Kim Ji-hyun (Korean: 김지현; born June 26, 1982), known professionally as Lee El (이엘) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her supporting roles in the film Inside Men (2015), the television series It's Okay, That's Love (2014), Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017), A Korean Odyssey (2017–2018), and Black (2017) as well as her leading roles in the film What a Man Wants (2018) and television series My Liberation Notes (2022).
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Secret | Young-sook | ||
| 2010 | The Yellow Sea | Joo-young | ||
| 2012 | Pacemaker | Choi Min-kyung | ||
| Masquerade | Ahn Gae-shi | |||
| 2014 | One Thing She Doesn't Have | Se-ra | ||
| Man on High Heels | Do Do | |||
| 2015 | Inside Men | Joo Eun-hye | ||
| 2018 | What a Man Wants | Jenny | ||
| 2019 | Scent of a Ghost | Ji-yun | ||
| 2020 | The Call | Sunwoo Ja-ok | Netflix film | |
| 2022 | Love and Leashes | Hye-Mi | ||
| Yaksha: Ruthless Operations | Hee-won | |||
| 2024 | Following | Oh Young-joo | ||
| TBA | Heaven: To the Land of Happiness |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Good Job, Good Job | Min-joo | ||
| 2011 | Drama Special Series: "White Christmas" |
Oh Jung-hye | ||
| Detectives in Trouble | Yoo Hye-min | |||
| The Princess' Man | Mae-hyang | |||
| 2012 | Wild Romance | Mi-jin | ||
| 2013 | 7th Grade Civil Servant | Park Soo-young | ||
| Drama Festival: "Swine Escape" |
Wol-hyang | |||
| 2014 | Mother's Garden | Kim Ja-kyung | ||
| It's Okay, That's Love | Se-ra | Cameo (Ep 1–2) | ||
| Liar Game | Oh Jung-ah (Jaime) | |||
| 2015 | More Than a Maid | Lady Kang | ||
| Divorce Lawyer in Love | Han Mi-ri | |||
| My Beautiful Bride | Son Hye-jung | |||
| Hello Monster | Kang Sung-eun | Cameo (Ep 9–10) | ||
| Imaginary Cat | Dokgo Soon | |||
| 2016 | Monster | Ok Chae-ryung | ||
| Entourage | Herself | Cameo (Ep 13–16) | ||
| Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | Samsin Halmeoni | |||
| 2017 | Black | Yoon Soo-wan | ||
| A Korean Odyssey | Ma Ji-young | |||
| 2018 | Matrimonial Chaos | Jin Yoo-young | ||
| 2019 | When the Devil Calls Your Name | Ji Seo-young | ||
| 2022 | My Liberation Notes | Yeom Ki-jeong | ||
| 2023 | Battle for Happiness | Jang Mi-ho | ||
| 2024 | Mr. Plankton | Bong Ju-ri | ||
| 2025 | When the Stars Gossip | Kang Tae-hee | ||
| Queen Mantis | Kim Na-hee | |||
| My Troublesome Star | Ko Hui-yeong | |||
| Surely Tomorrow | Seo Ji-yeon |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ambergris | AI | Voice |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | Return to Hamlet | So-hee |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | My Liberation Notes | Nominated | |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Nominated | ||
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | The Call | Nominated | |
| Grand Bell Awards | 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Inside Men | Nominated | |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2018 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Matrimonial Chaos | Nominated | |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2016 | Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Monster | Nominated |
