
Acting
Lee Ji-ha
Born
1970-10-07 (56)
Place of birth
South Korea
Known for
Acting
Credits
33 titles
Lee Ji-ha (born October 7, 1970) is a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her roles in dramas such as The Smile Has Left Your Eyes, My Unfamiliar Family, Sweet Home and Squid Game, the latter gaining her international fame. She also appeared in movies The Bros, The Handmaiden and Tabloid Truth.
Known for
7.9Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.
Squid Game
2021
7.4Forget the existing one-act dramas! Short but impactive! KBS Drama Special presents high quality single episode dramas. Dramas are the broadcast content with the widest public appeal. KBS Drama Special will produce short dramas of far-reaching impact involving at times a serious social message, unique emotions or perspectives. It will stay abreast of modern viewership.
KBS Drama Special
2010
8.1An eccentric, triple board-certified virtuoso surgeon leaves a top job in Seoul and ends up at a provincial hospital, where he mentors young doctors.
Dr. Romantic
2016
8.2As humans turn into savage monsters and the world plunges into terror, a handful of survivors fight for their lives — and to hold on to their humanity.
Sweet Home
2020
8.6Every day is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where birth, death and everything in between coexist.
Hospital Playlist
2020
8.21930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.
The Handmaiden
2016
Film credits
2020s · 6 titles
7.3From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.
Decision to Leave
2022
6.4Four different couples have a romantic week over New Year's Eve. Both coming out of failed marriages, Ji-ho and Hyo-young are not open to the possibility of new love, while Jin-ah heads to the other side of globe and encounters Jae-hun.
New Year Blues
2021
3.5Ae-ran, a mother who is proud with her son hears a shocking news that her son, Dohoon, who left the military has developed schizophrenia. Afraid of losing her perfect daily life, Ae-ran decided to hide his son's illness. But her secret life that seemed to be smooth started to change when Kyeong-hwa, the only person who knows her secret appeared, gradually turning her anxiety into madness.
F20
2021
7.0Lesbian couple Sun-woo and Hee-suh buy a small apartment, which they’ve put everything for. But when Sun-woo loses her job and injures her leg, their relationship begins to sour while Hee-suh is sorely responsible for paying the mortgage and interest. Their stress level reaches a fever pitch when a foul odor starts to emanate from downstairs.
Lucky, Apartment
2024
5.0Kyung-ah works as a caregiver and lives alone. The only one she can rely on is her daughter, Yeonsu, but it's hard to see her after her independence. Meanwhile, Yeonsu, who was suffering from his ex-boyfriend, argues with him again and heads home. After Yeonsu left, Kyung-ah receives a shocking message.
Gyeong-ah's Daughter
2022
NRPeople who feel how love feels in different situtations. "Will love last forever?" 'Even if I miss them, I couldn't meet them... Even if I can't forget, I can live without seeing them.'
Forgotten Love
2020
2010s · 9 titles
8.21930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.
The Handmaiden
2016
6.8Ik-hyeon, a corrupt officer, joins forces with another crook, Hyung-bae, to continue his illegal activities before he loses his job. Eventually, he decides to escape and pin the blame on his partner.
Nameless Gangster
2012
6.2Reunited in their hometown for their father's funeral, two self-interested brothers meet a peculiar woman who shares a huge secret about their family.
The Bros
2017
8.7A true story of a six-year-long legal conflict of 10 comfort women and 13 attorneys against 200 Fukuoka supporters association.
Herstory
2018
6.7A former wrestler bonds with his son over the sport. But then the son's girlfriend falls in love with the father.
Love+Sling
2018
NRAs a taxi driver, Yeo-jin leaves her last drive with her friend, Joo-hee, ahead of his departure to China.
Freeway
2017
NRLee Eun Jae and Heo Joon Ki are students living in a student housing complex. Eun Jae has failed the civil servant exam five times in a row and is hoping to pass this time around. Joon Ki also failed multiple of times and struggles with his addiction to buying action figures. Joon Ki younger brother is Yoon Ki, an upcoming announcer. The special follows the perspective of Eun Jae, Joon Ki, Yoon Ki, and convince store worker Kim Woo Hyun, following the death of a student in the student housing complex.
Forgotten Season
2018
NRSeul-Gi and Ah-Reum are 3rd year students at the National High School of the Traditional Arts. They are also best friends. Seul-Gi majors in pansori (Korean traditional music) and Ah-Reum majors in Gyeonggi Folk Music. During their summer break, the girls struggle with pressures and anxiety. They then take a special summer school class due to a lack of attendance. Meanwhile, the Education Burea informs their school that they will take part in a chorus contest. The school selects Teacher Ham, a composer, to make up the school's chorus team. The pool consists of students from the special summer school class. A conflict also ensues between Ms. Ham, who majored in western music, and the students, who are majors in traditional Korean music. Can the students compete in the chorus performance?
