Lee Il-hwa

Lee Il-hwa
Lee Il-hwa
	Lee in August 2017
Born	January 29, 1972 (age 53); Seoul, South Korea
Education	Kyung Hee University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1991–present
Agent	UMI Entertainment
Spouses	; Kang In-won (m. 1996; div. 1997) ; Unknown (m. 2011)
Korean name
Hangul	이일화
Revised Romanization	I Ilhwa
McCune–Reischauer	I Irhwa

Lee Il-hwa (Korean: 이일화; born January 29, 1972) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1991, and has since appeared in numerous television dramas, notably the Reply series.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	No Need to Justify Yearning	Yoon Soo-jin/Y
2008	Frivolous Wife	Aunt-in-law
2008	Romantic Island	Lee Yeon-sook
2009	Bandhobi	Eun-joo
2014	Fashion King	Woo Ki-myung's mother
2015	The Accidental Detective	Noh Tae-soo's wife
2017	Daddy You, Daughter Me	Won Sang-Tae's wife
2018	The Accidental Detective 2: In Action	Noh Tae-soo's wife
2021	Unfamiliar, Familiar	Sang-Hwa
2022	My son	Su-won	^[7]
2022	Hero	Empress Myeongseong	Special appearance^[8]
2023	Count	Do-soon	^[9]
2024	My Name Is Loh Kiwan	Jeong-ju	^[10]

Television series

Year	Title	Role
1992	Calendula
1992	Three Families Under One Roof	Dance teacher
1995	Hopefully the Sky	Go Hye-ryun
	Son of the Wind	Im Soo-yeon
	Elegy
	Chanpumdanja	Yong-deok
1996	Sword	Han-wol
	Dangerous Love	Jin-sook
	Drama Game: "Love in the Celestial Sphere"
1997	Sad Song of the Son-in-law	Myung-jin
	Today, for Some Reason
	Love and Farewell	Eun Ha-young
	Lady	Eun-shil
1998	Eun-ah's Daughter
2002	MBC Theater: "Kiss in a Veil"	Textile artist
2002	Sunflower Family	Kang Joo-young
2003	Rustic Period	Lee Young-sook
	HDTV Novel: "The Fragrant Well"	Kang Soo-ji
	Garden of Eve	Ru-bi
2004	Kkangsooni	Jung Eun-soo
2005	Drama City: "Second First Love"	Kyung-hee
	Queen of Conditions	Han Sung-woo's ex-wife
	Ballad of Seodong	Yeon Ga-mo
	Bizarre Bunch	Lee Ok-doo
	Jikji	Princess Soochoon
2006	Chomsungdae's Moon	Min-sook
2007	MBC Best Theater: "Dreamers"	Jung Min-kyung
	Good Day to Love	Ji-young
	It's OK Because I Love You	Young-hwa
	First Wives' Club	Jo Yong-hee
	Medical Gibang Cinema	Gye-wol
2008	Iljimae	Lady Han
	Returned Earthen Bowl	Yoon Ga-young
	Wife and Woman	Chae Yeo-jin
	General Hospital 2	Hyun-joo's mother (guest, episodes 9–10)
2009	Hometown Legends: "The Masked Ghost"	Lady Jeong
2009	Heading to the Ground	Maeng Geum-hee
2010	OB & GY	Lee Jung-joo (guest, episode 9)
	Prosecutor Princess	Ha Jung-ran
	Golden Fish	Moon Jung-won
	Jungle Fish 2	Lee Ra-yi's mother
2011	Midas	Kang In-sook
	You're Fine That Way	SPED teacher
	Quiz of God 2	Hwang Kyu-ri (guest, episode 5)
	Heartstrings	Song Ji-young
	Kimchi Family	Jung Geum-joo
2012	Wild Romance	Eun Ji Sook (Yoo Eun Jae's mother)
	Happy and	Jung-ja (episode 4 "Man Must Die to Live") Ji-young (episode 8 "My Mother, Your Mother")
	Feast of the Gods	Song Yeon-woo's real mother (cameo)
	Love, My Love	Choi Myung-joo
	Reply 1997	Lee Il-hwa
	Seoyoung, My Daughter	Bang Shim-deok
2013	King of Ambition	Hong Ahn-shim
	Ugly Alert	Na In-sook
	Empire of Gold	Im Yoon-hee (cameo)
	Reply 1994	Lee Il-hwa
	My Love from the Star	Han Sun-young
2014	Jeong Do-jeon	Lady Kang (later Queen Sindeok)
	Let's Eat	Hyun Kwang-suk's mother (cameo, episode 16)
	Doctor Stranger	Lee Mi-sook
	Modern Farmer	Yoon Hye-jung
	Family Secret	Go Tae-hee
2015	Orange Marmalade	Kang Min-ha
	Loss: Time: Life	Hae-sook
	She Was Pretty	Han Jung-hye
	Reply 1988	Lee Il-hwa
2016	Choco Bank	Eun-haeng's mother
2016	The Master of Revenge	Go Kang-sook
2017	Good Manager	Jang Yoo-seon
	Man in the Kitchen	Jung Hwa-young
	Witch at Court	Kwak Young-sil
2018	Secrets and Lies	Oh Yeon-hee
2019	Her Private Life	Lee Sol
2020	Lie After Lie	Kim Ho-Ran
2020	Man in a Veil	Yoon Soo Hee
2021	Over To You	Ji-young (Cameo)^[11]
2021	The King's Affection	Queen Dae-Wang^[12]
2021–2022	Young Lady and Gentleman	Anna Kim^[13]
2022	Eve	Jang Moon-hee^[14]
2024	Beauty and Mr. Romantic	Jang Soo-yeon^[15]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Life Derm She	Goria	tvN D STUDIO	^[16]

