1. Lee Mi-sook debuted in film at the age of twenty in Thoughtless Momo in 1979.
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Over ten years later, in 1998, Lee Mi-sook returned with a widely praised role in E J-yong's award-winning film An Affair, about a woman who falls in love with her sister's fiance.
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In 2000, Lee Mi-sook was cast in the high-profile project The Legend of Gingko, which was considered to be production company Kang Je-gyu Film's followup to the successful Shiri.
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Lee Mi-sook next starred in Hellcats, a 2008 romantic comedy that traces the lives and loves of three characters at different stages of womanhood.
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In 2011, Lee Mi-sook launched her own lingerie line Starit, which was sold on home shopping channels.
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Lee Mi-sook remains a favorite in editorial spreads in fashion magazines, notably a 2010 Elle Korea feature opposite pop star TOP.
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Lee Mi-sook continued to act on television, giving a vulgar, selfish, but human spin to her role as the stepmother in Cinderella's Sister, a ratings hit in 2010.
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In 2012, Lee Mi-sook was embroiled in a controversy when she was sued by her former agency, The Contents Media, after she moved to a new agency, Hoya Spotainment.
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Lee Mi-sook counter-sued The Contents Media and the two reporters who broke the story for defamation.
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Lee Mi-sook lost her appeal in February 2013, and the Seoul High Court ruled for her to pay the amount in the original ruling.