Lee Se-eun

{{short description|South Korean actress (born 1980)}}

{{family name hatnote|Lee||lang=Korean}}

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| name = Lee Se-eun

| image = Lee Se-Eun from acrofan.jpg

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|8|31}}

| birth_place = Seoul, South Korea

| occupation = Actress

| years active = 1999–present

| agent = C9 Entertainment

| education = Korea University Graduate School - Master's degree in Media

Sejong University - Film Arts

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| hangul = 이세은

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| rr = I Se-eun

| mr = I Se-ŭn

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Lee Se-eun (born August 31, 1980) is a South Korean actress.{{cite web|title=Lee Se-eun, Lee Si-young Pitch at Season Openers|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/04/01/2013040100541.html|website=The Chosun Ilbo|access-date=2014-12-01|date=1 April 2013|archive-date=2021-12-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211110521/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/04/01/2013040100541.html|url-status=live}} Lee made her acting debut in 1999, then began gaining popularity after starring in the horror film Bunshinsaba (2004).{{cite web|last=Park|first=Eun-young|script-title=ko:눈이 큰 아이, 악역이 즐거운 배우, <분신사바> 배우 이세은|url=http://www.cine21.com/news/view/mag_id/25711|website=Cine21|language=ko|access-date=2014-12-01|date=19 August 2004|archive-date=2018-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327212214/http://www.cine21.com/news/view/mag_id/25711|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Korean Horror Movie Phone a Hit in Italy|url=https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2004/05/21/FUR66H7DN3XKB5BOMAEUAB62BQ/|website=The Chosun Ilbo|date=May 21, 2004|access-date=2014-12-01|archive-date=2017-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816063141/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2004/05/21/2004052161029.html|url-status=live}} She appears in both television and film, notably Coma (2005), Love Needs a Miracle (2005), Fly High (2007), and The King of Legend (2010).{{cite web|title=Actress Lee Se-Eun welcomes T-ara's Qri as the new maknae of King Geunchogo|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2011/04/actress-lee-se-eun-welcomes-t-aras-qri-as-the-new-maknae-of-king-geunchogo|website=Allkpop|access-date=2014-12-01|date=13 April 2011|archive-date=2023-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205041425/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2011/04/actress-lee-se-eun-welcomes-t-aras-qri-as-the-new-maknae-of-king-geunchogo|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ko:마론인형 이세은…미모·지능 비례, 얼마든지 가능|url=http://www.newsis.com/ar_detail/view.html?ar_id=NISX20110626_0008539612&cID=10602&pID=10600|website=Newsis|language=ko|access-date=2014-12-01|date=27 June 2011|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055034/http://www.newsis.com/ar_detail/view.html?ar_id=NISX20110626_0008539612&cID=10602&pID=10600|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Kang|first=Kyeong-yoon|script-title=ko:'허탕' 이세은 "지금은 배우로서 변명이 통하지 않을 나이"(인터뷰)|url=http://sbsfune.sbs.co.kr/news/news_content.jsp?path=relnews&article_id=E10001078546|website=SBS funE|access-date=2014-12-01|date=21 August 2012|language=ko}}

Personal life

Lee was married in 2015 to a South Korean businessman. In November 2016, Lee gave birth to her first daughter. In 2021, Lee's second child was born December 27, 2021.{{Cite news |url= https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0001337304 |author= Kim Ye-eun |title= [단독] 이세은, 둘째 임신…12월 출산 예정 |trans-title= [Exclusive] Se-eun Lee, second pregnancy… Expected to give birth in December |work= Xports News |via=Naver |date= August 20, 2021 |access-date= August 20, 2021 |language= ko |archive-date= August 20, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210820053541/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0001337304 |url-status= live }} {{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=112&aid=0003514314|author=Kim Na-yul|title=[팝업★]이세은, 지난 20일 엄마 됐다‥결혼 6년만 둘째 딸 출산에 축하물결|trans-title=[Popup★] Se-eun Lee became a mother on the 20th… Congrats on giving birth to a second daughter after 6 years of marriage|publisher=Herald POP|via=Naver|date=December 27, 2021|access-date=December 27, 2021|language=ko|archive-date=December 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227123244/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=112&aid=0003514314|url-status=live}}

Filmography

= Television drama =

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! Title

! Role

2000Some Like it Hot
rowspan=3|2002Love RollercoasterYoon Hee-soo
Rustic PeriodNamiko
Zoo PeopleLee Se-eun
rowspan=2|2003BodyguardHan Shin-ae
Jewel in the PalacePark Yeol-yi
rowspan=3|2005ComaYoon Young
Be Strong, Geum-soon!Jang Eun-ju
Love Needs a MiracleYoo Se-bi
2006Yeon GaesomunGo So-yeon
2007Fly HighCha Yoo-ri
2010The King of LegendWi Hong-ran
2011KBS Drama Special:
"My Wife Disappeared"
Soo-jin
rowspan=2|2012Salamander Guru and The ShadowsCustomer
(cameo, episode 7)
Ji Woon-soo's Stroke of LuckHan Soo-kyung
rowspan=2|2014Angel's RevengeLee Jin-yoo
KBS Drama Special:
"The Girl Who Became a Photo"
Min Yoon-hee

= Film =

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! Title

! Role

2000Bloody BeachYeong-woo
2004BunshinsabaLee Yoo-jin
2006Once in a SummerLee Su-jin
2009The Wingo Far East (short film)
2012The ReflectionHelen

= Variety show =

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! Title

! Notes

2013Real Experience! Embrace the World

Theater

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! Title

! Role

2010Together with You{{cite web|title=Events Calendar: Together with You|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20100708000865|website=The Korea Herald|access-date=2014-12-01|date=8 July 2010|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051412/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20100708000865|url-status=live}}
2012Heotang

Awards and nominations

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Year

! Award

! Category

! Nominated work

! Result

2002SBS Drama AwardsBest Supporting ActressRustic Period{{won}}
rowspan=2|200715th Chunsa Film Art AwardsBest New ActressOnce in a Summer{{won}}
SBS Drama AwardsBest Supporting Actress in Serial DramaYeon Gaesomun{{won}}
201018th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards{{cite web|title=The 18th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_musicnews_frame.htm?No=13663|website=KBS World|access-date=2014-12-01|date=15 December 2010|archive-date=2014-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017212629/http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_musicnews_frame.htm?No=13663|url-status=live}}Excellence Award, Actress in a DramaThe King of Legend{{won}}

References

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