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Lee Se-young

이세영
Actress

Lee Se-young (이세영) is a South Korean actress with Fantagio, best known for The Red Sleeve and The Remarried Empress.

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South Korean actress Lee Se-young, beloved star of The Red Sleeve who began as a child actress in Jewel in the Palace
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01 / A closer look

Beyond the screen.

Lee Se-young is a South Korean actress who truly grew up in front of the camera.

Early life

Lee Se-young was born on 20 December 1992 in Seoul, South Korea. She debuted as a child actress in the late 1990s and appeared in Jewel in the Palace (2003) as the young Geum-yeong.

Career and breakthrough

Her adult breakthrough came with The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop (2016), which won her a best new actress award at the Baeksang Arts Awards.

Popular roles

In 2021, The Red Sleeve made Lee Se-young a top star.

Recent work and why fans love them

In The Remarried Empress (2026), she plays Rashta Isqua, the runaway slave who becomes a rival empress. Fans love watching her grow bolder with every role.

02 / The journey

A career, chapter by chapter.

Selected drama roles

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03 / Their screen stories

Stories to find them in.

Selected credits in the Oxfea collection.

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