Lee Elijah


Lee Elijah is a South Korean actress. She debuted with leading role in 2013 tvN's drama Basketball. After several years in major supporting roles, she was cast as lead again with JTBC's The Good Detective.

Early life

Lee Elijah was born into a Protestant family. Her parents named her after the prophet Elijah in the Old Testament. Lee learned horse riding, taekwondo, ballet, vocal music when she was a child. She studied acting from high school to college.

Career

Lee Elijah debuted as the female lead in 2013 period sport series, Basketball.
Lee spent the next few years acted as major supporting roles in diverse genres. Some of the notable ones were her performance in 2018-2019 titles such as legal drama Ms. Hammurabi, modern monarchy The Last Empress, political thriller Chief of Staff.
Lee debuted in film with a starring role for 2019 romantic comedy My Bossy Girl.
In 2020, Lee returns to lead role in series with crime procedural The Good Detective.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety show

Awards and nominations