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Lee Yong-nyeo

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Lee Yong-nyeo
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Lee Yong-nyeo was born on 30 November 1956 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006), The Handmaiden (2016) and No Other Choice (2025).
BornNovember 30, 1956
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    • Known for

    Lim Soo-jung and Rain in I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006)
    I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
    6.9
    • Young-goon's mother
    • 2006
    Kim Min-hee, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, and Kim Tae-ri in The Handmaiden (2016)
    The Handmaiden
    8.1
    • Bok-soon
    • 2016
    Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin in No Other Choice (2025)
    No Other Choice
    7.5
    • Miri's Mother(as Lee Yong-Nyu)
    • 2025
    The Wailing (2016)
    The Wailing
    7.4
    • Hostess' Mother
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin in No Other Choice (2025)
      No Other Choice
      7.5
      • Miri's Mother (as Lee Yong-Nyu)
      • 2025
    • Lee Hye-yeong and Kim Sung-cheol in The Old Woman with the Knife (2025)
      The Old Woman with the Knife
      6.1
      • Kang's Mother-in-Law
      • 2025
    • Missing Crown Prince (2024)
      Missing Crown Prince
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Face reader
      • 2024
    • Cha Eun-woo and Park Gyuyoung in A Good Day to Be a Dog (2023)
      A Good Day to Be a Dog
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Popi owner
      • 2023
    • Divorce Attorney Shin (2023)
      Divorce Attorney Shin
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Ma Chun-seok's mother
      • 2023
    • KBS Drama Special (2010)
      KBS Drama Special
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Boo Ddeul
      • 2015–2022
    • Mother Land (2022)
      Mother Land
      5.9
      • Red bear (shaman grandmother's) (voice)
      • 2022
    • Dohyun Noel Hwang in Riceboy Sleeps (2022)
      Riceboy Sleeps
      7.6
      • Grandma
      • 2022
    • Monstrous (2022)
      Monstrous
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Grandma Ho Mi
      • Grandmother Ho-mi
      • 2022
    • Lee Hee-joon and Lee Seung-gi in Mouse (2021)
      Mouse
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Grandmother
      • 2021
    • Ahn Nae-sang, Kim Rae-won, Kim Sang-ho, Park Hyuk-kwon, Kim Sung-oh, and Lee Da-hee in L.U.C.A.: The Beginning (2021)
      L.U.C.A.: The Beginning
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Sister Stella
      • 2021
    • Park Min-young, Yoo Jae-suk, and Lee Kwang-soo in Busted! (2018)
      Busted!
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Head Shaman
      • 2019–2021
    • Lee Yeon-hee, Choi Siwon, Kim Bo-ra, Lee Si-young, Lee Da-wit, Lee Yoo-young, Ahn Hee-yeon, and Shin Eun-soo in SF8 (2020)
      SF8
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Nursing robot
      • 2020
    • The Fiery Priest (2019)
      The Fiery Priest
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Grandmother playing Go-Stop
      • 2019
    • Hide and Seek (2018)
      Hide and Seek
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Buddhist Choi
      • 2018

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      • Yong-nyeo Lee
    • Born
      • November 30, 1956
      • South Korea

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