[4][5] She entered the Department of Theater and Film at Chung-Ang University at 16 in 2023, matriculating two years earlier than the norm.

She made her acting debut in the television series Goodbye Dear Wife (2012).

She made an indelible impression in her first film appearance, playing an elementary school student trying to overcome the trauma of violent sexual aggression in director Lee Joon-ik's 2013 film Hope, for which her acting range was widely praised.

For her performance in the movie, Lee won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Beijing International Film Festival.

She gained widespread acclaim for her performance in the movies How to Steal a Dog (2014), A Melody To Remember [ko] (2016) and the drama Six Flying Dragons (2015).