Lee E-dam

Lee E-dam is a rising South Korean actress known for her soft voice and natural, honest acting. Born on May 20, 1996, in Seoul, she worked as a model before moving into dramas and films. New fans meet her as Shin Ji-seon in Can This Love Be Translated?, while many others first loved her in Daily Dose of Sunshine.

Lee E-dam is 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall.

Early life

She was born in Seoul with the birth name Baek Hye-won, and Lee E-dam is her stage name. In high school, she followed a friend to a theater club interview and stood on stage for the first time. She felt a happy kind of tension and decided that acting was the work she wanted to do. That small school moment became the start of her career.

Career and breakthrough

She made her screen debut in the short film Two Lights: Relumino (2017), playing Sun-mi. She then took a main role as Kim Yi-seol in Artificial City (2021), which showed her calm and steady style. Her breakthrough came with Daily Dose of Sunshine (2023), verified in her TMDB credits, where she played Min Deul-re, a kind nurse in a psychiatric ward. The warm series helped many viewers learn her name.

Popular roles

In Can This Love Be Translated? (2026), she plays Shin Ji-seon in a sweet story about love and language. In Happy Anding (2026), she plays Ko Eun-yeong in a main role. She also played Chae-ryeong in The Queen Who Crowns (2025), showing she can handle historical stories as well as modern ones.

Recent work

The year 2026 is a very busy time for her, with Can This Love Be Translated?, Happy Anding and The Art of Sarah all in her recent credits. She is quickly moving from a new face to a trusted lead actress. Fans can expect to see much more of Lee E-dam in the coming years.