Michelle Okkyung, Lee (AKA: Ok Kyung Lim) was born in South Korea. She began her career in film Mandala (1981) director Im Kwon- Tack.

She is a South Korean actress known for The Man Riding the Wind (1983), Honeymoon (1989), Woman's Arirang (1993), Attractive Woman (1993), Jeungbal (1994) directed by Sang-Ok Shin, My Father the Bodyguard (1994), and the following TV Series Home Of Limits Men-KBS Drama (1983), Detective 25Hours (1986), The Art of War (1989), Love and Work-SBS (1994).

In 1996, she moved to the United States, got married, and made her debut as a theater actress in One Fine Spring Day (2013) at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre. Recently, she appeared in the short film Strangers' Reunion (2019), and she is now reoccurring in several TV shows.