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Lee Mi-sook (; born April 2, 1960) is a South Korean actress. One of the best-known actresses of 1980s Korean cinema, Lee's most famous films from this era include Bae Chang-ho's Whale Hunting and The Winter That Year Was Warm, Lee Doo-yong's Mulberry and Eunuch, and Kwak Ji-kyoon's Wanderer in Winter. She retired from film after getting married in 1987, though she still appeared on television in Korean drama such as How's Your Husband? (1993). Then a decade later, Lee made her comeback with an award-winning leading role in E J-yong's feature debut An Affair (1998). She has since remained active in film and television, notably in the May–December romance Solitude (2002), the Dangerous Liaisons adaptation Untold Scandal (2003), the mockumentary Actresses (2009), the family dramas Smile, Mom (2010), and Queen of Tears (2024).
Over ten years later, in 1998, Lee returned with a widely praised role in E J-yong's award-winning film An Affair, about a woman who falls in love with her sister's fiancé. Using this film as a springboard, she re-launched her career.
In 2000, Lee was cast in the high-profile project The Legend of Gingko, which was considered to be production company Kang Je-gyu Film's followup to the successful Shiri (even though Kang himself was not directing). However the film proved to be a critical and commercial disappointment. Lee's next two films, Kiss Me Much and Oh! Lala Sisters, were also more or less ignored by audiences. In contrast, her appearances in Korean drama such as Solitude (2002) were more successful.
However, 2003 was one of Lee's best years, with her highly praised role in E J-yong's Untold Scandal, a retelling of the novel Dangerous Liaisons set in the Joseon period, and her role as a single mother in Lee Eon-hee's well-received melodrama ...ing.
Lee next starred in Hellcats, a 2008 romantic comedy that traces the lives and loves of three characters at different stages of womanhood. Then in 2009 Lee reunited with E J-yong in Actresses, a semi- mockumentary featuring six actresses each playing themselves.Lee, Hyo-won (17 November 2009). "Actresses to Present Off-Screen Personas Onscreen" . The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
In 2011, Lee launched her own lingerie line Starit, which was sold on home . This would've been virtually unheard of in previous years with the fashion industry's historically narrow focus on young women. But since 2008 the sophisticated and stylish image of actresses such as Lee, Choi Myung-gil and Kim Hee-ae became aspirational for middle-aged women in Korea, and brands specifically targeting women in their 40s and 50s have increased. Lee remains a favorite in editorial spreads in fashion magazines, notably a 2010 Elle Korea feature opposite pop star TOP.
Lee continued to act on television, giving a vulgar, selfish, but human spin to her role as the stepmother in Cinderella's Sister, a ratings hit in 2010. 2012's Love Rain, a Yoon Seok-ho melodrama that jumps between the 1970s and the present, inked overseas distribution deals, but was unsuccessful domestically.
After a judging stint on reality acting talent program Miracle Audition, Lee hosted the cable talk show Bad Scene, which featured celebrities who reveal bad or embarrassing scenes from their past.
In August 2022, she left SidusHQ and signed with new agency Hunus Entertainment.
In August 2013, she signed with another agency, SidusHQ.