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2006	The Miracle Worker	Anne Sullivan
2022–2023	Misery	Annie Wilkes	^[17]
2023	The Dressing Room	C	^[18]

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	Ref.
KBS Drama Awards	2017	Best Supporting Actress	Good Manager, Witch's Court	Won
	2018	Excellence Award, Actress in a One Act/Special/Short Drama	Mother's Third Marriage	Won	^[19]
	2021	Best Supporting Actress	Young Lady and Gentleman	Nominated	^[20]
Korea Drama Awards	2017	Excellence Award, Actress	Good Manager	Won	^[21]
MBC Drama Awards	2018	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Soap Opera	Secrets and Lies	Nominated
Seoul International Drama Awards	2021	Outstanding Korean Actress	Kairos	Nominated	^[22]^[23]

References

^ Kang Seok-bong (March 8, 2022). "명품배우 이일화, 유엠아이 엔터테인먼트와 전속계약[공식]" [Luxury actor Lee Il-hwa, exclusive contract with UMI Entertainment [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Jung, Suk-hee (14 August 2012). 부산 바다처럼 정 많은 이일화 씨, 반갑습니다. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-05-06.
^ Choi, Ji-eun (4 September 2012). 언니의 품격: ② 이일화 "인간이 완벽할 수 없다는 걸 인정하며 연기한다". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-05-06.
^ Ho, Stewart (19 December 2012). "Lee Il Hwa Cast As Kwon Sang Woo's Mother in Yawang". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
^ Jang, Seo-yoon (2 August 2013). "Cable Dramas to Look Out for in 2nd Half of 2013". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
^ "Actress Lee Il-hwa boasts coke bottle bodyline". The Korea Herald. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
^ Kim, Bo-ra (October 4, 2022). "연극→영화"…'나를 죽여줘' 장현성·안승균, 장애인+안락사 조명한 웰메이드(종합)[Oh!쎈 현장]" ["Theatre → Movie"... ‘Kill Me’ Jang Hyeon-seong and Ahn Seung-gyun, the disabled + euthanasia well-made (comprehensive) [Oh!]] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Jung Yu-mi (December 19, 2022). "[시네마 데이트] '영웅', 대중의 취향 제대로 저격한 윤제균의 저력" [[Cinema Date] 'Hero', Yoon Je-gyun's ability to snipe the public's taste properly] (in Korean). ize. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Kim Seon-woo (February 28, 2023). "'카운트' 고규필·이일화부터 아역까지, 개성만점 신스틸러" [From 'Count' Kyu-Pil Ko and Il-Hwa Lee to child actors, a unique scene-stealer] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
^ Kim Na-yeon (February 7, 2023). "'재혼' 송중기, 탈북자 변신..'로기완' 캐스팅 라인업 공개 [공식]" ['Remarriage' Song Joong-ki transforms into a North Korean defector...'Ro Ki-wan' casting lineup revealed [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
^ Kang Hyun-jin (April 15, 2021). "이일화, '나의 너에게' 특별 출연...연제형x임나영과 호흡" [Lee Il-hwa, special appearance in 'My You'... Breathing with Yeonje-hyung x Im Na-young]. xportsnews (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ Park Soo-in (August 6, 2021). "이일화 '연모' 출연 확정, 박은빈 로운 남윤수와 호흡" [Lee Il-hwa confirmed to appear in 'Yeonmo', and worked with Park Eun-bin, Rowoon, and Nam Yoon-soo]. Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
^ Kim Myung-mi (May 18, 2021). "신사와 아가씨' 김영옥 차화연→이종원 이일화, 베테랑 배우 총출동" [Gentleman and Lady’ Kim Young-ok, Cha Hwa-yeon → Lee Jong-won, Lee Il-hwa, veteran actors]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
