# Clara Lee

Clara Lee (Korean: 클라라 리; born Lee Sung-min (Korean: 이성민) on 14 January 1985), better known by her mononym Clara, is an actress and model based in South Korea.

## Career

Clara (born Lee Sung-Min，이성민, 李成敏) made her entertainment debut under her birth name in 2005 and starred in her first film in 2009, Five Senses of Eros. In January 2012, she adopted Clara as her stage name, which was announced at a press conference for the drama series, Take Care of Us, Captain. Reasons given for the name change included that her birth name, Sung-min, was "male-sounding" and that her English name had always been Clara.
In May 2013, Clara became an overnight sensation online after throwing a ceremonial first pitch in a professional baseball game dressed in form-fitting leggings. She has since been hailed as an up-and-coming star and a sex symbol. In September 2013, Clara drew criticism from South Korean netizens for apparently contradicting herself on television by saying she liked to eat chicken and drink beer in one program and stating the contrary in another. Consequently, she closed down her Twitter and Facebook accounts. Afterwards, she again played supporting roles in the television series Goddess of Marriage (2013) and Emergency Couple (2014), followed by a leading role in the sex comedy film Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies (2015).
In December 2014, she filed a lawsuit against her agency Polaris Entertainment to nullify her contract on the grounds of being sexually harassed by its president Lee Kyu-tae; Polaris denied those allegations and countered that Clara had been blackmailing the agency to end her contract which is due to expire in 2018. In July 2015, prosecutors cleared Clara of the blackmail allegations and indicted Lee for making threats against her that implied physical violence.
On 18 September 2015 Clara dropped her suit against Polaris Entertainment, bringing their legal battle to an end.

## Personal life

Clara is the daughter of singer Lee Seung-kyu, a former member of the bilingual band, Koreana. She was born in Switzerland, educated in the United States, and now based in South Korea. Clara is a British citizen.
In January 2019, she announced her marriage to a Korean-American businessman.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2009 | Five Senses of Eros | Lee Yoon-jung (segment "Believe in the Moment") |
| 2013 | Ask This of Rikyu | Joseon noblewoman |
| 2015 | Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies | Oh Nan-hee |
| 2016 | Line Walker | Assassin |
| 2016 | Some Like It Hot | Yoyo |
| 2017 | The Jade Pendant | Peony |
| 2018 | Fat Buddies | Chinese immigrant's wife |
| 2018 | Love Illusion | |
| 2018 | Killing Mobile | Webcam model |
| 2019 | Bodies at Rest | Ankie Cheng |
| 2019 | Shenzhen Love | |
| 2019 | Jump Out of Primitive Tribe | |
| 2019 | Space Intellectual | |
| 2019 | Run Amuck | AK Queen |
| 2021 | Kill the Monster | |
| 2021 | Big Red Envelope | Ellie |
| 2021 | Empathic Master | |
| 2021 | Double Patty | Foreign journalist |
| 2021 | Detective Chinatown 3 | Photo-taking girl |
| 2021 | Some Like It Hot 2 | |
| 2023 | The Wandering Earth 2 | Space-elevator attacker |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Network | Role |
| 2006 | Invisible Man, Choi Jang-soo | KBS2 | Cha Hye-jin |
| 2006-2007 | High Kick! | MBC | Kim Yoon-joo (ep.64) |
| 2009 | Hilarious Housewives | MBC | Lee Sung-min |
| 2009 | Creating Destiny | MBC | Shin Jin-hee |
| 2010 | Happiness in the Wind | KBS1 | Choi Mi-ran |
| 2011 | Baby Faced Beauty | KBS2 | Chae Seul-ah |
| 2012 | Take Care of Us, Captain | SBS | Hong Mi-joo |
| 2012 | Tasty Life | SBS | Min Young-woo |
| 2013 | Goddess of Marriage | SBS | Cynthia Jung |
| 2013 | Reckless Family 3 | MBC Every 1 | Clara Park |
| 2013 | Love For Ten - Generation of Youth | Mobile drama | Kim Yang |
| 2014 | Emergency Couple | tvN | Han Ah-reum |
| 2014 | You Are My Destiny | MBC | Hye-jin (ep.1) |
| 2014 | America's Next Top Model | The CW | Herself (season 21 ep.14) |
| 2016 | Entourage | tvN | Herself (ep.2) |
| 2017 | Strong Girl Bong-soon | JTBC | Lee Bong-soon/Dental Hygienist (ep.16) |
| 2017 | Meloholic | OCN | Yun Kyung-ae |
| 2018 | Happiness Chocolate | Mango TV | |
| 2018 | The City of Chaos | iQIYI | Zheng Mengqi |
| 2020 | Detective Chinatown | iQIYI | beauty in S1E9 |

### Variety show

| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
| 2013 | Saturday Night Live Korea - Season 4 | tvN | Cast (episode 20-38) |
| 2014 | Fashion King Korea - Season 2 | SBS | Cast |
| 2017 | The Taming of the Shrew 2 | JTBC2 | Cast |

### Music video

| Year | Song Title | Artist |
| 2007 | "Same Pillow" | Tei |
| 2007 | "Love Song" | Tei |
| 2009 | "Empty Bet" | Kim Joon |
| 2009 | "Toy" | Moon Hee-joon |
| 2010 | "Nothing to Lose" | Juno |
| 2010 | "Shout to the World" | December |
| 2010 | "Dazzling Tears" | December |
| 2010 | "오고있나요" | December |
| 2013 | "Joah" | Jay Park |
| 2013 | "Invitation" | House Rulez |
| 2014 | "Gwiyomi Song 2" | Clara |
| 2014 | "Fear" | Clara ft. Yasu |
| 2017 | "Hitchhiking" | Clara |
| 2017 | "I Am Clara" (Chinese ver of Hitchhiking) | Clara |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2004 | 1st Foce Digital Ulzzang Photo Contest | — | — | Won |
| 2013 | Men's Health Cool Guy Contest | Vital Woman Award | — | Won |
| 2013 | 6th Style Icon Awards | Chevrolet Find New Star Award | — | Won |
| 2013 | 6th Korea Drama Awards | Hot Star Award | Goddess of Marriage | Won |