Clara Lee

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Clara
File:Clara (Lee Sung-min, South Korean actress) in Oct 2013 from acrofan (2).jpg
Clara in October 2013
Born Lee Sung-min
(1985-01-15) 15 January 1985 (age 39)
Bern, Switzerland
Alma mater El Camino College
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2005–present
Agent Korea: Koreana Clara International: East West Artists (EWA)
Parent(s) Lee Seung-kyu (father)
Korean name
Hangul 클라라
Revised Romanization Keulrara
McCune–Reischauer K'ŭllara
Birth name
Hangul 이성민
Revised Romanization I Seong-min
McCune–Reischauer I Sŏng-min

Clara Lee (Hangul: 클라라 리) (born Lee Sung-min (Hangul: 이성민) on 15 January 1985), better known by her mononym, Clara (Hangul: 클라라), is a Swiss-born British actress and model active in South Korea.[1]

Career

Clara (born Lee Sung-Min) made her entertainment debut under her birth name in 2005 and starred in her first film in 2009, Five Senses of Eros. In January 2012, she adopted Clara as her stage name, which was announced at a press conference for the drama series, Take Care of Us, Captain. Reasons given for the name change included the fact that her birth name, Sung-min, was "male-sounding" and that her English name had always been Clara.[2]

In May 2013, Clara became an overnight sensation online after throwing a ceremonial first pitch in a professional baseball game dressed in form-fitting leggings.[3] She has since been hailed as an up-and-coming star and a sex symbol.[4][5] In September 2013, Clara drew criticism from South Korean netizens for apparently contradicting herself on television by saying she liked to eat chicken and drink beer in one program and stating the contrary in another. Consequently, she closed down her Twitter and Facebook accounts.[6][7] Afterwards, she again played supporting roles in the television series Goddess of Marriage (2013) and Emergency Couple (2014), followed by a leading role in the sex comedy film Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies (2015).[8][9][10][11]

In December 2014, she filed a lawsuit against her agency Polaris Entertainment to nullify her contract on the grounds of being sexually harassed by its president Lee Kyu-tae; Polaris denied those allegations and countered that Clara had been blackmailing the agency to end her contract which is due to expire in 2018.[12] In July 2015, prosecutors cleared Clara of the blackmail allegations and indicted Lee for making threats against her that implied physical violence.[13][14][15][16]

On 18 September 2015 Clara dropped her suit against Polaris Entertainment, bringing their legal battle to an end.[17]

Family

Clara is the daughter of South Korean singer Lee Seung-kyu, a former member of the bilingual band, Koreana.[18]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2009 Five Senses of Eros Lee Yoon-jung
2013 Ask This of Rik-yu Joseon noblewoman
2015 Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies Oh Nan-hee

Television drama

Year Title Role Network
2006 Invisible Man, Choi Jang-soo Cha Hye-jin KBS2
High Kick! Kim Yoon-jo (cameo, ep 64) MBC
2009 Tae-hee, Hye-kyo, Ji-hyun Lee Sung-min MBC
Creating Destiny Shim Hye-rim MBC
2010 A Good Day for the Wind to Blow Choi Mi-ran KBS1
2011 Baby Faced Beauty Choi Seul-ah KBS2
2012 Take Care of Us, Captain Hong Mi-joo SBS
Tasty Life Min Young-woo SBS
2013 Goddess of Marriage Cynthia Jung SBS
Reckless Family - Season 3 Clara Park MBC Every 1
Love For Ten - Generation of Youth Kim Yang Mobile drama[19]
2014 Emergency Couple Han Ah-reum tvN
Fated to Love You Hye-jin (cameo, ep 1) MBC

Variety show

Year Title Network Notes
2009
 We Got Married MBC Guest (season 2 ep 28-29)
2010–2011 Star King SBS Regular guest
2012–2013 Singles Trend Maker MBC Every 1 Regular guest
2013
 Singles - Season 2 MBC Every 1 Regular guest
Saturday Night Live Korea tvN Cast (season 4 ep 20-38)
Star Diving Show: Splash MBC Regular guest
Happy Together KBS2 Guest
2014
 Fashion King Korea SBS Cast (season 2)
Kangxi Lai Le CTi Variety Guest (ep 2670)
I Am a Man KBS2 Guest (ep 18)

Music video

Year Song Title Artist
2007 "Same Pillow" Tei
"Love Song"
2009 "Empty Bet" Kim Joon
"Toy" Moon Hee-joon
2010 "Nothing to Lose" Juno
"Shout to the World" December
"Dazzling Tears"
"오고있나요"
2013 "Joah" Jay Park
"Invitation" House Rulez
2014 "Gwiyomi Song 2" Clara

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2004 1st Foce Digital Ulzzang Photo Contest N/A N/A Won
2013 Men's Health Cool Guy Contest Vital Woman Award[20] N/A Won
6th Style Icon Awards Chevrolet Find New Star Award N/A Won
6th Korea Drama Awards Hot Star Award Goddess of Marriage Won

References

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