# Lee Mi-yeon

Lee Mi-yeon (born September 23, 1971) is a South Korean actress. Lee is best known for her portrayal of the Empress Myeongseong in the television series of that name, as well as the historical drama The Great Merchant (2010).

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Happiness Does Not Come In Grades | Lee Eun-joo | |
| 1990 | Well, Let's Look at the Sky Sometimes | Hye-joo | |
| 1991 | Autumn Journey | So-yeon | |
| 1991 | Do You Like Afternoons After the Rain? | Eun-chae | |
| 1992 | Snow Flower | Yoo Da-mi | |
| 1993 | I Will Survive | Sug-young | |
| 1995 | Go Alone Like Musso's Horn | Young-sun | |
| 1997 | No. 3 | Hyun-ji | |
| 1997 | Motel Cactus | Min Hee-soo | |
| 1998 | Whispering Corridors | Hur Eun-young | |
| 1999 | The Harmonium in My Memory | Yang Eun-hee | |
| 2000 | Love Bakery | Lee Hae-sook | |
| 2000 | Pisces | Ae-ryun | |
| 2001 | Indian Summer | Lee Shin-young | |
| 2001 | The Last Witness | Son Ji-hye | |
| 2002 | Fun Movie | Actress at the airport | Cameo |
| 2002 | Addicted | Heo Eun-soo | |
| 2005 | Typhoon | Choi Myeong-ju | |
| 2007 | Love Exposure | Seo Jeong-wan | |
| 2012 | A Company Man | Yoo Mi-yeon | |
| 2016 | Like for Likes | Jo Kyung-ah | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Joy of Love | | |
| 1990 | Tree Blooming with Love | | |
| 1990 | Freezing Point | | |
| 1991 | West Wind | | |
| 1991 | A Wall | | |
| 1992 | Wind in the Forest | Ji Yoon-hee | |
| 1992 | Outside the Window, the Sun Shone | Choi Yoo-mi | |
| 1993 | The Ways of Love | Yoo Mi-ri | |
| 1994 | Bird, Bird, Blue Bird | | |
| 1994 | Three Men, Three Women | Oh Soon-jung | |
| 1994 | What We Want from a Woman | | |
| 1996 | Why Not Divorce | Seo Hee-jae | |
| 1999 | Love Story: Open Ended | Ji-yeon | |
| 2001 | Empress Myeongseong | Empress Myeongseong | episodes 1, 10-81 |
| 2007 | Crazy in Love | Seo Jin-young | |
| 2010 | The Great Merchant | Kim Man-deok | |
| 2015 | Reply 1988 | older Sung Deok-sun | |

### Television show

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1990 | River Music Festival | Host |
| 1992–1993 | Saturday Saturday Is Fun | Host |
| 2013–2014 | Sisters Over Flowers | Cast member |

### Music video appearances

| Year | Song title | Artist |
| 2000 | "To the Next Person" | Jo Sung-mo |
| 2001 | "If I Leave" | Sumi Jo |
| 2007 | "I Love You Even Though I Hate You" | Davichi |

## Theater

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 1991 | Faust | Gretchen | |

## Discography

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1990 | 90 Love Story | |
| 2001 | Lee Mi-yeon's Sonata | Compilation album |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1987 | Miss Lotte Pageant | 1위 | — | Won |
| 1990 | 26th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress | Happiness Does Not Come In Grades | Won |
| 1990 | 28th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Actress | Happiness Does Not Come In Grades | Nominated |
| 1990 | 10th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best New Actress | Happiness Does Not Come In Grades | Won |
| 1990 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Tree Blooming with Love | Won |
| 1993 | 31st Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Snow Flower | Won |
| 1999 | 36th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Whispering Corridors | Won |
| 1999 | 20th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Harmonium in My Memory | Won |
| 2000 | 37th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Harmonium in My Memory | Nominated |
| 2000 | 21st Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Leading Actress | Pisces | Won |
| 2000 | 3rd Director's Cut Awards | Best Actress | Pisces | Won |
| 2000 | Cine 21 Awards | Best Actress | Pisces | Won |
| 2001 | 38th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | Pisces | Nominated |
| 2001 | 22nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Leading Actress | Indian Summer | Nominated |
| 2001 | 22nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Popular Star Award | Indian Summer | Won |
| 2001 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Empress Myeongseong | Won |
| 2002 | 38th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress (TV) | Empress Myeongseong | Nominated |
| 2002 | Savings Day | Presidential Commendation | — | Won |
| 2002 | 23rd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Leading Actress | Addicted | Nominated |
| 2003 | 40th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | Addicted | Won |
| 2004 | 41st Grand Bell Awards | Best Dressed | — | Won |
| 2006 | 20th Golden Cinematography Awards | Special Jury Prize | Typhoon | Won |
| 2007 | 3rd Andre Kim Best Star Awards | Female Star Award | — | Won |
| 2007 | SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Crazy in Love | Nominated |
| 2008 | 16th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Actress | Love Exposure | Won |
| 2010 | 3rd Korea Drama Awards | Best Actress | The Great Merchant | Nominated |
| 2010 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | The Great Merchant | Nominated |