| 2024 | The Plot | 설계자 | Sulgeaja | jaki | lee yo-sub |
| 2018 | Ode to the Goose | 군산: 거위를 노래하다 | Gunsan: Geowileul Nolaehada | Zhang Lü | |
| 2015 | 특종: 량첸살인기 | Teukjong: Ryangchensalingi | News bureau head Baek | Roh Deok | |
| 2013 | Horny Family | 배꼽 | Bae Kkop | Hye-kyung | Park Bo-sang |
| 2009 | Actresses | 여배우들 | Yeobaeudeul | Lee Mi-sook | E J-yong |
| 2008 | Hellcats | 뜨거운 것이 좋아 | Ddeu-geo-woon Geot-e Jo-a | Kim Young-mi | Kwon Chil-in |
| 2003 | ...ing | 아이앤지 | Ai-en-ji | Mi-sook | Lee Eon-hee |
| Untold Scandal | 스캔들 - 조선남녀상열지사 | Seukaendeul: Joseon-namnyeo-sangnyul-jisa | Lady Cho | E J-yong | |
| 2002 | Oh! LaLa Sisters | 울랄라 씨스터즈 | Ulralra Siseuteojeu | Jo Eun-ja | Park Jae-hyun |
| 2001 | Kiss Me Much | 베사메무쵸 | Besame Mucho | Young-hee | Jeon Yoon-soo |
| 2000 | The Legend of Gingko | 단적비연수 | Danjeokbiyeonsu | Soo | Park Jae-hyun |
| 1998 | An Affair | 정사 정사 | Jeongsa | Seo-hyun | E J-yong |
| 1987 | The Home of Two Women | 두 여자의 집 | Du yeoja-ui jib | Yoo-kyung | Kwak Ji-kyoon |
| Affection | 유정 | Yujeong | Kim Ki | ||
| A Street Musician | 거리의 악사 | Geori-ui aksa | Seo-ha | Chung Ji-young | |
| 1986 | Eunuch | 내시 | Naesi | Ja-ok | Lee Doo-yong |
| Autumn After Love | 가을을 남기고 간 사랑 | Ga-eul-eul namgigo gan salang | Jung Jin-woo | ||
| Wanderer in Winter | Gyeo-ul nageune | Da-hye | Kwak Ji-kyoon | ||
| Mulberry | 뽕 | Bbong | An-hyeop | Lee Doo-yong | |
| 1985 | Graduation Journey | 졸업 여행 | Jol-eob-yeohaeng | Mi-seon | Yoo Ji-hoeng |
| When Tears Run Dry | 그대 눈물이 마를 때 | Geudae nunmul-i maleul ttae | Choi Dong-joon | ||
| City of Fast | 바람난 도시 | Balamnan dosi | Kim Yang-duk | ||
| 1984 | The Winter That Year Was Warm | 그 해 겨울은 따뜻했네 | Geu hae gyeo-ul-eun ttatteushaessne | Oh-mok / Soo-in | Bae Chang-ho |
| The Broken Night | 밤이 무너질 때 | Bam-i muneojil ttae | Go Yeong-nam | ||
| Whale Hunting | 고래사냥 | Goraesanyang | Chun-ja | Bae Chang-ho | |
| Women Wet Men Like Rain | Yeojaneun bicheoreom namjareul jeoksinda | Lee Hyeok-su | |||
| Sleeping Out | 외박 | Woebak | Go Yeong-nam | ||
| 1983 | Strange Relationship | 이상한 관계 | I-sanghan gwangye | Lee Doo-yong | |
| X | Ekseu | Hah Myung-joong | |||
| 1982 | I Loved | 내가 사랑했다 | Naega salanghaessda | Go Yeong-nam | |
| Wild Horse | 야생마 | Yasaengma | Lucia | Yoo Dong-hun | |
| 1981 | Is There a Girl Like Her? | 이런 여자 없나요 | Ileon yeoja eobsna-yo | Yun Su-jin | Park Chul-soo |
| With Passion and Heat | 가슴깊게 화끈하게 | Gaseumgipge hwakkeunhage | Doh Do-hae | Kim Su-hyeong | |
| An Embrace in the Dark Night | 이 깊은 밤의 포옹 | I gip-eun bam-ui po-ong | Song Yeong-su | ||
| 1980 | Flame Bird | 불새 | Bulsae | Eun-young | Lee Gyeong-tae |
| Thoughtless Momo (aka An Innocent College Student) | 모모는 철부지 | Momoneun cheolbuji | Mal-ja | Kim Eung-chun |
| 2024 | Queen of Tears | 눈물의 여왕 | Mo Seul-hee | |
| 2023 | Perfect Marriage Revenge | 완벽한 결혼의 정석 | Cha Yeon-hwa | |
| 패밀리 | Butterfly | |||
| 2022 | The Law Cafe | 법대로 사랑하라 | Lee Yeon-joo | Cameo |
| The Empire | 디 엠파이어: 법의 제국 | Ham Kwang-jeon | ||
| 2018 | Let Me Introduce Her | 그녀로 말할 것 같으면 | Min Ja-young | |
| Wok of Love | 기름진 멜로 | Jin Jung-hye / Kim Su-nyeo | ||
| 2017 | Money Flower | 돈꽃 | Jung Mal-ran | |
