Lee Yong-nyeo

Career timeline

1. 1956 · Born

   Born in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, South Korea

2. 1993 · Screen debut

   To the Starry Island (Movie)

3. 2016 · Breakthrough

   The Wailing (Movie)

4. 2026 · Latest release

   Salon de Nabi (TV)

Career in numbers

4 1990s

9 2000s

36 2010s

21 2020s

• Drama47
• Comedy18
• Mystery14
• Romance12
• Crime11
• Action9

Highest-rated title A Good Day to be a Dog 2023 8.4 Most popular title Hope 2026 6.8

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Lee Yong-nyeo in our catalogue.

Min Kyung-jin

3 titles together

Lee Chang-dong

2 titles together

Park Ho-san

2 titles together

Kim Ki-cheon

2 titles together

Kim Young-min

2 titles together

Kwon Tae-won

2 titles together

Lee Si-young

2 titles together

Lee Sung-wook

2 titles together

Hwang Jung-min

2 titles together

1. 2026 Salon de Nabi as [Michelle's hair client] TV
2. 2026 Hope as Yong-nyeo 6.8 Movie
3. 2025 No Other Choice as Mi-ri's Mother 7.5 Movie
4. 2025 Aema as Manager 7.1 TV
5. 2025 The Old Woman with the Knife as Dr. Kang's Mother-in-Law Mrs. Yoon 6.5 Movie
6. 2023 A Good Day to be a Dog as Grandma 8.4 TV
7. 2023 Always I am Movie
8. 2023 Riceboy Sleeps as Grandma 7.2 Movie
9. 2023 Divorce Attorney Shin as Chun-seok's mother 7.9 TV
10. 2023 Unlocked as In-ja 7.3 Movie
11. 2023 Mother Land Movie
12. 2022 The Highway Family as Gyenecologist Movie
13. 2022 DAEMUGA Movie
14. 2022 Decision to Leave as Friday Granny 7.3 Movie
15. 2022 Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area as Park Pil-Soon 7.7 TV
16. 2022 Kill Heel as Mama TV
17. 2022 The Legendary Tazza's Tap as Taekdong mom Movie
18. 2021 The Prayer as caretaker Movie
19. 2021 Flower Hands Movie
20. 2021 Peach of Time TV
21. 2021 L.U.C.A.: The Beginning as Sister Stella 6.2 TV
22. 2018 The Guest as Psychic Medium 8.0 TV
23. 2018 Hide and Seek as Choi Bo-sal TV
24. 2018 Beautiful Vampire as Meat Shop Owner 6.9 Movie
25. 2018 Herstory as Lee Ok-ju Movie
26. 2018 Busted! as Head Shaman 7.8 TV
27. 2018 Snatch Up as Soy Sauce Crab Lady Movie
28. 2018 Pepper as Grandmother Samsin Movie
29. 2018 Microhabitat as Ro-kyi's Mother 7.5 Movie
30. 2017 Tunnel as Yoo Ok Hee 8.0 TV
31. 2017 Female Wars: The Reason for Women as [Cheon-gil's wife] Movie
32. 2017 Voice as Park Bok-soon / Shim Choon-ok 7.3 TV
33. 2016 The Sound of Your Heart as Landlord granma / Ae Bong's neighbor 7.8 TV
34. 2016 Luck-Key as Grandmother 7.2 Movie
35. 2016 Samnye as Hee-in's Mother Movie
36. 2016 The Handmaiden as Bok-soon 8.2 Movie
37. 2016 Daddy's back Movie
38. 2016 The Wailing as Jak-boo's Mother 7.4 Movie
39. 2015 Alice in Earnestland as Psychology Consultation Woman 6.8 Movie
40. 2015 Wonderful Nightmare as Kyung-rae 7.4 Movie
41. 2015 The Superman Age TV
42. 2014 6 Persons Room as Park Bun 7.9 TV
43. 2014 The Divine Move as Yeo Kkong-ji 6.7 Movie
44. 2014 Man on High Heels as Bada 6.9 Movie
45. 2013 Steal My Heart as Lady 6.7 Movie
46. 2013 Killer Toon as Doctor 6.7 Movie
47. 2012 The Concubine as Old Woman 5.8 Movie
48. 2011 Mother Is a Whore as Sang-woo's Mother Movie
49. 2011 Night Fishing as Mother 5.7 Movie
50. 2010 Café Noir as Yeong-soo's Mother / Fortune Teller Movie
51. 2010 Villain & Widow as Next Door Neighbor Movie
52. 2010 It's Okay, Daddy's Girl as Hyuk-ki's mother TV
53. 2010 The Recipe as Han Myung-sook Movie
54. 2010 Mr. Zombie as Quilted jacket's mother Movie
55. 2010 Death Bell 2 as Jung-bum's Mother 5.8 Movie
56. 2010 A Good Night Sleep For The Bad as Motel Woman Movie
57. 2010 KBS Drama Special as Jae-bak's mother TV
58. 2009 Woochi: The Demon Slayer as Old Woman 6.8 Movie
59. 2009 The Sword with No Name as Lady Choi 6.1 Movie
60. 2009 War of Malboro Movie
61. 2008 Viva! Love as Mrs. Kim Movie
62. 2007 Miracle on 1st Street as Auntie Movie
63. 2006 I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK as Young-goon's Mother 7.0 Movie
64. 2005 Lady Vengeance as Jae-kyung's Mother 7.5 Movie
65. 2005 The Red Shoes as Hunchback Woman 6.0 Movie
66. 2000 Plum Blossom as Hara Mo Station 6.1 Movie
67. 1998 Whispering Corridors as Park Gi-suk 6.2 Movie
68. 1998 Christmas in August as Ballet Auntie 7.7 Movie
69. 1995 A Single Spark as Woman Buying Umbrella Movie
70. 1993 To the Starry Island Movie

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