Awards

2006 Baeksang Award: Best Actress for "Sympathy For Lady Vengeance"
26th Blue Dragon Awards: Best Actress Award for Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)
2005 International Film Festival of Catalunya: Best Actress for "Sympathy For Lady Vengeance"
2003 MBC Drama Awards, Grand Prize
2001 Pusan Film Critics Awards: Best Actress for "One Fine Spring Day"
2001 Korea Movie & Music Awards: Photogenic Prize for Actress
1999 KBS Drama Awards: Most Popular Actress Award
1998 SBS Drama Awards: Best Actress Award
1997 SBS Drama Awards: Best Actress Award
1996 MBC Drama Awards: Best Actress Award
1995 KBS Drama Awards: Popularity Prize
1994 SBS Drama Awards: Best New Actress

Profile of Lee Young-Ae

Name: Lee Young Ae
B-day: January 31, 1971
Hobbies: Swimming, Horse riding, Playing Piano
Height: 165 cm
Weight: 48 kg
Blood Type: AB
Academic Status: Master - Chung-Ang University
(중앙대학교/中央大學校);
Bachelor - Hanyang University(한양대학/漢陽大學校).
(한양대학/漢陽大學校).
First Scene on TV: 1991-Chocolate
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Languages: Korean, English, German.
Knownas: 'Oxygen Lady' and
'Asia Sweetheart'
Family: Parents and 2 Elder Brothers 
Place of Birth: Seoul    
Lee Young-Ae is a famous South Korean actress who has a fan base in numerous countries, particularly in East and Southeast Asian countries including Australia which have been hit by the Korean wave. Recently, her fan base has expanded further into South Asia and the Middle East, particularly Iran.
She first earned the title of 'Oxygen Lady' when she made her debut as a TV model in 1991. After her success in TV commercials, she started gaining stardom in TV dramas and movies with her beauty and acting skills. Her upbringing and career were fully documented in an NHK documentary show.
Her popularity has grown in an exponential manner due to her poignant performance in the popular Korean drama Dae Jang Geum. The drama was such a success that several countries had re-runs of the drama shortly after the last episode had ended. In Hong Kong, the last episode had almost half of the Hong Kong population staying at home just to watch it. In China, hundreds of million viewers watched the drama even if it was shown late at night. Dae Jang Geum, sometimes known as The Great Jang Geum, or Jewel In The Palace, is a 2003 TV series produced by South Korean TV channel MBC. Based loosely on the historical figure depicted in the Annals of Joseon Dynasty, the show focuses on Jang-geum played by Lee Young-Ae.
Since then, Lee Young-Ae has been invited to visit Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, China and Japan. The fan crowds were phenomenal; in the first time in 12 years, NHK had to use the NHK Hall to host the show.