Duresori: The Voice of East
2012
4.0The story of Da Eun, a woman who gets ready to move out of the semi-basement home she's lived in for the past 8 years since she was 23 years old. She finally passes her civil service examination and she prepares to move out.
Goodbye B1
2019
Series credits
7.9Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.
Squid Game
2021
7.4Forget the existing one-act dramas! Short but impactive! KBS Drama Special presents high quality single episode dramas. Dramas are the broadcast content with the widest public appeal. KBS Drama Special will produce short dramas of far-reaching impact involving at times a serious social message, unique emotions or perspectives. It will stay abreast of modern viewership.
KBS Drama Special
2010
8.1An eccentric, triple board-certified virtuoso surgeon leaves a top job in Seoul and ends up at a provincial hospital, where he mentors young doctors.
Dr. Romantic
2016
8.2As humans turn into savage monsters and the world plunges into terror, a handful of survivors fight for their lives — and to hold on to their humanity.
Sweet Home
2020
8.6Every day is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where birth, death and everything in between coexist.
Hospital Playlist
2020
7.8Kang Dong-Goo dreams of becoming a movie director, but he is cynical due to bad luck. Cheon Joon-Ki wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and become an actor, but he is now just a minor actor. Bong-Doo-Sik came to Seoul to become a scenario writer, but things have not been easy for him.
Welcome to Waikiki
2018
8.1A romantic comedy about Joo In-ah, a charismatic audit department head with a secret, and Noh Ki-joon, the department's ace who is suddenly demoted to deal with the company's scandals.
Filing for Love
2026
6.3O'PENing is the new name of Drama Stage which has been broadcasting the winning work of the O'PEN storyteller contest. The franchise will continue to make meaningful steps to introduce and support new writers to see the light of the world and diversify content genres.
O’PENing
2022
8.1A new type of deadly virus spread throughout the city, and the apartment where has different social classes of people is sealed off. With the fear of the virus, and the conflicts of the different classes, the residents have to spend and survive in the new habitation.
Happiness
2021
6.7The Republic of Korea is overturned by 2 trillion-won divorce scandal of a chaebol caused by one ordinary woman. It is about getting into the truth of the scandal and the top 1% rich couple who made it. Surprisingly, Lee Ra-el, a nobody who's not rich nor famous has caused the divorce. But Ra-el is a charming and intelligent woman who's mastered art, psychology, and even economics. if she wants to, she can get any kind of man with her looks and brain.
Eve
2022
8.3A grieving woman magically travels through time to 1998, where she meets a man with an uncanny resemblance to her late love.
A Time Called You
2023
7.6A gifted writer who's the youngest editor-in-chief ever at his publishing company gets enmeshed in the life of a former copywriter desperate for a job.
Romance Is a Bonus Book
2019
7.7Four best friends chase their dreams in the competitive world of fashion while juggling demanding jobs, romantic dilemmas and wild nights on the town.
The Fabulous
2022
7.3A family must deal with the unresolved emotions and misunderstandings that deeply affect their relationships with each other. From the mother that wants to graduate from her marriage, to the daughter who discovers her husband's well-hidden secret, the family must learn to rely on and communicate with each other.
My Unfamiliar Family
2020
8.5Two friends in the past were victims of serious school bullying. One could not resist his trauma, and becomes a serial killer, walking in the path of revenge. Another one tries his best to overcome the trauma and becomes a police detective. He now faces tragic fate to risk his life to capture the serial killer.
The King of Pigs
2022
7.5A comic drama that tells the story of CEO Shin, who mediates disputes for people who are on the edge of a cliff with a 0% chance of winning.
Shin's Project
2025
7.0Jwa Yoon-Yi has lived her life with a passive attitude. She has a spirit of devotion and obedience. Nam Chi-Won is the director of HB Company, but he refuses interests of other people and developing relationships. The woman and man meet as secretary and boss.
Jugglers
2017
7.0One phone call was enough to shatter one's entire world. For unknown actress So Min, everything collapses when a voice phishing scam tears her family apart. She is thrust into the darkest side of technology as her missing mother, father's death, and even the stolen voice of her late mother become weapons in a shocking scheme. With nothing left but the will to take revenge, she turns to deepfake technology as her ultimate weapon, infiltrating a vast and merciless syndicate. Along the way, she encounters Ma Seok Gu, a ruthless boss hungry for power, Jeong Hun, a cop torn between truth and loyalty, and Do Jin, a hacker with a sinister smile. Plunging into a web of betrayal and danger with the fake identities she forges, will she exact vengeance, or will they destroy her?
No Mercy
2025
