Lee Bo-young (born January 12, 1979 in Seoul) is a South Korean actress. With two TV drama works of "My Daughter Suying" and "Hear Your Voice", Li Baoying has let more people see her changeable acting skills. Her acting skills in the suspense drama "God's Gift - 14 Days" have also been recognized by the audience, and she has very well interpreted the various psychological manifestations of a mother's dazedness, anger, helplessness and despair after losing her child, and also let the audience rejoice and mourn with this role, and the performance is impressive.
In 2003, Li Baoying participated in the family comedy "Escape from Scratch" and officially debuted as an actor. In 2004, Li Baoying co-starred with Chi Sheng and Liu Zhen in the urban love drama "The Last Dance", playing the shrewd and capable and very confident president Qianjin Yin Xiuzhen. In the same year, Li Baoying co-starred with Yuan Bin and Shen He in the emotional movie "My Brother", playing the pure and beautiful school flower Meiling.
In February 2005, Li Baoying played the female lead for the first time, starring in the Japanese-Japanese drama "Beautiful You", playing the designer Liu Renying, who is determined and persistent about love, and won the KBS Acting Award for Newcomer Acting With this drama. In September, Lee Bao-young partnered Cho Hyun-jae to star in the costume historical drama "Potato Nursery Rhymes", playing the princess Shanhua who relied on her ingenuity to help her lover become the king of Baekje, and won the SBS Acting Awards Rising Star Award for this drama.
In May 2006, Lee Bao-young co-starred with Ahn Jae-wook in the love drama "Mr. Goodbye", playing the cheerful and strong hotel concierge Choi Ling-in. In June, Li Baoying and Zhao Yincheng co-starred in the action movie "Despicable Street", playing the actor Zhao Bingdou's first love, Jiang Xianzhu, who won the Best Female Newcomer Award at the 14th Spring History Film Festival for this film. In November, Li Baoying and Zhu Zhenmo starred in the love suspense drama "Game Queen", playing Jiang Enxue, the daughter of the president who is willing to give up revenge for the man he loves.
In 2008, Li Baoying starred in the action comedy film "Once Upon a Time in Beijing", in which she played the jazz singer Haruko who hid the true identity of the thief, and was nominated for the Best Female Newcomer Award in the Film Category at the 44th Baeksang Arts Awards.
In March 2009, Lee Bao-young co-starred with Kwon Sang-woo in the love movie "A Story More Sad Than Sad", playing Xiuyuan, a girl who is lonely and longs for love. In November, Li Baoying and Xuan Bin co-starred in the emotional movie "I Am Happy", playing a nurse who had a sad past.
In 2010, Li Baoying starred in the romantic comedy "The Birth of the Rich", playing the shrewd and capable five-star group heiress Li Shenmei. In the same year, Lee Bao-young and Shin Ha-kyun co-starred in the romantic comedy "Harvest Apartment", playing Yoon Seo-hyun, a mysterious girl with an unknown past.
In July 2011, Li Baoying starred in the weekend family drama "Long Live Love", playing Jiang Jae-mi, a woman who was cheated and forced to divorce, and won the MBC Acting Awards Miniseries Outstanding Actress Award for this drama.
In March 2012, Li Baoying starred in the urban love drama "The Man of the Equator", playing Han Zhiyuan, the manager in charge who relied on her own efforts to get out of the predicament, and won the KBS Acting Awards For Women's Outstanding Acting In the Novella TV Series Department with the drama. In September, Li Baoying co-starred with Lee Sang-yun and Chun Hao-jin in the family emotional drama "My Daughter Su Ying", playing Li Ruiying, a senior student at law university, which reached a rating of 47.6%; Li Baoying was nominated for the Best Actress Award in the TELEVISION Department of the 49th Baeksang Arts Awards for the drama.
In 2013, Lee Po-young starred in the fantasy love drama "Hear Your Voice" with Lee Jong-suk, playing the national election lawyer Zhang Huixing, with which he won the Best Actress Award in the Television Department of the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards, the highest SBS Acting Awards and the Best Actress Award at the 26th Painting Mei Awards.
In March 2014, Li Baoying starred in the suspense drama "God's Gift - 14 Days", playing a current affairs writer who fought alone to save his daughter. In November, Li Baoying specially starred in the professional love drama "Pinocchio", and in the third episode, he gave his voice in the form of comet voice navigation.
In March 2017, Lee Bao-young returned to the screen after three years, starring in the love suspense drama "Whisper", playing Shin Young-joo, head of the criminal division of seoul's Jongno Police Station. In the same year, he starred in the tvN TV drama "Mother", which was remade from the Japanese drama of the same name.