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Choi Eun-hee

Choi Eun-hee

Acting

Born: November 20, 1926Gwangju, South Korea

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.

Known For
Filmography
Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim

Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim

Herself

2024
The Lovers and the Despot

The Lovers and the Despot

Self - Actress / Various Roles

2016
Keeping the Vision Alive

Keeping the Vision Alive

Herself

2002
I'll Be Seeing Her

I'll Be Seeing Her

Herself

2002
Salt

Salt

Mother

1985
The Tale of Shim Cheong

The Tale of Shim Cheong

Shim Cheong's mother

1985
Love, Love, My Love

Love, Love, My Love

Chunhyang's mother

1985
Runaway

Runaway

Song Ryul's wife

1984

I Love Mama

1975
Women of Yi-Dynasty

Women of Yi-Dynasty

1969
Woman

Woman

1968
The Land of Korea

The Land of Korea

1968
The Homeless Wanderer

The Homeless Wanderer

1968
Mountain

Mountain

1967
Mounted Bandits

Mounted Bandits

1967
The Phantom Queen

The Phantom Queen

1967
Six Daughters

Six Daughters

1967
The Monkey Goes West

The Monkey Goes West

1966
The Woman Coming in Fall

The Woman Coming in Fall

1965
The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law

The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law

Jum-soon

1965
The Story of Bae Local Offcial

The Story of Bae Local Offcial

1965
The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine

The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine

Queen Min

1965
Deaf Sam Yong

Deaf Sam Yong

1964
When Night Falls at Myeongdong

When Night Falls at Myeongdong

1964
The Last Woman of Shang

The Last Woman of Shang

1964
Red Scarf

Red Scarf

Ji-seon

1964
Rice

Rice

1963

The Cloud Bridge of Gratitude

Ok-gyeong

1963
A Reluctant Prince

A Reluctant Prince

1963
Love Affair

Love Affair

1963
Heartlessness

Heartlessness

1962
Bound by Chastity Rule

Bound by Chastity Rule

1962
Revenge

Revenge

1962
The Story of Sim Cheong

The Story of Sim Cheong

1962
A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng

A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng

Ipbun

1962
Tyrant Yeonsan

Tyrant Yeonsan

Queen Shin

1962
Prince Yeonsan

Prince Yeonsan

1961
Under the Sky in Seoul

Under the Sky in Seoul

Kim Hyeon-ok

1961
The Evergreen

The Evergreen

Chae Yeong-shin

1961
Mother and a Guest

Mother and a Guest

Mother

1961
Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber

Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber

Yeon-hwa

1961
Seong Chun-hyang

Seong Chun-hyang

Seong Chun-hyang

1961
A Returned Man

A Returned Man

Gyeong-hui

1960
Madam White Snake

Madam White Snake

Madam White Snake

1960
The Moral of Youth

The Moral of Youth

1960
To the Last Day

To the Last Day

Hye-kyung

1960
Romance Papa

Romance Papa

Eum-jeon

1960
A Sad Pastorale

A Sad Pastorale

Han Do-sook

1960
A Sister's Garden

A Sister's Garden

Jeong-hui

1959
Dongsimcho

Dongsimcho

Lee Sook-hee

1959
Chun Hui

Chun Hui

Chun-hui

1959
It's Not Her Sin

It's Not Her Sin

Young-sook

1959
A Country Girl

A Country Girl

Kim Ok-gyeong

1958
The Love Marriage

The Love Marriage

Suk-hee

1958
A College Woman's Confession

A College Woman's Confession

So-yeong

1958
The Flower in Hell

The Flower in Hell

Sonia

1958
The Money

The Money

Ok-gyeong

1958
The Shadowless Pagoda

The Shadowless Pagoda

Guseulagi

1957
The Youth

The Youth

Lee In-hwa

1955
Dream

Dream

Dal-lye

1955
A Hometown in Heart

A Hometown in Heart

Widow

1949
The Sun of Night

The Sun of Night

1948
A New Oath

A New Oath

1947