^ "인물 소개" [person introduction] (in Korean). tving. June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
^ Kang Min-kyung (February 1, 2024). "[공식] 임수향, 돈 버는 기계서 추락한 톱배우...지현우와 로맨스('미녀와 순정남')" [[Official] Lim Soo-hyang, a top actor who fell from a money-making machine... Romance with Ji Hyun-woo ('Beauty and the Pure Man')]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
^ Kim Byung-du (May 18, 2021). "리만코리아 '인셀덤' CJ ENM 웹드라마 '인생덤 그녀', 6월 3일 유튜브에서 첫 공개" [Lehman Korea 'Inselderm' CJ ENM web drama 'Life's Derm', first released on YouTube on June 3rd]. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via naver.
^ Kim Hyun-jung (December 27, 2022). "영화 못지 않아"…'미저리' 김상중·길해연·이일화·서지석의 자신감 [종합]" ["It's not like a movie"... Confidence of Kim Sang-joong, Gil Hae-yeon, Lee Il-hwa, and Seo Ji-seok in 'Misery' [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). X-port News. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Ahn, So-yoon (January 20, 2023). "[연극] "송옥숙부터 함은정까지"..연극 '분장실' 화려한 라인업으로 돌아왔다" [[Play] "From Song Ok-sook to Ham Eun-jung"...Play 'Dressing Room' Returns with Brilliant Lineup] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Naver.
^ "[2018 KBS 연기대상] 유동근 대상 "장미희 덕분인데 내가 왜..대하드라마 부활 기원"". 10Asia (in Korean). January 1, 2019.
^ Jung Ji-hyun (December 31, 2021). "이이경·최대철·금새록·함은정, 조연상 수상 [2021 KBS 연기대상]" [Lee Yi-kyung, Choi Dae-cheol, Geum Sae-rok, Ham Eun-jung, Best Supporting Actor [2021 KBS Drama Awards]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Chang, Woo-young (2 October 2017). "10주년 '2017KDA' 김상중, 생애 첫 대상…'도깨비' 5관왕(종합)". Pop Herald (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-03.
^ Lee Han-lim (August 20, 2021). "'서울드라마어워즈 2021', 한류드라마상 온라인 투표 진행" [Seoul Drama Awards 2021', online voting for Hallyu Drama Awards] (in Korean). The Fact. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Naver.
^ "(Actress) Outstanding Korean Drama Global Vote". Pikkle. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

External links

[1] Kang Seok-bong (March 8, 2022). "명품배우 이일화, 유엠아이 엔터테인먼트와 전속계약[공식]" [Luxury actor Lee Il-hwa, exclusive contract with UMI Entertainment [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Naver.

[2] Jung, Suk-hee (14 August 2012). 부산 바다처럼 정 많은 이일화 씨, 반갑습니다. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-05-06.

[3] Choi, Ji-eun (4 September 2012). 언니의 품격: ② 이일화 "인간이 완벽할 수 없다는 걸 인정하며 연기한다". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-05-06.

[4] Ho, Stewart (19 December 2012). "Lee Il Hwa Cast As Kwon Sang Woo's Mother in Yawang". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-06.

[5] Jang, Seo-yoon (2 August 2013). "Cable Dramas to Look Out for in 2nd Half of 2013". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-06.

[6] "Actress Lee Il-hwa boasts coke bottle bodyline". The Korea Herald. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-06.

[7] Kim, Bo-ra (October 4, 2022). "연극→영화"…'나를 죽여줘' 장현성·안승균, 장애인+안락사 조명한 웰메이드(종합)[Oh!쎈 현장]" ["Theatre → Movie"... ‘Kill Me’ Jang Hyeon-seong and Ahn Seung-gyun, the disabled + euthanasia well-made (comprehensive) [Oh!]] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Naver.

