Lee Da-hee
이다희
Lee at a casting conference in February 2019.
Born (1985-03-15) March 15, 1985 (age 38)[1]
Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea[2]
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2002–present
AgentGhost Studio
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Korean name
Hangul
이다희
Revised RomanizationI Da-hui
McCune–ReischauerI Tahŭi

Lee Da-hee (Korean: 이다희; born March 15, 1985) is a South Korean model and actress.[3] Her breakout role was in the 2013 SBS courtroom drama I Can Hear Your Voice.[4] She is also known for her role as Kang Sa-ra in The Beauty Inside (2018) and Cha Hyeon in Search: WWW (2019).

Career

At the age of 17, Lee Da-hee competed in the 2002 SBS Super Elite Model Contest [ko], where she was a finalist.[4] She began her acting career by playing supporting roles in television dramas, including The Legend, Birdie Buddy, and Secret Love, and in films, including Harmony.[5][6]

Lee's breakout year was 2013, when she appeared in the hit courtroom drama I Can Hear Your Voice.[4] This was followed by her first leading role in a television drama, the 2014 revenge drama Big Man.[7] Her popularity increased further when she appeared in the 2015 drama Mrs. Cop.[8] In 2016, Lee signed with the talent agency Huayi Brothers.[6]

In 2018, Lee starred in the hit romantic comedy series The Beauty Inside.[9] In 2019, Lee was cast as one of three female leads in the romance drama Search: WWW alongside Lee Jae-wook.[10] On July 3, she was announced as a host for the girl group reality series Queendom alongside Jang Sung-kyu, and premiered in late August.[11]

On March 11, 2020, she was announced as a host, alongside Jang Sung-kyu, for the upcoming Mnet boy group reality series Road to Kingdom, which is the sequel to Queendom.[12]

In November 2022, Lee signed with Ghost Studio.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
2008 Delivering Love Jang Na-rae [14]
2010 Harmony Gong Na-yeong [15]
2015 Begin Again (오월) Jeong Da-jeong [16]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003 Thousand Years of Love Cafe girl [17]
Open Drama 그 별은 그렇게 우리에게 왔다 Mi-hui [18]
2004 Into the Storm (폭풍속으로) Lee Jeong-yeon [19]
2005 Sad Love Story Kang Shin-hee
2007 Air City Han Yi-kyung [20]
The Legend Gakdan [21]
2008 The Secret of Coocoo Island Lee Da-hee [22]
2011 Royal Family Prosecutor
I Need Romance Lee Min-jung Cameo (Ep. 16)
Birdie Buddy Min Hae-ryung [23]
Saving Mrs. Go Bong-shil Oh Eun-mi Cameo [24]
2012 Welcome Rain to My Life Han Dan-bi [25]
2013 I Can Hear Your Voice Seo Do-yeon [4]
Secret Love Shin Se-yeon [26]
2014 Big Man So Mi-ra [7]
2015 Mrs. Cop Min Do-young [8]
2018 Queen of Mystery 2 Jung Hee-yeon/Seo Hyun-soo [27]
The Beauty Inside Kang Sa-ra [9]
2019 Search: WWW Cha Hyeon [28]
2021 L.U.C.A.: The Beginning Goo Reum [29]
2022 Love Is for Suckers Goo Yeo-reum [30]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022–2023 Island Won Mi-ho Part 1–2 [31]
2024 S Line Gyu-jin [32]

Television show

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Food Essay Host [33]
2015 Real Men Cast member season 1 [34]
2015–2016 Entertainment Weekly Host [35]
2017–2018 Law of the Jungle in Cook Island Part of second half cast members. Episodes 299–301 [36]
2018 Law of the Jungle in Sabah Cast member Episode 330–333 [37]
2019 Queendom Host
2020 Road to Kingdom
2024 Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival [38]

Web show

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021–2023 Single's Inferno Host Season 1–3 [39]

Music video

Year Title Artist
2007 "To Some Degree of Love" Tim
2012 "Far Away... Young Love" C-Clown
2013 "Missing You Today" Davichi
2014 "Arm Pillow"

Hosting

Year Title Notes Ref.
2020 34th Golden Disc Awards Day 1 with Sung Si-kyung [40]
2021 35th Golden Disc Awards Day 2 with Sung Si-kyung [41]
2022 36th Golden Disc Awards with Sung Si-kyung and Lee Seung-gi [42]
2023 37th Golden Disc Awards with Sung Si-kyung, Park So-dam and Nichkhun [43]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Album
"You In The TV (Tv에서 보는 그대 모습은)" 2019 Search:WWW OST Part 6
"Your Eyes (Acoustic Ver.)" 2021 L.U.C.A.: The Beginning OST Part 3
"I Want Love" (사랑을 원해)
(with Choi Si-won)[44] 		2022 Love Is for Suckers OST Part 3

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
Asia Artist Awards 2018 Asia Brilliant Award The Beauty Inside Won [45]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2019 Best Supporting Actress – Television Nominated [46]
Blue Dragon Series Awards 2022 Best New Female Entertainer Single's Inferno Nominated [47]
Dong-A.com's Pick 2019 Sister Take Me Award Lee Da-hee Won
KBS Drama Awards 2013 Best Supporting Actress Secret Love Won [48]
Netizen Award, Actress Nominated
Best Couple Award Lee Da-hee (with Bae Soo-bin)
Secret Love 		Nominated
2014 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Big Man Nominated
Popularity Award, Actress Won [49]
Korea Drama Awards 2013 Excellence Award, Actress I Can Hear Your Voice Nominated
MBC Entertainment Awards 2015 Top Female Excellence Award in Variety Show Real Men: Female Edition 2 Nominated
SBS Drama Awards 2013 New Star Award I Can Hear Your Voice Won [50]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Nominated
2015 Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries Mrs. Cop Won [51]
SBS Entertainment Awards 2018 Best Challenge Award Running Man Nominated [52][53]
Soompi Awards 2019 Best Supporting Actress The Beauty Inside Nominated

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