She is best known for playing the role of Nguyen Jin Joo in Golden Bride,[1] a 2008 drama that was extended by 14 episodes due to its popularity.

She first appeared in the SBS TV Drama I Love You, My Enemy as well as The Youth in Bare Foot, Golden Apple and Wedding.

[5] She also put in cameo appearances in movies such as Ghost Story, Caramel, Two Faces of My Girlfriend and lent her voice in Dachimawa Lee.

In order to appease her blind mother, she marries a Korean man to search for her father in Korea.

[12] In November 2018, it was confirmed by their respective agencies that Lee and her Love to the End co-star Kang Eun-tak have been dating since October 2018.

[13] In April 2019, it was confirmed by their respective agencies that Lee and Kang Eun-tak had ended their relationship earlier that year.