Lee Se-hee (; born December 22, 1991) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2015 with a music video "364 Days of Dream", since then, she has appeared in number of films and television series. She got recognition for portraying role of Park Dan-dan in weekend TV series Young Lady and Gentleman (2021–2022) for which she won the best new actress award at 2021 KBS Drama Awards. She has acted in films as: Midnight Runners (2017) and Midnight (2021) among others. In 2020 she appeared in JTBC TV series Live On.
In 2022 she won the "Popularity Award (Actress)" at 2022 KBS Drama Awards for her performance in the series Bad Prosecutor.
Career Lee is affiliated to artist management company Family Entertainment. She was in dental hygiene when she changed her career to acting.
Lee debuted in Na Yoon-kwon's music video in 2015, and was cast in web series Sandwich Theory, Kiss Scene in Yeonnam-dong and Kiss Goblin in 2019. In 2020 she was in supporting cast of KakaoTV's Love Revolution, and appeared in MBC 'Cinematic Drama SF8 - White Crow.
In 2021, Lee appeared in season 2 of Hospital Playlist as Kang So-ye, first-year fellow in the Department of Emergency Medicine and she appeared as female lead in KBS's weekend family drama Young Lady and Gentleman. Her portrayal of Park Dan-dan, a resident tutor was appreciated. She got the role, breaking through the 500:1 competition and being termed as one of the 'discovery of the year'. The series currently ranks at the 3rd place among 'Top 50 series per nationwide viewers in Korea' and logged a national average viewership of 38.2% for its 48th episode. She also won the Best New Actress award and best couple award with Ji Hyun-woo at 2021 KBS Drama Awards for her role in the series.
In 2022, after success of her weekend drama, KBS cast her in their upcoming TV series Bad Prosecutor as Shin A-ra, a senior prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutors' Office. In November 2022, Lee signed an exclusive contract with J-Wide Company. In the same year, she won the Best Couple Award with Doh Kyung-soo and 'Popularity Award (actress)' at 2022 KBS Drama Awards for her performance in the series Bad Prosecutor.
Other ventures Endorsements In September 2021, Lee was selected by Ed Hardy as a brand model with the launch of the golf wear line, and Liful Minimal Garments selected her as their brand muse. In October 2021, she was selected as model for global denim brand Siwy.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2017 Midnight Runners Club woman Se-hee 2018 Fengshui Gisaeng from Wolyounggak 2020 Things Like Dogs Mi-jeong 2021 Midnight Girlfriend TVING Film I Can Only See Seo Yoo-ri
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2018 Let Me Introduce Her 2019 Different Dreams Everybody Says Kungddari Young Jo Soon-ja Catch the Ghost Madonna 2020 SF8 Jang Joon-oh Episode 6, "White Crow" Live On Jung Hee-soo 2021 My Roommate Is a Gumiho Gisaeng Cameo (Episode 1,10) Hospital Playlist Kang So-ye Season 2 2021–2022 Young Lady and Gentleman Park Dan-dan 2022 Bad Prosecutor Shin A-ra 2024 Beauty and Mr. Romantic Se-ra Cameo (Episode 17) A Virtuous Business Lee Joo-ri 2025 The Dream Life of Mr. Kim Park Ha-young
Web series Year Title Role 2019 Sandwich Theory Choi Sun Hee Kiss Scene in Yeonnam-dong Nam Jin-joo 2020 Kiss Goblin Yoon Seol-hee Love Revolution Jang Hae-ri
Music video appearances Year Song title Artist 2015 "364 Days of Dream" Na Yoon-kwon 2016 "Just Come to Me" Homme 2017 "Sunny Tomorrow" A Single Rider
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 KBS Drama Awards 2021 Best New Actress Young Lady and Gentleman Best Couple Award Lee Se-hee Young Lady and Gentleman 2022 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Bad Prosecutor Popularity Award Best Couple Award Lee Se-hee Bad Prosecutor
Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Forbes 2022 Korea Power Celebrity Rising Star Placed
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