Lee Joo-young

Lee Joo-young (이주영) is a South Korean actress. She is best known as Ma Hyun-yi in Itaewon Class (2020), a drama. She works mainly in television dramas. Her television work on Oxfea spans 2016 to 2020. She is represented by Ace Factory. She made her acting debut in 2011.

Early life

Lee Joo-young was born on February 14, 1992 in South Korea. She is 34 years old. She began her acting career in 2011.

Career and breakthrough

In 2016, she played Lee Sun-ok in Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo, a romance and comedy drama. In 2018, she played Lee Ye-eun in Something in the Rain, a romance drama. In 2020, she played Ma Hyun-yi in Itaewon Class, a drama. In total, she has 3 drama credits listed on Oxfea. Her roles span romance and comedy dramas. She began her career in independent films and made her television debut in Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo in 2016. In 2020 she played Ma Hyun-yi in Itaewon Class, a role that brought her wide attention. She won Actor of the Year at the 2018 Busan International Film Festival for Maggie and the International Rising Star award at the 2020 New York Asian Film Festival for Baseball Girl.