Lee You-mi

Lee was born on July 18, 1994, in Jeonju, South Korea. She began her acting career in 2010 with her debut in the action thriller film The Yellow Sea. In the following years, her work was limited to minor roles in several film and television series. On September 28, 2020, it was announced that Lee has signed an exclusive contract with Varo Entertainment. In 2021, Lee rose to prominence outside South Korea for her role of Ji-yeong (Number 240) in the Netflix series Squid Game. Following the series' international success, Lee's follower count on Instagram increased from 40,000 to over 6.5 million in a matter of days. Her performance made her the first Korean actress to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. In 2022, Lee starred as Lee Na-yeon in the Netflix zombie-themed series All of Us Are Dead. Her realistic acting as the villainous, selfish and arrogant rich student (which contrasted with the sympathetic and selfless Ji-yeong from Squid Game) further propelled her to fame, in combination with her earlier popularity from Squid Game. In 2023, Lee starred in the South Korean TV series, Strong Girl Nam-soon, as the titular character, Gang Nam-soon, a young woman with superhuman strength inherited along her maternal line. The series aired on JTBC and is available on Netflix.