Lee Jae-in (born February 6, 2004) is a South Korean
actress
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. She first gained recognition through a blockbuster film ''
Svaha: The Sixth Finger''.
Career
Lee Jae-in is one of the few South Korean celebrities born in
Gangwon, a border province with
North Korea
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. Lee debuted in 2012 as the child counterpart of a supporting character in
tvN's daily drama ''
Ice Adonis''.
Her first prominent casting was for 2019 religious mystery film ''
Svaha: The Sixth Finger''. Her portrayal of two different twin girls has earned her various wins and nominations from major film awards. In that year Lee also played her first
regular role in
television series
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with
JTBC
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's ''
Beautiful World''.
In 2021 Lee was cast in JTBC's legal espionage series ''
Undercover
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'' and
SBS' sport drama ''
Racket Boys'' as a national youth badminton team's ace athlete. The same year she got praised for her role in the ticking clock-thriller film ''
Hard Hit''.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Web series
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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2004 births
Living people
21st-century South Korean actresses
South Korean film actresses
South Korean television actresses
South Korean child actresses
People from Taebaek
Best New Actress Paeksang Arts Award (film) winners