# Lee Yeon

Lee Yeon (born 27 February 1995) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her portrayal of male character Baek Seong-woo in 2022 Netflix-produced South Korean drama Juvenile Justice.

## Career

Lee Yeon first made her debut as an actress in 2018 with South Korean film Anonymous. She has appeared in several films and television series, including a cameo as the younger sister of male lead Jung Hae-in's character in South Korean Netflix drama D.P. (2021), which also starred Koo Kyo-hwan as the second male lead.
Lee's breakout role comes from 2022 Netflix drama Juvenile Justice, in which Lee's character is a 13-year-old male teenager Baek Seong-woo, who was charged with murdering a young schoolboy in the drama's first two episodes. Despite being a female and her Korean age of 28 at the time she portrayed Seong-woo, Lee's acting and transformation as a cold-blooded murderer was positively reviewed and applauded by audiences and critics. Lee's performance in Juvenile Justice allowed her to gain a "Best New Actress" award nomination by the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards, but the award was eventually given to Kim Hye-jun.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | Anonymous | Chae-jin | |
| 2019 | Cosmos | Hye-soo | Short film |
| 2019 | Height of the Wave | Ye-eun | |
| 2020 | Take Me Home | Kim Ye-won | |
| 2021 | A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea | Seong Ji-na | It premiered DGK MEGABOX Award at 2021 BIFF It premiered official 2023 |
| 2023 | Kill Boksoon | Kim Yeong-ji | Netflix film |
| TBA | Gyeongju Travelogue | Dong-ju | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2019 | Drama Stage: "Waves of Change" | | Season 2; episode 10 |
| 2019 | Drama Special: "Goodbye B1" | Lee Yeon-hee | Season 10; Episode 6 |
| 2020 | Find Me in Your Memory | Student | |
| 2020 | SF8 | | Episode 2 - "Blink"; Episode 4 - "Manxin" |
| 2020 | Drama Special: "My Teacher" | Lee Eun-seo | Season 11, Episode 3 |
| 2023 | Crash Course in Romance | young Nam Haeng-sun | |
| 2023 | Delightfully Deceitful | Jung Da-jeong | |
| 2023 | Drama Special: "Shoot For Love" | Go Do-hyun | one act-drama |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2021–2023 | D.P. | Ahn Soo-jin | Season 1–2 |
| 2022 | Juvenile Justice | Baek Seong-woo | |
| 2022 | Weak Hero Class 1 | Young-yi | |
| 2023 | Duty After School | No Ae-seol | Part 1–2 |

## Accolades
### 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 |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2022 | Best New Actress – Television | Juvenile Justice | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actress – Film | Kill Boksoon | Nominated |
| Buil Film Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actress | Kill Boksoon | Nominated |
| Global Film & Television Huading Awards | 2023 | Best Global Teleplay Supporting Actress | Juvenile Justice | Nominated |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2023 | Best New Actress | Delightfully Deceitful | Won |

### Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement :
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
| Joy News 24 | 2023 | Rising Star Film Actor of the year | 4th | |