Kim Li-won (김리원) Age, Husband, Career, Net Worth

Kim Li-won is a South Korean actress and visual artist who first gained notice as a model and supporting actress in the 2000s before transitioning into a full-time career as a painter. She is best remembered by many for her role as Yang Jung-in in the popular spy drama Iris (2009). Over the years she has balanced entertainment work with design and fine art, holding solo exhibitions and receiving recognition in the art world.

Kim Li-won was born on February 28, 1975, in South Korea. As she is 51 years old. Her nationality is South Korean. Her zodiac sign is Pisces.

Personal Details

Full Name	Kim Li-won (김리원)
Nickname / Former	Min Jin (민진); previously Kim Hye-jin
Profession	Actress, Model, Painter / Visual Artist
Date of Birth	28 February 1975
Age	51
Birthplace	South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Friends	Shin Eun-soo (신은수)
Zodiac Sign	Pisces
Current Residence	South Korea
Qualification	Hongik University Sejong Campus – Industrial Craft / Product Design

Career

Kim Li-won began her entertainment career in the late 1990s. She made an early television appearance in the KBS2 drama Love and War in 1999. She worked as a model and commercial actress, receiving the Korea Model Association CF Model Award in 2007.

Her film debut came with Some (2004). She appeared in The Scarlet Letter (2004) as Oh Yeon-sim and later took supporting or cameo roles in films such as Speeding Scandal (2008), Emergency (2009), and Iris: The Movie (2010).

Her most notable acting breakthrough arrived with the 2009 KBS drama Iris, in which she played Yang Jung-in, a friend of the lead character portrayed by Kim Tae-hee and an NSS agent. The role brought her wider recognition. She followed with parts in Dong Yi (2010) as Seol-hee, Comrades (Jeonwoo, 2010) as Jeong-im, and other dramas including I Believe in Love (2011) and The 7th Day (2011). She also co-hosted the KBS variety program Sweet Night with Shin Dong-yup for a period.

In later years she shifted focus toward visual art, drawing on her design background. She has held multiple solo exhibitions, including “Healing Querencia” in 2023, and continues to work as a painter while occasionally taking acting roles (such as in Undercover in 2021). She has participated in art fairs and received awards in the contemporary art scene.

Kim Li-won Husband

Public information about her immediate family is limited. Her father passed away in July 2019 at age 72 after a long battle with cancer. Details about her mother, any siblings, marital status, spouse, or children are not widely disclosed in available sources. She has kept her private life relatively low-profile.

Physical Appearance

Height	171.6 cm (approximately 5’7.5″)
Weight	Approximately 47.7 kg (105 lbs)
Eye Color	Dark
Hair Color	Black (various styles)
Body Type	Slim

Kim Li-won Drama List

Selected Television

• Love and War (1999) – Early appearance
• Dae Jang Geum (2003) – Supporting (kitchen maid)
• Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin (2004) – Yodo-dono
• The 5th Republic (2005) – Susie Kim
• Iris (2009) – Yang Jung-in
• Dong Yi (2010) – Seol-hee
• Comrades (Jeonwoo, 2010) – Jeong-im
• I Believe in Love (2011) – Yoon Ji-soo
• The 7th Day (2011) – Go Yu-ra
• Undercover (2021) – Supporting role

Selected Films

• Some (2004)
• The Scarlet Letter (2004) – Oh Yeon-sim
• Speeding Scandal (2008) – Reporter
• Emergency (2009) – Seong-ju
• Iris: The Movie (2010) – Yang Jung-in
• The Witch (2014) – So-jin
• Malice (Melis, 2016) – Hospital director

Kim Li-won Net Worth

Kim Li-won’s exact net worth is $1 million USD. Primary income sources include past acting and modeling fees, commercial work, art sales, and related creative projects.

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