Lee Hye-young

Acting

Lee Hye-young

Born November 25, 1962 · Seoul, South Korea (age 63)

Lee Hye-young (이혜영) is a South Korean film, television, and theater actress.

Known For

Sa Bang-jiSa Bang-ji · 1988
Sa Bang-ji
6.61988
MovieDramaRomance
Sa Bangji was an intersex person who according to historical records lived during Korea’s Joseon Dynasty. Taken in by a kindly benefactor, Sa Bangji lives in a monastery that is one day visited by a young widow, Lee So-sa, who is in mourning following the death of her husband. The pair’s meeting seems predestined, with the erotic attraction between Sa Bangji and Lee So-sa soon evolving into something far more transcendent – and dangerous. While aspects of the film – its stylised depiction of female actors and sex – identify it as a product of its time, Sa Bangji is undeniably a milestone in screen representations of intersex people, a film that refuses to shy away from the horrendous stigmatization faced by its titular character.
The Old Woman with the KnifeThe Old Woman with the Knife · 2025
The Old Woman with the Knife
6.52025
MovieActionMystery
Aging assassin Hornclaw has seen it all, but she never expected to mentor a reckless rookie like Bullfight. As their unlikely bond deepens, cracks form in the underworld they navigate together. When Hornclaw discovers someone wants her dead, she's thrust into a deadly game of deception. With enemies closing in and trust in short supply, survival means staying sharp—both blade and mind.
Flower Blooms Even on a Windy DayFlower Blooms Even on a Windy Day · 1987
Flower Blooms Even on a Windy Day
1987
MovieDramaRomance
After a performance depicting the lives of jesters during the Joseon era, the cast, led by director Byungsoo, immerses themselves in rehearsing a new play.
Passage to BuddhaPassage to Buddha · 1993
Passage to Buddha
7.31993
MovieDrama
A young boy mourns the death of his father, and begins a quest to find his mother. He encounters many people on the way who quote Buddhist precepts: an eccentric monk, a girl who grows up into a young woman, a prison inmate, a foul-mouthed doctor and the young son of a hard drinking astronomer. Each of them tell the boy to seek someone to help him find the truth and his mother.
Myong-Ja Akiko SoniaMyong-Ja Akiko Sonia · 1992
Myong-Ja Akiko Sonia
7.01992
MovieDrama
The life of a woman through the tumultuous years of Korea's modern history.
A Year-End MedleyA Year-End Medley · 2021
A Year-End Medley
7.22021
MovieComedyRomance
A romantic comedy of a young man and woman that is told in the background of hotel 'Emross'. It has stories of people who met each other at Hotel Emross during the New Year holidays. Each one has his own memory to relate and create relationships or just going nostalgic.
A Traveler's NeedsA Traveler's Needs · 2024
A Traveler's Needs
6.52024
MovieDrama
Iris, a woman abroad in Seoul, teaches French and English in an idiosyncratic fashion that allows her to pursue her own philosophical and personal interests. Through four encounters over a single day, Iris probes students and strangers for information about poetry, their own histories, and their relationship to their egos.
Between the KneesBetween the Knees · 1984
Between the Knees
5.41984
MovieDrama
Ja-young is a flutist. When her father has a child out of wedlock, her mother regards sex as a sin out of anger towards him. Ja-young grows up under her mother's exceedingly oppressive notions.

