Lee Yu-ri

For the South Korean field hockey player, see Lee Yu-ri (field hockey).
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Yu-ri
Lee in August 2018
Born (1980-01-28) January 28, 1980 (age 44)
Eungam, Eunpyeong, Seoul, South Korea
EducationKyewon University of Arts and Design
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2001–present
AgentThe Jun Entertainment
Spouse
Jo Kye-hyun
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(m. 2010)​
Korean name
Hangul
이유리
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Yu-ri
McCune–ReischauerI Yuri
WebsiteOfficial website

Lee Yu-ri (Korean: 이유리; born January 28, 1980) is a South Korean actress. Lee first became known for her role in the teen drama series School 4, and subsequently gained popularity with her role in the family drama Precious Family (2005).[1] In recent years, she became known for her role as the antagonist in television drama series Twinkle Twinkle (2011) and Jang Bo-ri Is Here! (2014). She most recently starred in Spring Turns to Spring (2019) and Lie After Lie (2020).

In 2014, Lee won the Grand Prize at MBC Drama Awards, gaining 385,434 (about 54%) out of 712,300 votes sent in by the viewers.[2][3] She was also ranked in the top five of Gallup Korea's "Actor of the Year", climbing to second place just behind Kim Soo-hyun.[4]

  1. ^ "Lee Yu-ri Poised to Emerge as the Next-Generation 'Hallyu' Star". KBS World. May 11, 2005. Archived from the original on April 10, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via HanCinema.
  2. ^ "'MBC Drama Awards' Lee Yu-ri received Grand Award for 'Jang Bo-ri Is Here!'". Hankooki. December 30, 2014. Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via HanCinema.
  3. ^ "Lee Kyung Gyu and Lee Yuri Win Big at SBS and MBC Awards". Mwave. January 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "Kim Soo-hyun, Lee Yu-ri Named Most Memorable Actors". The Chosun Ilbo. December 23, 2014. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2018.