Lee Min-young (actress)

For a singer of the same name, see Min (Korean singer).
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Min-young
Born (1976-02-06) February 6, 1976 (age 48)
Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea[1]
EducationDankook University - Theater and Film
OccupationActress
Years active1980–present
SpouseLee Chan (2006; divorced)
Korean name
Hangul
이민영
Revised RomanizationI Min-yeong
McCune–ReischauerI Min-yŏng

Lee Min-young (born February 6, 1976) is a South Korean actress. Lee began her career as a child actress when she was four years old, and appeared steadily in television dramas. After a five-year hiatus, she returned to acting in 2011 with Kimchi Family, followed by You're Only Mine in 2014.[2][3][4]

Lee married actor Lee Chan on December 10, 2006, but the couple divorced after 12 days, with Lee suing her husband for domestic violence that she said caused her miscarriage and a broken nose which required reconstructive surgery.[5][6][7][8] Lee Chan was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years.[4]

  1. ^ "이민영". Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  2. ^ Lee, Jin-ho (28 November 2011). "Lee Min Young to Come Back with Fermented Family". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  3. ^ "Fermented Family becomes a healing drama". Hancinema. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  4. ^ a b "Lee Min-young to back on screen". The Korea Times. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  5. ^ "Stars' Marriage Ends in Tears After 12 Days". The Chosun Ilbo. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  6. ^ "Allegations Fly in Star Couple's Ugly Breakup". The Chosun Ilbo. 3 January 2007. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  7. ^ "Violence ends short marriage of star couple". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. 3 January 2007. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  8. ^ "Talk of the town: Who Hit Who?". Korea Joongang Daily. 13 February 2007. Retrieved 2014-12-17.