Movies

Sa Bang-jiSa Bang-ji · 1988
Sa Bang-ji
6.61988
MovieDramaRomance
Sa Bangji was an intersex person who according to historical records lived during Korea’s Joseon Dynasty. Taken in by a kindly benefactor, Sa Bangji lives in a monastery that is one day visited by a young widow, Lee So-sa, who is in mourning following the death of her husband. The pair’s meeting seems predestined, with the erotic attraction between Sa Bangji and Lee So-sa soon evolving into something far more transcendent – and dangerous. While aspects of the film – its stylised depiction of female actors and sex – identify it as a product of its time, Sa Bangji is undeniably a milestone in screen representations of intersex people, a film that refuses to shy away from the horrendous stigmatization faced by its titular character.
The Old Woman with the KnifeThe Old Woman with the Knife · 2025
The Old Woman with the Knife
6.52025
MovieActionMystery
Aging assassin Hornclaw has seen it all, but she never expected to mentor a reckless rookie like Bullfight. As their unlikely bond deepens, cracks form in the underworld they navigate together. When Hornclaw discovers someone wants her dead, she's thrust into a deadly game of deception. With enemies closing in and trust in short supply, survival means staying sharp—both blade and mind.
Flower Blooms Even on a Windy DayFlower Blooms Even on a Windy Day · 1987
Flower Blooms Even on a Windy Day
1987
MovieDramaRomance
After a performance depicting the lives of jesters during the Joseon era, the cast, led by director Byungsoo, immerses themselves in rehearsing a new play.
Passage to BuddhaPassage to Buddha · 1993
Passage to Buddha
7.31993
MovieDrama
A young boy mourns the death of his father, and begins a quest to find his mother. He encounters many people on the way who quote Buddhist precepts: an eccentric monk, a girl who grows up into a young woman, a prison inmate, a foul-mouthed doctor and the young son of a hard drinking astronomer. Each of them tell the boy to seek someone to help him find the truth and his mother.
Myong-Ja Akiko SoniaMyong-Ja Akiko Sonia · 1992
Myong-Ja Akiko Sonia
7.01992
MovieDrama
The life of a woman through the tumultuous years of Korea's modern history.
A Year-End MedleyA Year-End Medley · 2021
A Year-End Medley
7.22021
MovieComedyRomance
A romantic comedy of a young man and woman that is told in the background of hotel 'Emross'. It has stories of people who met each other at Hotel Emross during the New Year holidays. Each one has his own memory to relate and create relationships or just going nostalgic.
A Traveler's NeedsA Traveler's Needs · 2024
A Traveler's Needs
6.52024
MovieDrama
Iris, a woman abroad in Seoul, teaches French and English in an idiosyncratic fashion that allows her to pursue her own philosophical and personal interests. Through four encounters over a single day, Iris probes students and strangers for information about poetry, their own histories, and their relationship to their egos.
Between the KneesBetween the Knees · 1984
Between the Knees
5.41984
MovieDrama
Ja-young is a flutist. When her father has a child out of wedlock, her mother regards sex as a sin out of anger towards him. Ja-young grows up under her mother's exceedingly oppressive notions.
Mother's WeddingMother's Wedding · 1982
Mother's Wedding
9.01982
MovieDrama
Things backfire for young Cheol-hie when she convinces her father to go on a blind date with her kindergarten teacher. It turns out that her teacher is actually Cheol-hie's birth mother. While at first, Cheol-hie is excited at the possibility of her parents getting back together, it turns out that her mother/teacher has different wedding plans coming up in the near future.
In Front of Your FaceIn Front of Your Face · 2021
In Front of Your Face
6.72021
MovieDrama
She has never lived in a high-rise apartment, and she wonders how her sister can live at this height every day. A few days ago she kind of burst in to stay with her sister, and she is now becoming re-accustomed to life in Korea. While seeming to keep a grave secret to herself, she manages life one day at a time with a sense of mindfulness. Meanwhile a certain director, some years younger than her, has asked her to join his project, and after a polite refusal, they have agreed to meet for the first time today. Downtown Seoul is filled with narrow alleys that harbor tiny old bars, and that's where they meet. As they are getting drunk, there is sudden rainfall and thunder.
North Korean Partisan in South KoreaNorth Korean Partisan in South Korea · 1990
North Korean Partisan in South Korea
7.21990
MovieWarHistory
