Lee Young-Ae 李英愛

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Lee Young-Ae (born January 31, 1971 in Seoul) is a South Korean actress who has a fan base in numerous countries, particularly in the East and Southeast Asian countries which have been hit by the Korean Wave. She earned the title of 'Oxygen Lady' when she made her debut as TV model.

Her popularity among East Asian countries has grown in an exponential manner due to her 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 it was shown at late nights.

Beside her acting career, she has also been involved in several charity events. In 1997 she went to Ethiopia as a NGO Goodwill Ambassador and experienced the poverty and illness of African children.She was awarded Best Actress awards in the Blue Dragon Film Festival (青龍電影節)in 2005 and Baeksang Art Awards (百想藝術大賞) in 2006 for the film Sympathy For Lady Vengeance. In 2007, she received Medal of Culture Merit for her contribution to Korean Wave from the South Korean government.

Her major contract in 2006 and 2007 is with LG Group, a large South Korean conglomerate. She became the spokesmodel (Pan-Asia) for all LG Electronics' products. In January of 2007, she received a gratitude frame from LG Electronics for her promotion of their products.

TV drama
2003: Dae Jang Geum (Jewel in the Palace 대장금 大長今 宮廷女官 チャングムの誓い)(MBC)
2001: Fireworks (불꽃 (Bulkkot) 火花)(SBS)
2000: Romance (로맨스 羅曼史)) (MBC)
1999: Invitation (초대 (Chodae) 只愛陌生人)
1999: Pado (파도 波濤)
1998: Advocate (애드버킷 法庭風雲)
1997: Medical Brothers
1997: The Reason I Live (내가 사는 이유 (Naega saneun iyu) 我生存的理由)
1996: Papa (파파 爸爸) (KBS)
1995: Chanpumdanja (찬품단자 饌品單子)
1995: Asphalt Man (아스팔트 사나이 (Aseubalteu sanai) 車神傳說)
1995: Seogung (서궁 西宮)
1994: Dash (질주 (Jilju) 奔馳)
1993: How about your husband (댁의 남편은 어떠십니까 (Daegui nampyeoneun eotteoshimnikka) 妳家的老公如何)

Film
2005: Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (친절한 금자씨 (Chinjeolhan Geumja-ssi) 親切的金子)
2001: One Fine Spring Day (봄날은 간다 (Bomnareun kanda) 春逝)
2001: Last Present (선물 (Seonmul) 禮物)
2000: Joint Security Area (공동경비구역JSA (Kongdong Kyeongbi Kuyeok JSA) 共同警備區JSA) Picture
1996: Inshallah (인샬라 情陷撒哈拉)

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