Lee Elijah

Lee Elijah (; born February 19, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She debuted with leading role in tvN's Basketball. After several years in major supporting roles, she was cast as lead again with JTBC's The Good Detective (2020).

Early life and education Lee Elijah was born into a Protestant family. Her parents named her after the prophet Elijah in the Old Testament. Lee learned horse riding, taekwondo, ballet, vocal music when she was a child. She studied acting at the Seoul Institute of the Arts.

Career Lee Elijah debuted as the female lead in 2013 period sport series, Basketball. After her debut, for several years she did major supporting roles in diverse genres. Some of her notable performances came in 2018–2019, including Ms. Hammurabi, The Last Empress, and Chief of Staff.

Lee made her film debut with a starring role for 2019 romantic comedy . In 2020, Lee returned to lead role in series with crime procedural The Good Detective. On November 15, 2021, it was announced that Lee's contract with King Kong by Starship has ended. In March 2022, Lee signed with new agency Ungbin ENS.

Filmography Film Year Title Role 2019 Hye-jin 2022 A Man of Reason Min-seo

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2013 Basketball Choi Shin-young 2014 Wonderful Days Kim Ma-ri 2015 The Return of Hwang Geum-bok Baek Ye-ryung Heroes Park Hae-mil 2016 Uncontrollably Fond Kim Yoo-na Special appearance 2017 Fight for My Way Park Hye-ran 2018 Children of a Lesser God Baek A-hyeon Ms. Hammurabi Lee Do-yeon The Last Empress Min Yoo-ra 2019 Chief of Staff Yoon Hye-won 2020 The Good Detective Jin Seo-kyung Season 1 2023 Decoy Na Yeon-seon Part 1–2

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2017 King of Mask Singer Contestant as "Secret Garden" (episodes 127–128)

Web series Year Title Role Notes 2026 Lady Boss Returns Choi Joo-yeon Forthcoming short-form drama on Kanta

Music video appearances Year Song title Artist 2013 "Hate" Baek Ji-young "Going Crazy"

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 2021 Best Supporting Actress The Good Detective Chief of Staff Blue Dragon Series Awards 2023 Bait SBS Drama Awards 2015 New Star Award The Return of Hwang Geum-bok 2018 Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama The Last Empress