Lee Sa-bi
South Korean actress and model, born 1977
Lee Sa-bi (Korean: 이사비; born July 3, 1977), birth name Lee Eon-jeong, is a South Korean model and actress. She began her modelling career as a runway model in Daegu in 1998. Lee was the first native Korean to become a Playboy model. Her nude photo shoot was published in February 2004, and broadcast by South Korea's three largest telecommunication carriers to 16 mobile and internet services. Lee has since appeared in minor roles on TV and film since her acting debut in 2009: Lost Memories (2002). She also released a yoga exercise video in 2006.
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