She was cast as a lead actress in her first television dramaLet's Go to the Beach (2005), where she and Lee Wan played bickering lifeguards who later fall in love. In 2006, Lee starred in the family drama Going Together and the omnibus filmSsunday Seoul.[4]
On television, Lee continued to appear in supporting roles in 2009 with the romantic comedy The Accidental Couple and family drama Jolly Widows. This was followed by the 2010 daily drama Pure Pumpkin Flower, where she played a pure-hearted girl who never loses hope even in difficult circumstances.[6]
In 2011, she starred in the leading role in cable romantic comedy series Cool Guys, Hot Ramen.[7][8] Lee played a college girl preparing for teacher certification examination who unexpectedly inherits her father's ramen restaurant; she becomes involved in a love triangle with two of her employees, the arrogant heir to the biggest food conglomerate in Korea (Jung Il-woo) and a lazy but warm-heated genius chef (Lee Ki-woo).[9][10]Cool Guys, Hot Ramen received solid ratings for a Korean cable drama, and became the first of tvN's "flower boy" programming, which included Dating Agency: Cyrano on which Lee made a guest appearance in 2013.[11][12][13]
Lee was in two variety shows in 2012. She hosted Cats and Dogs, a talk show in which pet owners shared information to foster a more mature pet culture.[14] Lee then appeared in the second season of Music and Lyrics, a reality show in which a celebrity pair write and compose a song together. She wrote the lyrics and actor Seo Ji-seok composed the music for the ballad "Looking Forward to It," which was sung by Heo Young-saeng and used as the theme song of Seo In-guk's character in the family drama The Sons.[15][16][17]
Lee reunited with Happy Ero Christmas costar Kim Sun-a in the 2013 revenge thrillerThe Five. Adapted from the webtoon of the same title, she played a detective with a delinquent credit history who helps kill a serial killer in exchange for an organ transplant for her ill mother.[18][19] Later in the year, she played a doormat wife in the weekend drama series Wonderful Mama.
In 2019, Lee returned to small screen with office mystery drama VIP.[20]
In July 2021, Lee signed a contract with J-Wide Company.[21]
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^Song Soo-min (August 8, 2022). "이청아, '천원짜리 변호사' 출연..."정의로운 변호사, 이주영 役" [Lee Cheong-ah to appear in 'Won Thousand Lawyer'... "Justice lawyer, Lee Joo-young] (in Korean). Dispatch. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kim, Seo-yoon (August 28, 2023). "[공식]이청아, '연인' 합류...남궁민과 벌써 세 번째 호흡" [[Official] Lee Chung-ah joins 'Lovers'... It's already the third collaboration with Namgoong Min] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on October 18, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Naver.
^Kim, Soo-kyung (December 7, 2017). "'회사를 관두는 최고의 순간', 언제까지 아파야 청춘이냐고요(종합)" ['The Best Moment To Quit Your Job', How long do you have to be sick to be young? (Comprehensive)] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Naver.
^Moon, Ji-yeon (May 26, 2022). "[공식] '셀러브리티' 박규영·강민혁·이청아 캐스팅..넷플릭스 확정" [[Official] 'Celebrity' Park Gyu-young, Kang Min-hyuk, Lee Cheong-ah Casting... Netflix Confirmed] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Naver.
^Ha Ji-won (October 19, 2023). "이보영 이무생 부부된다, 쿠팡플레이 '하이드' 제작 확정→캐스팅 공개 [공식]" [Lee Bo-young and Lee Moo-saeng become married, Coupang Play's 'Hyde' production confirmed → Casting revealed [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Naver.
^Hwang So-young (October 28, 2022). "이청아, EBS '미술시장의 동력, 아트컬렉팅' 내레이션" [Lee Chung-ah, EBS 'The Power of the Art Market, Art Collection' Narration] (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022 – via Naver.
^Choi Soo-sang (November 24, 2021). "제1회 울산국제영화제 홍보대사에 아누팜 트리파티·이청아" [Anupam Tree Party and Lee Chung-ah as ambassadors for the 1st Ulsan International Film Festival] (in Korean). financial news ulsan. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2021 – via Naver.
^www.etnews.com (March 27, 2016). "김동욱-이청아 '케이블방송대상 2016' 베스트캐릭터상 수상". 미래를 보는 신문 - 전자신문 (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
^Cha, Hye-rin (December 30, 2023). [2023 MBC 연기대상] '연인' 남궁민, 이변 없이 대상 수상... "큐 사인이 가장 행복한 배우" [[2023 MBC Drama Awards] 'My Dearest' Namkoong Min wins the grand prize without any incidents..."Cue sign is the happiest actor"] (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023 – via Naver.
^Lee, Chang-kyu (December 31, 2022). ""상 받을 줄 알고 왔다"...이청아, 베스트 퍼포먼스상 [SBS 연기대상]" ["I came knowing that I would receive an award"...Lee Chung-ah, Best Performance Award [SBS Drama Awards]] (in Korean). X-port News. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kim, Min-soo; Shin, Yoon-ae (April 23, 2020). 2020 포브스코리아 선정 파워 셀럽 40 [40 Power Celebrities selected by Forbes Korea 2020]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2021 – via Joins.
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