Reporter for a North Korean news service joins the partisans when the Americans and UN forces invade South Korea.
The Blazing SunThe Blazing Sun · 1985
The Blazing Sun
5.81985
MovieDrama
Chun-ho and his wife Sun-hie wander Korea in search of a way to make a living under Japanese colonial occupation. They settle in a mining village where Sun-hie is forced to put up with her husband's gambling and beatings. Eventually he forces her to go to a loanshark so he can get enough money to run away with a prostitute.
The AnchorThe Anchor · 2022
The Anchor
6.02022
MovieThrillerMystery
A mysterious informant calls a broadcast news anchor to request that the anchor report on the informant’s inevitable death.
The Novelist's FilmThe Novelist's Film · 2022
The Novelist's Film
6.52022
MovieDrama
A novelist visits a bookstore run by a young colleague who's been out of touch, then takes a walk with a film director and his wife. She meets an actress and tries to convince her to make a film together.
Sudden ChangeSudden Change · 1994
Sudden Change
7.01994
MovieCrimeDrama
Yeji meets Robin, a businessman, when her car breaks down. He tracks her down and hires her despite her outrageous salary demands. Eventually they marry, but Ye-jin becomes romantically involved with a lawyer, Jae-woo. Not long after, her husband is found murdered and Ye-jin is the prime suspect
Low LifeLow Life · 2004
Low Life
5.92004
MovieActionCrime
A sprawling story of one man's tumultuous life within the context of the South Korean political situation during the second half of the 20th century.
Walk UpWalk Up · 2022
Walk Up
6.42022
MovieDrama
A series of interactions take place between an established film director, his estranged daughter interested in interior design, an interior designer, and others inside a multi-story commercial and residential building.
A Queen BeeA Queen Bee · 1986
A Queen Bee
8.01986
MovieDramaRomance
Mi-hie's affair with her foreign English teacher comes to an end. Feeling that she is ruined for marriage, Mi-hie dubs herself the Queen Bee and begins the life of a prostitute in Itaewon. When she learns that her sister is dating an American, Min-hie decides to make an example of him as a warning to others.
No Blood No TearsNo Blood No Tears · 2002
No Blood No Tears
6.12002
MovieActionComedy
A former safecracker makes a living as a taxi driver but continues to be haunted by her past. One day she chances upon an aspiring singer, who is a spitting image of herself back in the day. Together, the two women plot to steal money from gangsters.
I Have a Date with SpringI Have a Date with Spring · 2018
I Have a Date with Spring
6.72018
MovieMysteryDrama
A director who hasn't been able to film a new movie in almost a decade, has been working strenuously on a story about the earth's destruction. One day, he hears a great explosion, and is soon visited by four strangers.
Fly High, Run FarFly High, Run Far · 1991
Fly High, Run Far
6.61991
MovieDramaHistory
In mid-19th Century Korea, the people of Joseon Dynasty embrace the new religion Donghak. After the founder is executed, Choi Si-hyeong becomes Donghak’s second-generation leader and successfully propagates the religion, but in doing so becomes the object of oppression by the royal court.
The Devil's GameThe Devil's Game · 2008
The Devil's Game
5.72008
MovieThrillerDrama
Struggling artist Min Hee-do is offered three billion won to bet his life to a game against a rich old man, Kang No-sik, who is dying from a terminal illness. The game is for each man to dial a random phone number and guess if the person who answers will be male or female. Hee-do loses the bet, and after a month long brain operation, he wakes up to find that they have swapped bodies.
The Age of SuccessThe Age of Success · 1988
The Age of Success
6.51988
MovieDramaComedy
Kim Pan-chok is assigned to work in the sales promotion department of Yumi Inc., a sweetener manufacturer. He falls ill after a heated sales war with Gammi Inc., a leading competitor and is hospitalized. He devises a genius plan while in the hospital.
Winter WandererWinter Wanderer · 1986
Winter Wanderer
6.21986
MovieDramaRomance
Min-woo, a medical student from a wealthy family, runs into Da-hye) as he rides his bicycle on campus. At first Da-hye dislikes Min-woo, but thanks to help from his charismatic friend Hyeon-tae, he grows closer to Da-hye and the two fall deeply in love. But happiness would not last long. Min-woo's business goes belly-up, and then he learns his birth mother is a military base-town prostitute. Do disturbed by this all he ends up in jail. Meanwhile, Da-hye grows more dependent on Hyeon-tae, and Hyeon-tae gets caught between his friendship for Min-woo and his love for Da-hye...