[8] Jung Yu-mi (December 19, 2022). "[시네마 데이트] '영웅', 대중의 취향 제대로 저격한 윤제균의 저력" [[Cinema Date] 'Hero', Yoon Je-gyun's ability to snipe the public's taste properly] (in Korean). ize. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Naver.

[9] Kim Seon-woo (February 28, 2023). "'카운트' 고규필·이일화부터 아역까지, 개성만점 신스틸러" [From 'Count' Kyu-Pil Ko and Il-Hwa Lee to child actors, a unique scene-stealer] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved February 28, 2023.

[10] Kim Na-yeon (February 7, 2023). "'재혼' 송중기, 탈북자 변신..'로기완' 캐스팅 라인업 공개 [공식]" ['Remarriage' Song Joong-ki transforms into a North Korean defector...'Ro Ki-wan' casting lineup revealed [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

[11] Kang Hyun-jin (April 15, 2021). "이일화, '나의 너에게' 특별 출연...연제형x임나영과 호흡" [Lee Il-hwa, special appearance in 'My You'... Breathing with Yeonje-hyung x Im Na-young]. xportsnews (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[12] Park Soo-in (August 6, 2021). "이일화 '연모' 출연 확정, 박은빈 로운 남윤수와 호흡" [Lee Il-hwa confirmed to appear in 'Yeonmo', and worked with Park Eun-bin, Rowoon, and Nam Yoon-soo]. Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved August 6, 2021.

[13] Kim Myung-mi (May 18, 2021). "신사와 아가씨' 김영옥 차화연→이종원 이일화, 베테랑 배우 총출동" [Gentleman and Lady’ Kim Young-ok, Cha Hwa-yeon → Lee Jong-won, Lee Il-hwa, veteran actors]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved May 18, 2021.

[14] "인물 소개" [person introduction] (in Korean). tving. June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

[15] Kang Min-kyung (February 1, 2024). "[공식] 임수향, 돈 버는 기계서 추락한 톱배우...지현우와 로맨스('미녀와 순정남')" [[Official] Lim Soo-hyang, a top actor who fell from a money-making machine... Romance with Ji Hyun-woo ('Beauty and the Pure Man')]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.

[16] Kim Byung-du (May 18, 2021). "리만코리아 '인셀덤' CJ ENM 웹드라마 '인생덤 그녀', 6월 3일 유튜브에서 첫 공개" [Lehman Korea 'Inselderm' CJ ENM web drama 'Life's Derm', first released on YouTube on June 3rd]. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via naver.

[17] Kim Hyun-jung (December 27, 2022). "영화 못지 않아"…'미저리' 김상중·길해연·이일화·서지석의 자신감 [종합]" ["It's not like a movie"... Confidence of Kim Sang-joong, Gil Hae-yeon, Lee Il-hwa, and Seo Ji-seok in 'Misery' [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). X-port News. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Naver.

[18] Ahn, So-yoon (January 20, 2023). "[연극] "송옥숙부터 함은정까지"..연극 '분장실' 화려한 라인업으로 돌아왔다" [[Play] "From Song Ok-sook to Ham Eun-jung"...Play 'Dressing Room' Returns with Brilliant Lineup] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Naver.

[19] "[2018 KBS 연기대상] 유동근 대상 "장미희 덕분인데 내가 왜..대하드라마 부활 기원"". 10Asia (in Korean). January 1, 2019.

[20] Jung Ji-hyun (December 31, 2021). "이이경·최대철·금새록·함은정, 조연상 수상 [2021 KBS 연기대상]" [Lee Yi-kyung, Choi Dae-cheol, Geum Sae-rok, Ham Eun-jung, Best Supporting Actor [2021 KBS Drama Awards]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Naver.

[21] Chang, Woo-young (2 October 2017). "10주년 '2017KDA' 김상중, 생애 첫 대상…'도깨비' 5관왕(종합)". Pop Herald (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-03.

[22] Lee Han-lim (August 20, 2021). "'서울드라마어워즈 2021', 한류드라마상 온라인 투표 진행" [Seoul Drama Awards 2021', online voting for Hallyu Drama Awards] (in Korean). The Fact. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Naver.

[23] "(Actress) Outstanding Korean Drama Global Vote". Pikkle. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

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