Shim Yi Young is a South Korean actress. She is represented by the talent agency Sidus HQ.
On February 28, 2014, Yi Young married actor Choi Won Young whom she met while filming the 2013 TV series A Hundred Year Legacy, at the Grand Ballroom of the COEX Walkerhill Hotel in Samseong-dong. On June 22, 2014, the couple welcomed their first child – a daughter. On June 14, 2017 the couple welcomed their second daughter.