After several years in major supporting roles, she was cast as lead again with JTBC's The Good Detective (2020).

[1] Lee learned horse riding, taekwondo, ballet, vocal music when she was a child.

[3] Lee Elijah debuted as the female lead in 2013 period sport series, Basketball.

Some of her notable performances came in 2018-2019 such as: legal drama Ms. Hammurabi,[5] modern monarchy The Last Empress,[6] and political thriller Chief of Staff.

[7] Lee made her film debut with a starring role for 2019 romantic comedy My Bossy Girl [ko].