Choi Eun-hee

Choi Eun-hee

1926-11-20 – 2018-04-16 (age 91) Gwangju, South Korea
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Biography

Choi Eun-hee (November 20, 1926 – April 16, 2018) was a South Korean actress, who was one of the country's most popular stars of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1978, Choi and her then ex-husband, movie director Shin Sang-ok, were abducted to North Korea, where they were forced to make films until they sought asylum at the US Embassy in Vienna in 1986. They returned to South Korea in 1999 after spending a decade in the United States.

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Known For

Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber
Red Scarf
Red Scarf

1964

as Ji-seon

Prince Yeonsan
Love, Love, My Love
Love, Love, My Love

1985

as Chunhyang's mother

Under the Sky in Seoul
Under the Sky in Seoul

1961

as Kim Hyeon-ok

Dongsimcho
Dongsimcho

1959

as Lee Sook-hee

Mother and a Guest
Mother and a Guest

1961

as Mother

Tyrant Yeonsan
Tyrant Yeonsan

1962

as Queen Shin

Romance Papa
Romance Papa

1960

as Eum-jeon

Deaf Sam Yong
The Flower in Hell
The Flower in Hell

1958

as Sonia

The Evergreen
The Evergreen

1961

as Chae Yeong-shin

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The Money
The Money

1958

as Ok-gyeong

A Reluctant Prince