Lee El

Kim Ji-hyun (; born June 26, 1982), known professionally as Lee El is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her supporting roles in the film Inside Men, the television series It's Okay, That's Love (2014), Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017), A Korean Odyssey (2017–2018), and Black (2017) as well as her leading roles in the film What a Man Wants (2018) and television series My Liberation Notes (2022).

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 Secret Young-sook 2010 The Yellow Sea Joo-young 2012 Pacemaker Choi Min-kyung Masquerade Ahn Gae-shi 2014 One Thing She Doesn't Have Se-ra Man on High Heels Do Do 2015 Inside Men Joo Eun-hye 2018 What a Man Wants Jenny 2019 Scent of a Ghost Ji-yun 2020 The Call Sunwoo Ja-ok Netflix film 2022 Love and Leashes Hye-Mi Yaksha: Ruthless Operations Hee-won 2024 Following Oh Young-joo Heaven: To the Land of Happiness

Television series

Web series Year Title Role Notes 2018 Ambergris AI Voice

Theater Year Title Role 2011–2012 Return to Hamlet So-hee

Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result APAN Star Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress My Liberation Notes Baeksang Arts Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress – Television Blue Dragon Film Awards 2021 Best Supporting Actress The Call Grand Bell Awards 2016 Best Supporting Actress Inside Men KBS Drama Awards 2018 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Matrimonial Chaos MBC Drama Awards 2016 Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama Monster