Lee Re (Korean: 이레; born March 12, 2006) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for playing the title character in Hope (2013),[1][2][3]Witch at Court (2017) and Castaway Diva (2023).
Early life and education
Born in 2006, Lee has an older brother and an older sister. She attended Sunchang Elementary School in Gwangju, Gahyeon Elementary School in Incheon and Changchon Elementary School in Seoul. She also studied at Korea International Christian School (KICS) [ko] in Incheon, which is a private alternative school for Protestants.[4][5] She entered the Department of Theater and Film at Chung-Ang University at 16 in 2023, matriculating two years earlier than the norm.[6]
Career
Lee started her career by working as a model. She made her acting debut in the television series Goodbye Dear Wife (2012). She made an indelible impression in her first film appearance, playing an elementary school student trying to overcome the trauma of violent sexual aggression in director Lee Joon-ik's 2013 film Hope, for which her acting range was widely praised. For her performance in the movie, Lee won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Beijing International Film Festival. She gained widespread acclaim for her performance in the movies How to Steal a Dog (2014), A Melody To Remember [ko] (2016) and the drama Six Flying Dragons (2015).[7][8][9]
In 2017, she took part in the Korean voice-dubbing of the Japanese animated film Your Name (2016). In 2020, she starred in the film Peninsula, the sequel to the blockbuster zombie film Train to Busan (2016).[10][11]
In July 2023, Lee signed with new agency Noon Company.[12] Later that year, Lee appeared in the television series Castaway Diva (2023).
^Lee, Ye-jin (February 27, 2023). ""18세 조기입학"…'고교 검정고시' 이레, 중앙대 연영과 합격 [공식입장]" ["Early admission at the age of 18"... 'High School GED' Lee Re, Chung-Ang University Yeongyeong Department Passed [Official Position]] (in Korean). X-ports News. Retrieved February 27, 2023 – via Naver.
^Gong Mi-na (July 18, 2023). "[단독]이레, 눈컴퍼니 전속계약…조한철·김보라 한솥밥" [[Exclusive] Ire, exclusive contract with Noon Company… Cho Han-cheol and Kim Bo-ra] (in Korean). SpotTVNews. Archived from the original on July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Naver.
^Jeong Yu-jin (January 25, 2024). "이레, '괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!'로 베를린 국제영화제 진출 "감사하고 신기해"" [Lee Re, ‘It’s Okay, It’s Okay!’ advances to the Berlin International Film Festival “I’m grateful and amazed”]. News 1 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^Yoo Soo-kyung (July 13, 2021). "배우 이레, 한예리X엄태구와 OCN '홈타운' 출연" [Actors Lee Re, Han Ye-ri and Uhm Tae-goo to appear on OCN's 'Hometown'] (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Naver.
^Yoo Byung-cheol (July 27, 2021). "이레, tvN '홈타운' 출연확정…'차세대 믿보배'의 탄탄 열일행보" [Lee Re, confirmed to appear in tvN's 'Hometown'... The solid ten-day walk of 'next-generation' trustworthy treasure] (in Korean). Korea Economy TV. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via Naver.
^Hong Se-young (April 15, 2022). "'드라마 스테이지'→'오프닝' 새출발, 한선화 등 출격 [공식]" ['Drama Stage' → 'Opening' New Start, Han Seon-hwa, etc. [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kim Yeon-joo (March 10, 2023). "이레, '무인도의 디바' 박은빈 아역 연기...싱크로율 100% [공식]" [Lee Re, acting as a child role of Park Eun-bin in 'Diva of the Uninhabited Island'... 100% synchro rate [Official]] (in Korean). TV Report. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Naver.
^Kim Mi-hwa (February 9, 2023). "이상한 과자 가게 전천당' 드라마로..라미란X이레 호흡 [공식]" ['Strange Sweets Shop Jeoncheondang' as a drama... Ra Mi-ran X Lee Re-breath [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Naver.
^Jo, Yoo-kyung (December 31, 2018). "[2018 KBS 연기대상] 남다름·김환희 청소년 연기상 수상 "더 노력하겠다" [[2018 KBS Acting Awards] Nam Da-reum and Kim Hwan-hee Youth Acting Awards "I will try harder"] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2021 – via Naver.
^Kim, Mi-hwa (January 1, 2022). "이레, 청소년 연기상.."현장에서 힐링" [KBS 연기대상]" [Lee Re, Youth Acting Award.."Healing in the Field" [KBS Acting Awards]]. Star News. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Naver.
^"キム・ソンホ、チェ・ジョンヒョプ、イ・レ...2024年に映画ライターが"推す"韓国俳優10人は誰?" [Kim Seon-ho, Choi Jung-hyop, Lee Ree... Who are the 10 Korean actors that movie writers "recommended" in 2024?|最新の映画ニュースならMOVIE WALKER PRESS]. MOVIE WALKER PRESS (in Japanese). January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.