| Temperature of Love | 사랑의 온도 | Yoo Yeong-mi | ||
| 2016 | Don't Dare to Dream | 질투의 화신 | Kye Sung-sook | |
| 2014 | Rosy Lovers | 장미빛 연인들 | Jung Shi-nae | |
| Blade Man | 아이언맨 | Madam Yoon | ||
| 2013 | Shining Romance | 빛나는 로맨스 | Jung Soon-ok | |
| Miss Korea | 미스코리아 | Ma Ae-ri | ||
| You Are the Best! | 최고다 이순신 | Song Mi-ryung/Kim Kyung-sook | ||
| 2012 | Can We Get Married? | 우리가 결혼할 수 있을까 | Deul-ja | |
| Love Rain | 사랑비 | Kim Yoon-hee (2012) | ||
| 2011 | A Thousand Days' Promise | 천일의 약속 | Oh Hyun-ah | |
| 2010 | Smile, Mom | 웃어요, 엄마 | Jo Bok-hee | |
| Cinderella's Stepsister | 신데렐라 언니 | Song Kang-sook | ||
| 2009 | Ja Myung Go | 자명고 | Wang Ja-shil | |
| East of Eden | 에덴의 동쪽 | Yang Choon-hee | ||
| 2006 | Great Inheritance | 위대한 유산 | Go Ah-ra | |
| 2005 | Love and Sympathy | 사랑공감 | Kang Hee-soo | |
| 2002 | Solitude | 고독 | Jo Kyung-min | |
| 1999 | You Don't Know My Mind | 남의 속도 모르고 | Jeon Nam-ja | |
| Queen | 퀸 | Hwang Choon-bok | ||
| Springtime | 청춘 (青春) | |||
| 1998 | Crush | 짝사랑 | Young-ja | |
| 1997 | Snail | 달팽이 | Yoon-joo | |
| 1995 | Elegy | 엘레지 | Min Ji-sook | |
| 1994 | The Goblin is Coming | 도깨비가 간다 | Min Kang-ji | |
| 1993 | How's Your Husband? | 댁의 남편은 어떠십니까? | Ahn Jung-sook | |
| 1992 | Women's Room | 여자의 방 | Na Kyung-sun | |
| 1991 | Humble Men | 고개숙인 남자 | Baek Jung-ran | |
| 1990 | Emmy | 에미 | Mother | |
| 1989 | Wound | 상처 | Ha-young | |
| 1988 | The Land of Grace | 은혜의 땅 | Eun-hye | |
| 1987 | Firebird | 불새 | Hyun-joo | |
| 1985 | That's Right, You Bet | 아무렴 그렇지, 그렇고 말고 | Ok-som | |
| 1984 | I Miss | 그리워 | ||
| 500 Years of Joseon: "The Ume Tree in the Midst of the Snow" | 조선왕조 오백년 - 설중매 (雪中梅) | Jang Nok-su | ||
| Spray | 물보라 | Jang-hee | ||
| 1983 | Sunflower in Winter | 겨울 해바라기 | ||
| That Star is My Star | 저 별은 나의 별 | |||
| 1982 | Annals of Renunciation: "Yi Yong-ik" | 거부실록 - 이용익 | ||
| Lingering Attachment | 미련 | Kang Yeon-hee | ||
| Women's History: "Hwang Jin-yi" | 여인열전 - 황진이 | Hwang Jini | ||
| 1981 | Women's History: "Jang Hui-bin" | 여인열전 - 장희빈 | Jang Hui-bin | |
| Embrace | 포옹 | |||
| Hello | 안녕하세요 | second daughter-in-law Eun-hee | ||
| 1980 | A Sweet Neighborhood | 달동네 | ||
| 1979 | A Lonely Relationship | 고독한 관계 | ||
| Mapo Harbor | 마포나루 |
| 2013 | Miracle Korea | 미라클 코리아 | Host | |
| 2011–2012 | Lee Mi-sook's Bad Scene | 이미숙의 배드신 | Host | |
| 2011 | Miracle Audition | 기적의 오디션 | Judge | |
| 2017 | Guesthouse Daughters | Permanent Cast (Mom) |
| 2003 | Lee Mi-sook's DIARY: Dreaming of Deviation | 이미숙의 DIARY 일탈을 꿈꾸며 | with CD |
| Money Flower |
| Miss Korea, Shining Romance, Rosy Lovers |
| You Are the Best! |
| A Thousand Days' Promise |
| East of Eden |
| Untold Scandal |
| The Legend of Gingko |
| An Affair |
| 19th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards |
| Snail |
| How's Your Husband? |
| Love Triangle |
| Special Jury Award |
| Mulberry |
| 6th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards |
| The Winter That Year Was Warm |
| 23rd Grand Bell Awards |
| 21st Baeksang Arts Awards |
| Jang Hui-bin |
| Flame Bird |
| Mapo Harbor |
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