# Lee Re

Lee Re (Korean: 이레; born March 12, 2006) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for playing the title character in Hope (2013), Witch at Court (2017) and Castaway Diva (2023).

## Early life and education

Born in 2006, Lee has an older brother and an older sister. She attended Sunchang Elementary School in Gwangju, Gahyeon Elementary School in Incheon and Changchon Elementary School in Seoul. She also studied at Korea International Christian School (KICS) [ko] in Incheon, which is a private alternative school for Protestants. She entered the Department of Theater and Film at Chung-Ang University at 16 in 2023, matriculating two years earlier than the norm.

## Career

Lee started her career by working as a model. She made her acting debut in the television series Goodbye Dear Wife (2012). She made an indelible impression in her first film appearance, playing an elementary school student trying to overcome the trauma of violent sexual aggression in director Lee Joon-ik's 2013 film Hope, for which her acting range was widely praised. For her performance in the movie, Lee won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Beijing International Film Festival. She gained widespread acclaim for her performance in the movies How to Steal a Dog (2014), A Melody To Remember [ko] (2016) and the drama Six Flying Dragons (2015).
In 2017, she took part in the Korean voice-dubbing of the Japanese animated film Your Name (2016). In 2020, she starred in the film Peninsula, the sequel to the blockbuster zombie film Train to Busan (2016).
In July 2023, Lee signed with new agency Noon Company. Later that year, Lee appeared in the television series Castaway Diva (2023).

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Hope | Im So-won | |
| 2014 | How to Steal a Dog | Ji-so | |
| 2016 | A Melody To Remember [ko] | Soon-ee | |
| 2017 | Your Name | Yotsuha Miyamizu | Voice dubbing |
| 2018 | Seven Years of Night | Yoo Se-ryung | |
| 2019 | Innocent Witness | Kyung-hee | Special appearance |
| 2019 | Miss & Mrs. Cops | young Ji-hye | |
| 2020 | Peninsula | Joon-i | |
| 2023 | It's Okay! | In-yeong | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Goodbye Dear Wife | Min-seo | |
| 2012 | The Chaser | Yoon Chang-min's daughter | |
| 2012 | Here Comes Mr. Oh | Byul | |
| 2015 | Super Daddy Yeol | Cha Sa-rang | |
| 2015 | Six Flying Dragons | young Boon-yi | |
| 2016 | Come Back Mister | Kim Han-na | |
| 2017 | Witch at Court | child Ma Yi-deum | |
| 2018 | Radio Romance | young Song Geu-rim | |
| 2018 | Memories of the Alhambra | Jung Min-joo | |
| 2020 | Start-Up | young Won In-jae | |
| 2021 | Hello, Me! | Ban Ha-ni (young) | |
| 2021 | Hometown | Jo Jae-young | |
| 2022 | Drama Stage: "Stock of High School" | Ahn Hyung-in | one act-drama; season 5 |
| 2023 | Castaway Diva | young Seo Mok-ha | |
| TBA | The Mysterious Candy Store | Yomi | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2021–present | Hellbound | Jin Hee-jung | Season 1–2 | |
| 2022 | Move to Heaven | butterfly girl | Cameo (episode 10) | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2014 | 4th Beijing International Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Hope | Won |
| 2014 | 50th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (Film) | Hope | Nominated |
| 2015 | 4th Marie Claire Film Festival | Best New Actress | How to Steal a Dog | Won |
| 2015 | 52nd Grand Bell Awards | Best New Actress | How to Steal a Dog | Nominated |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Best Young Actress | Witch at Court | Won |
| 2018 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Young Actress | Radio Romance | Nominated |
| 2020 | 29th Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Peninsula | Won |
| 2021 | 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Peninsula | Nominated |
| 2021 | 57th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actress (Film) | Peninsula | Nominated |
| 2021 | 26th Chunsa Film Art Awards 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Peninsula | Nominated |
| 2021 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Young Actress | Hello, Me! | Won |

### Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement :
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
| Moviewalker Press | 2024 | 10 Korean Actors that Movie Writers Recommended in 2024 | Top 10 | |