Lee Ha-na
Lee Hana at Voice 3 press conference (May 2019)
Born	(1982-09-23)September 23, 1982 (age 42) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Dankook University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present
Korean name
Hangul	이하나
Revised Romanization	I Hana
McCune–Reischauer	I Hana

Lee Ha-na (Korean: 이하나; born September 23, 1982) is a South Korean actress. Lee made her acting debut withAlone in Love (2006). She is best known for her role as Kang Kwon-joo in the multiple seasons-proceduralthrillerVoice (2017–present).

Lee Ha-na was born inIrwon bon-dong,Gangnam District,Seoul. Her fatherLee Dae-heon [ko] is a composer, best known forfolk-rock legendKim Kwang-seok's signature song "Become Dust".^[1]

In 2008, she graduated from the College of Music atDankook University (Cheonan campus) with a degree in LifeMusicology.

Lee Ha-na first appeared in acommercial for telecomKTF's "umbrella service" in 2005. A year later, she made a memorable acting debut in the critically acclaimedtelevision dramaAlone in Love, as the extremely odd younger sister of the female protagonist.^[2]

She played another supporting role as a small-time swindler inWhen Spring Comes in 2007. Later that year, Lee was cast in her first leading role inMerry Mary (also known asMe-ri vs. Dae-gu's Attack and Defense Battle), a quirky romance between a mediocre singer and a failed novelist.^[3] This was followed by her big screen debut inLe Grand Chef, afilm adaptation ofHuh Young-man'smanhwaSikgaek, in which Lee played a TV producer who teams up with an aspiring chef.^[4]

Unlike her previous cheerful roles, Lee surprised critics and audiences in 2008 when she played a darker character inWomen in the Sun (also known asSisters in Love).^[5] In themelodrama, her character wreaks revenge when she learns that her olderadopted sister abandoned her (when she was a five-year-old child) at a train station out of jealousy, causing her to grow up impoverished in an orphanage.^[6] Lee won an Excellence Award at the year-endKBS Drama Awards.

From November 21, 2008 to April 17, 2009, she was the host/MC of the live music programLee Ha-na's Peppermint.^[7] Before she turned to acting, Lee had early aspirations of becoming a singer, so aside from introducing and interviewing guests, she frequently performed on the show, sometimes accompanying herself on the guitar or piano.^[8]

Lee then underwent training for her role as afigure skating coach inTriple, who finds herself in a love triangle with her ex-husband and his best friend who pursues her.^[9][10]

In 2010, Lee was cast opposite veteran actorAhn Sung-ki in Shin Yeon-shick's filmThe Fair Love. She played a role of college student who after her father's death, embarks on an awkward yet endearing love affair with his friend, a bachelor in his fifties.^[11][12] This was followed in 2012 by the aviationaction filmR2B: Return to Base, aremake ofShin Sang-ok's 1964 filmRed Scarf.^[13]

After a five-year absence from the small screen, Lee returned inHigh School King of Savvy, a 2014 cable romantic comedy about a high school student who masquerades as an executive at his brother'sIT company; she played atemp who shows him the ropes.^[14][15][16]

In 2015, Lee was cast in the filmJournalist, about the ruthless and at times unethical world of news reporting.^[17] In the same year, she also starred inKBS2's family-romanceUnkind Ladies.^[18]

In 2017, Lee starred inOCN's dramaVoice as a policewoman with an enhanced sense of hearing.^[19] The drama was a hit, and its ratings broke existing OCN viewership records when it aired in Korea.^[20][21] She then filmed comedy filmSummer Vacation.^[22]

In 2018, Lee reprised her role inVoice 2, the sequel toOCN's dramaVoice.^[23][24] Despite the shorter run,Voice 2 surpassed thefirst season's ratings and eventually became the highest-rated OCN drama.^[25] That same year, Lee was appointed as an honorary member of the police force by South Korea'sNational Police Agency.^[26]

In 2019, Lee once again reprised her lead female role in the third season ofVoice.^[27]

In 2020, Lee starred in themelodramaA Piece of Your Mind.^[28]

Lee again returned for the fourth season ofVoice in 2021, making her the lead on all four seasons of theVoice series.^[29]

Lee was cast in the 2022 KBS2's family weekend dramaThree Bold Siblings, which marked her 4th collaboration withscreenwriter Kim In-young, after 2007sMerry Mary, 2008sWomen in the Sun and 2015sUnkind Ladies.^[30]

• 2009 PR Ambassador of46th Daejeong Film Awards^[32]
• 2011 PR Ambassador of Hurb-nanum Campaign (Korea Foundation for Persons with Disabilities)^[33]
• 2016-2020 PR Ambassador ofSeoul^[34]
• 2018 Honorary Police Officer of theKorean National Police Agency^[26]

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