Lee Yumi is a South Korean actress born on July 18, 1994 in Jeonju-si. Her notable works include the film Young Adult Matters and the hit Netflix survival series Squid Game.
Lee Yumi is a South Korean actress born on July 18, 1994 in Jeonju-si. Her notable works include the film Young Adult Matters and the hit Netflix survival series Squid Game.
Lee Yumi made her acting debut in the 2010 action thriller movie The Yellow Sea. In 2017, she acted a supporting role in the MBC series 20th Century Boy and Girl. The following year, she appeared in OCN’s Voice 2 and KBS2’s Dance Sports Girls. In 2020, she played a university student suffering from a factitious disorder called Munchausen syndrome in the MBC fantasy mystery series 365: Repeat the Year. In 2021, she starred in the film Young Adult Matters as a pregnant high school student who runs away from home to get an abortion. The movie won her Best New Actress at the 30th Buil Film Awards and also earned her a Best New Actress nomination at the 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards. Later that year, she shot to fame after portraying a recurring role in the mega hit Netflix survival drama Squid Game. Her work in the series made her the first Korean to be named Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series at the 2022 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
Lee Yumi developed a close friendship with her Squid Game co-star Jung Ho-yeon, who is the same age as her.
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Lee Yumi made her acting debut in the 2010 action thriller movie The Yellow Sea. In 2017, she acted a supporting role in the MBC series 20th Century Boy and Girl. The following year, she appeared in OCN’s Voice 2 and KBS2’s Dance Sports Girls. In 2020, she played a university student suffering from a factitious disorder called Munchausen syndrome in the MBC fantasy mystery series 365: Repeat the Year. In 2021, she starred in the film Young Adult Matters as a pregnant high school student who runs away from home to get an abortion. The movie won her Best New Actress at the 30th Buil Film Awards and also earned her a Best New Actress nomination at the 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards. Later that year, she shot to fame after portraying a recurring role in the mega hit Netflix survival drama Squid Game. Her work in the series made her the first Korean to be named Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series at the 2022 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
Lee Yumi developed a close friendship with her Squid Game co-star Jung Ho-yeon, who is the same age as her.