Lee Yu Bi is a South Korean actress. She began her career in the 2011 sitcom, Vampire Idol. Lee is the daughter of the actors Kyeon Mi Ri and Im Young Gyu. Her parents divorced in 1993. When her mother remarried in 1998 their stepfather, businessman Lee Hong Heon legally adopted her and her sister, Lee Da In who is also an actress. They have an half brother named Lee Ki Baek. In October 2017, Lee signed with new management agency 935 Entertainment. She went to Ewha Womans University.
Lee is a descendant of the Hwanggan Kyeon clan through her maternal side, which makes her a descendant of Gyeon Hwon, who was the first king of the Hubaekje kingdom, during the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.
In 2013, she won 20’s Booming Star – Female in the 7th Mnet 20’s Choice Awards and Best New Actress in the 2nd APAN Star Awards. In 2014, she won New Star Award in the 2014 SBS Drama Awards. In 2015, she won Best New Actress in a Miniseries in the 2015 MBC Drama Awards.
