Lee Re
Lee in 2020
Born (2006-03-12) March 12, 2006 (age 17)
Gwangsan District, Gwangju, South Korea
EducationKorean International Christian School
Chung-Ang University – Theater and Film
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
AgentNoon Company
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationI Re
McCune–ReischauerI Re

Lee Re (Korean: 이레, born March 12, 2006) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for playing the title character in Hope (2013).[1][2][3]

Early life

Born in 2006, Lee is the youngest among a family of one son and two daughters. She attended Sunchang Elementary School in Gwangju, Gahyeon Elementary School in Incheon and Changchon Elementary School in Seoul. She also studied at Korean International Christian School in Incheon, which is a private alternative school for Protestants.[4][5] She passed the Department of Theater and Film at Chung-Ang University in 2023, at the age of 16 made her a freshman two years early.[6]

Career

Lee in 2013

Lee started her career by working as a model. She made her acting debut in the 2012 TV series Goodbye Dear Wife. She made a very strong impression on her first film appearance, as she played an elementary schooler trying to overcome the trauma of violent sexual aggression in director Lee Joon-ik's 2013 film Hope, for which her acting range was unanimously praised. For her performance in the movie, Lee won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Beijing International Film Festival. She gained attention for her acting roles in the movies How to Steal a Dog (2014), A Melody To Remember (2016) and drama Six Flying Dragons (2015).[7][8][9]

In 2017, she took part in the Korean voice-dubbing of the Japanese animated film Your Name (2016). In 2020, she starred in the film Peninsula, the sequel to the blockbuster zombie film Train to Busan (2016).[10][11]

In July 2023, Lee signed with new agency Noon Company.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2013 Hope Im So-won
2014 How to Steal a Dog Ji-so
2016 A Melody To Remember Soon-ee
2017 Your Name Yotsuha Miyamizu (voice dubbing)
2018 Seven Years of Night Yoo Se-ryung
2019 Innocent Witness Kyung-hee (special appearance)
Miss & Mrs. Cops young Ji-hye
2020 Peninsula Joon-i

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Goodbye Dear Wife Min-seo
The Chaser Yoon Chang-min's daughter
Here Comes Mr. Oh Byul
2015 Super Daddy Yeol Cha Sa-rang
Six Flying Dragons young Boon-yi
2016 Come Back Mister Kim Han-na
2017 Witch at Court child Ma Yi-deum
2018 Radio Romance young Song Geu-rim
Memories of the Alhambra Jung Min-joo [13]
2020 Start-Up young Won In-jae [14]
2021 Hello, Me! Ban Ha-ni (young)
Hometown Jo Jae-young [15][16]
2022 Drama Stage – Stock of High School Ahn Hyung-in one act-drama; season 5 [17]
2023 Castaway Diva young Seo Mok-ha [18]
The Mysterious Candy Store Yomi [19]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021–present Hellbound Jin Hee-jung Season 1–2 [20]
2022 Move to Heaven butterfly girl Cameo (episode 10) [21]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 4th Beijing International Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Hope Won
50th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress (Film) Nominated [22]
2015 4th Marie Claire Film Festival Best New Actress How to Steal a Dog Won
52nd Grand Bell Awards Best New Actress Nominated
2017 31st KBS Drama Awards Best Young Actress Witch at Court Won
2018 KBS Drama Awards Radio Romance Nominated [23]
2020 29th Buil Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Peninsula Won
2021 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards[24][25] Best Supporting Actress Nominated [26]
57th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actress (Film) Nominated [27]
26th Chunsa Film Art Awards 2021 Best Supporting Actress Nominated [28]
KBS Drama Awards Best Young Actress Hello, Me! Won [29]

References

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  24. ^ Delayed Until 2021 Due To COVID-19
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