Lee Elijah

Lee Elijah (born February 19, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She debuted with leading role in 2013 tvN's drama Basketball. After several years in major supporting roles, she was cast as lead again with JTBC's The Good Detective (2020). Early life Lee Elijah was born into a Protestant family. Her parents named her after the prophet Elijah in the Old Testament. Lee learned horse riding, taekwondo, ballet, vocal music when she was a child. She studied acting from Seoul Institute of the Arts. Career Lee Elijah debuted as the female lead in 2013 period sport series, Basketball. After her debut, for few years she did major supporting roles in diverse genres. Some of her notable performances came in 2018-2019 such as: legal drama Ms. Hammurabi, modern monarchy The Last Empress, and political thriller Chief of Staff.