TV Shows

Boys Over FlowersBoys Over Flowers · 2009
Boys Over Flowers
8.32009
SeriesComedyDrama
Unassuming high school girl Jan-di stands up to — and eventually falls for — a spoiled rich kid who belongs to the school's most powerful clique.
Baeksang Arts AwardsBaeksang Arts Awards · 2012
Baeksang Arts Awards
2012
Series
무작정 패밀리무작정 패밀리 · 2012
무작정 패밀리
2012
SeriesDramaFamily
Big BetBig Bet · 2022
Big Bet
5.82022
SeriesDrama
Cha Moosik runs a casino bar, only to flee to the Philippines due to a crackdown by the National Tax Service. He launches a full-fledged casino business, and strategizes winning over the political and business circles in the Philippines. However, he is suddenly framed as a suspect in Min Seokjun's death, and is tracked by Oh Seunghoon of the Korean Desk. Betrayal is rampant in the presence of money.
Lawless LawyerLawless Lawyer · 2018
Lawless Lawyer
7.42018
SeriesCrime
Driven by the desire to avenge his mother, a former gangster turned lawyer uses both his fists and the loopholes in law to fight against those with absolute power.
MotherMother · 2018
Mother
8.42018
SeriesDrama
A young girl named Hye-Na is abused by her mother, Ja-Young. Although she is not okay, she tells other people she is alright. Soo-Jin is a temporary teacher at the elementary school where Hye-Na attends. Soo-Jin is aware of her situation and decides to become her mother.
Bitter Sweet HellBitter Sweet Hell · 2024
Bitter Sweet Hell
7.82024
SeriesDramaMystery
Noh Young-won, a successful psychological counselor and celebrity, and her mother-in-law, Hong Sa-kang, face an incident that threatens their happy family and they try to work together to protect their precious family.
I'm Sorry, I Love YouI'm Sorry, I Love You · 2004
I'm Sorry, I Love You
8.02004
SeriesDrama
Cha Moo Hyuk is a man who was adopted by an Australian family but treated cruelly and then abandoned at a young age. By chance, he meets Song Eun Chae, a fashion coordinator dedicated to her employer, singer Choi Yune. Their meeting will have implications for the rest of Cha Moo Hyuk's life as a devastating turn of events leads him to delve into his past, and ultimately find happiness.
Kill HeelKill Heel · 2022
Kill Heel
4.22022
SeriesDrama
Set within the competitive power struggles of TV home shopping hosts, three hosts compete each other with intense desires to achieve success and gain fame in the industry field. Among them is Hyun, who has a mundane and just ordinary career. Because she does not get much shine as Ok-sun, she falls in anxiety.
PapaPapa · 1996
Papa
6.51996
SeriesDramaComedy
Couple #1 "Truthful love" that matures through the asdness of break-up Hyun-jun and Sae-young, sho got married after a hot romance as a campus couple, collide because of trivial everyday problems. Ultimately, when Sae-young miscimceives her husband's relationship whirwinds into a divorce. Couple #2 "comical love" that is as comfortable and natural as a friendship Goong, Sae-young's elementary school classmate, is an oriental medicine doctor. He is a widowed single father. Ond day, he goes into a neighborhood drugstore and meets Hye-won. He is attracted to her, but at this time, a dispute arise and makes their relationship awkward. Couple #3 "naive and lively love" in which we can get a glimps of the typical new-generation love style. In-pyo, is a playboy by nature. He puts his excessive lifestyle in order and stives to becomd a famous actor after becoming attracted to his nephew Sae-byul's kindergartem teacher. source asianwiki
Goodbye My LoveGoodbye My Love · 1999
Goodbye My Love
4.61999
SeriesDrama
Goodbye My Love was a South Korean television drama series that aired with 16 episodes in 1999.
I Am Sorry, I Love You 2024I Am Sorry, I Love You 2024 · 2024
I Am Sorry, I Love You 2024
2024
SeriesDrama
Fashion 70'sFashion 70's · 2005
Fashion 70's
3.02005
SeriesDrama
Fashion 70's is a 2005 South Korean television series starring Lee Yo-won, Kim Min-jung, Joo Jin-mo and Chun Jung-myung. It was the network's 60th Anniversary of Independence Great Project, and it aired on SBS from May 23 to August 29, 2005 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 28 episodes. An epic, sprawling drama, it focuses on the lives of four young people, from their childhood during the Korean War, to their careers and love lives as adults. It portrays the passion of female fashion designers who pioneered Korea's fashion industry in the 1970s.