The net worth of Lee Young-ae, a South Korean actress, is $40 million.
Lee Young-ae was born in Seoul, South Korea on January 31, 1971.
In 1991, Lee Young-ae became a TV model for the first time.
She made a career out of appearing in television commercials and later in producing television dramas and films.
She is most famous for her leading role in the highly successful Korean historical drama Dae Jang Geum and her critically acclaimed role as a single mother seeking revenge in Park Chan-wook’s crime thriller film Sympathy for Lady Vengeance.
Dae Jang Geum made its debut overseas in 2004 and gained popularity among Taiwanese audiences. The drama’s final episode was reportedly watched by almost half of Hong Kong’s population in 2005.
Despite being broadcasted late at night, the drama in China drew in hundreds of millions of viewers.
The 2005 Blue Dragon Film Awards and 2006 Baeksang Art Awards both honored her with the Best Actress award for her role in the film Sympathy For Lady Vengeance.
The South Korean government awarded her with the Medal of Culture Merit in 2007 for her contributions to Korean Wave.
Lee Young-ae tied the knot with Jeong Ho-young, a Korean-American entrepreneur, on August 24, 2009.
On February 20, 2011, she gave birth to their twins, a boy and a girl, at Jeil Hospital in Jung-gu, Seoul.