Lee Mi-young (actress)

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Mi-young
Born (1961-03-16) March 16, 1961 (age 63)
South Korea
OccupationActress
Years active1979–present
Spouse(s)Jeon Young-rok (1985-1997; divorced)
Keith Johnston (2003-2005; divorced)
ChildrenJeon Boram
Jeon Wooram
FamilyLee Chang-hoon (older brother)
Korean name
Hangul
이미영
Hanja
李美英
Revised RomanizationI Mi-yeong
McCune–ReischauerI Mi-yŏng

Lee Mi-young (born March 16, 1961) is a South Korean actress. Lee was a sophomore at Han Kang Girls' Commercial High School when she joined the Miss Haitai beauty pageant in 1978. She was hired at MBC's 10th Open Recruitment in 1979, and made her acting debut in 1980.[1] Lee retired in 1985 after marrying singer Jeon Young-rok, but returned to acting in 1991 and continues to be active in television dramas.

Lee and Jeon divorced in 1997.[2] Their two daughters are both singers: Jeon Boram is a member of girl group T-ara, while Jeon Wooram is a member of girl group D-Unit.[3] Lee remarried in 2003 to Keith Johnston, an American music professor at University of Maryland University College's Yongsan campus; the couple divorced in 2005.[4]

  1. ^ Kim, Yong-woon (22 January 2009). "'미국인 교수와 재혼' 이미영, 4년전 파경 뒤늦게 밝혀져". Star In E Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  2. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (5 May 2010). "Veteran singer Baek Seol-hee dies". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  3. ^ "Lee Mi Young and Boram, "Let everyone all be happy and follow their dreams"". Daily K Pop News. 20 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  4. ^ Lee, Han-kyeong; Jo, Hee-sook (1 June 2004). "뒤늦게 임신한 늦둥이 잃을 위기에 처한 이미영". Woman DongA (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-04-02.