사부2' 이지현, 지킴엔터와 전속계약…한혜진·이중옥과 한솥밥 [공식입장]". Sports Today. July 8, 2021. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  13. ↑ 이지현, 이병헌 감독 '드림' 출연..스크린까지 종횡무진 활약 [공식]. OSEN. August 18, 2021. Archived from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  14. ↑ '쌍갑포차'의 영업 2막은...배우들이 직접 전한 관전 포인트. BNT News. November 12, 2021. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  15. ↑ "이지현 '허쉬' 출연 확정, 임윤아 엄마 된다(공식)". Newsen. May 27, 2021. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  16. ↑ '안녕 드라큘라' 서현 이지현, 동성애 모녀 갈등…이주빈은 이별 후유증. MyDaily. September 23, 2021.
  17. ↑ "'김사부2' 이지현, '선배, 그 립스틱 바르지 마요' 전격 합류". Newsen. December 8, 2021. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  18. ↑ Cha Hye-young (February 24, 2022). 이지현, 전미도와 투닥투닥 현실 모녀 케미...투박하지만 애정 가득 ('서른, 아홉') [Lee Ji-hyun and Jeon Mi-do and mother-daughter chemistry in real life... crude but full of affection ('Thirty, Nine')]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Naver.
  19. ↑ Kim Soo-jung (March 24, 2022). 이지현, '서른, 아홉'→'그린마더스클럽'…열일 행보 잇는다 [Lee Ji-hyun, 'Thirty, Nine' → 'Green Mothers Club'... Ten days to go]. Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Naver.
  20. ↑ Kim, Na-yul (December 24, 2021). '너에게 가는 속도 493km' 이지현, 박지현 母 역 확정..내년 상반기 방송[공식] ['The speed to you 493km' Lee Ji-hyeon, Park Ji-hyeon 母 station confirmed.. Broadcast in the first half of next year [Official]]. Herald Muse (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  21. ↑ Seo Ye-jin (July 18, 2022). [공식] 이지현, '어쩌다 마주친, 그대' 출연 확정…김동욱·진기주·서지혜와 호흡 [[Official] Lee Ji-hyun confirmed to appear in 'Met You by Chance'... Breathing with Kim Dong-wook, Jin Ki-joo, and Seo Ji-hye]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2022 – via Naver.
  22. ↑ Kim Myung-mi (May 30, 2023). '기적의 형제' 박찬홍 감독X김지우 작가, 연기파 배우 대거 캐스팅. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023 – via Naver.
  23. ↑ '지우학' 청산엄마 맞아?…이지현, '서른아홉' 전미도母 열연. MBC Entertainment. March 20, 2022. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  24. ↑ 이지현, '경성크리처'서 빛난 존재감..애끓는 모성애 표현. Star News Korea. December 29, 2023.
  25. ↑ "When Life Gives You Tangerines - Cast (Korean Drama, 2025, 폭싹 속았수다)". HanCinema. February 15, 2025.
  26. ↑ 이석준·배수빈·오종혁·윤나무, 연극 '킬미나우' 캐스팅 [Lee Seok-joon, Bae Soo-bin, Oh Jong-hyuk, Yoon Nam-nauk, casting the play 'Kill Me Now']. MyDaily. 2016-02-24. Archived from the original on 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  27. ↑ 김, 은정 (2017-02-27). 이승준 등 새 캐스트 합류, 연극 '킬미나우' 1년 만에 재연 무대 [Lee Seung-joon and other new casts joined, reenactment of the play 'Kill Me Now' for the first time in a year]. Herald Muse (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  28. ↑ Kim, Na-yoon (2017-08-03). [Preview] 2017년 트로이의 여인들이 무대로 올라온 이유 [연극] [[Preview] Why Trojan Women Are Coming to the Stage in 2017 [Play]]. Art Insight (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  29. ↑ Lee, Seung-rok. 이지현, 연극 '조씨고아, 복수의 씨앗' 종영소감..."앞으로도 멈추지 않고 성장할 것" [Lee Ji-hyun, thoughts on the end of the play 'The Orphan of the Chosun Dynasty, Seeds of Revenge'... "I will continue to grow without stopping"]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-06-09 – via Naver.
  30. ↑ Jang, -ho (15 May 2023). 나이 듦에 대하여…연극 '20세기 블루스' 30일 개막 [About aging… Play '20th Century Blues' opens on the 30th]. E-daily (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  31. ↑ Baek, Ji-yeon (2023-12-05). 이지현, '조씨고아, 복수의 씨앗' 속 애끓는 모성애 열연 화제몰이 [“ Lee Ji-hyun, 'Orphan of the Cho Family, Seed of Revenge', a hot topic for her passionate maternal love]. Sports Today (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  32. ↑ Jin, Bo-yeon (2024-07-08). “민폐라는 이름의 구명정에 올라타다”…국립극단 <은의 혀＞ [“Get on the lifeboat called public nuisance”… National Theater Company’s <Silver Tongue>]. Seoul Culture Today. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  33. ↑ ""'너무 놀라지 마라' 3관왕 너무 놀라" 박근형 대표". The Dong-A Ilbo. May 13, 2020. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  34. ↑ '연기파' 이지현, '선배, 그 립스틱 바르지 마요' 합류. TV리포트. TV Report. February 21, 2019.
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