Lee Yong-yi

Lee Yong-yi (; born July 30, 1958) is a theater, television and movie actress. She is known for her role as Nomo both in theater play and film Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005) and Netflix Series Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021). Career After graduating from Seoul Institute of the Arts, in 1979, Lee joined Theatre Company Minye where she made her acting debut in the play Broken Jar by Heinrich von Kleist. In 1986, Lee joined Theater Company Michu and participated in several notable productions. One of her notable performances was the role of Hyeong-bang in Madangnori Chunhyangjeon (1987-1992). She also performed in play Dung Dung Nakrang Dung (둥둥 낙랑둥) as King Bang Sook in July 12 to 24, 1996, at Towol Theater, Seoul Arts Center. In 1991, Lee Yong-yi acted in Park Kwang-soo's film I Want to Go to That Island. She played the character Ne Eop-sun, a shaman who lived on the island with her husband. Interestingly, her real-life husband, actor Kim Il-woo, portrayed the role of the shaman's husband in the movie. The movie was released in 1993, So the year officially became her first big screen debut.