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Choi Eun-hee

Acting

Choi Eun-hee

FA, EN, KO, ZH cinema · 70 credits

Born

20 November 1926

Died

16 April 2018 (aged 91)

Birthplace

Gwangju, South Korea

Also known as 최은희 · Choe Eun-hui · Choi Eun-hie · 崔銀姬 · 최경순 · Choi Kyeong-soon

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 poster

Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim

FA · 202410.0

as Herself

The Lovers and the Despot poster

The Lovers and the Despot

EN · 20167.0

as Self - Actress / Various Roles

The Country I Saw, Part 2 poster

The Country I Saw, Part 2

KO · 2009Not rated

Director

The Country I Saw, Part 3 poster

The Country I Saw, Part 3

KO · 2009Not rated

Director

Keeping the Vision Alive poster

Keeping the Vision Alive

KO · 2002Not rated

as Herself

I'll Be Seeing Her poster

I'll Be Seeing Her

KO · 2002Not rated

as Herself

The Country I Saw poster

The Country I Saw

KO · 19875.2

Director

A Traffic Controller on Crossroads poster

A Traffic Controller on Crossroads

KO · 19865.0

Producer

Love, Love, My Love poster

Love, Love, My Love

KO · 198510.0

as Chunhyang's mother

The Tale of Shim Cheong poster

The Tale of Shim Cheong

KO · 1985Not rated

as Shim Cheong's mother, Co-Producer

Salt poster

Salt

KO · 198510.0

as Mother

Runaway poster

Runaway

KO · 19846.0

as Song Ryul's wife

An Emissary of No Return poster

An Emissary of No Return

KO · 19847.5

Director

아이 러브 마마

1975

I Love Mama

KO · 19759.0

Actor

An Unmarried Teacher poster

An Unmarried Teacher

KO · 1973Not rated

Director

Women of Yi-Dynasty poster

Women of Yi-Dynasty

KO · 19699.0

Actor

The Homeless Wanderer poster

The Homeless Wanderer

KO · 19687.0

Actor

Woman poster

Woman

KO · 19688.0

Actor

The Land of Korea poster

The Land of Korea

KO · 1968Not rated

Actor

Six Daughters poster

Six Daughters

KO · 19675.0

Actor

Mountain poster

Mountain

KO · 1967Not rated

Actor

The Phantom Queen poster

The Phantom Queen

KO · 19676.5

Actor

Mounted Bandits poster

Mounted Bandits

KO · 19675.5

Actor

One-sided Love of Princess poster

One-sided Love of Princess

KO · 1967Not rated

Director

The Monkey Goes West poster

The Monkey Goes West

ZH · 19668.0

Actor

The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine poster

The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine

KO · 1965Not rated

as Queen Min

The Story of Bae Local Offcial poster

The Story of Bae Local Offcial

KO · 1965Not rated

Actor

The Woman Coming in Fall poster

The Woman Coming in Fall

KO · 19658.0

Actor

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

The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law

KO · 19656.0

as Jum-soon, Director

Red Scarf poster

Red Scarf

KO · 19647.5

as Ji-seon

When Night Falls at Myeongdong poster

When Night Falls at Myeongdong

KO · 19647.0

Actor

The Last Woman of Shang poster

The Last Woman of Shang

ZH · 19647.0

Actor

Deaf Sam Yong poster

Deaf Sam Yong

KO · 19647.2

Actor

Love Affair poster

Love Affair

KO · 196310.0

Actor

A Reluctant Prince poster

A Reluctant Prince

KO · 19639.0

Actor

Rice poster

Rice

KO · 19638.0

Actor

보은의 구름다리

1963

The Cloud Bridge of Gratitude

KO · 19638.0

as Ok-gyeong

Revenge poster

Revenge

KO · 1962Not rated

Actor

Heartlessness poster

Heartlessness

KO · 19628.0

Actor

Tyrant Yeonsan poster

Tyrant Yeonsan

KO · 19626.0

as Queen Shin

Bound by Chastity Rule poster

Bound by Chastity Rule

KO · 19627.1

Actor

The Story of Sim Cheong poster

The Story of Sim Cheong

KO · 19628.0

Actor

A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng poster

A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng

KO · 19625.7

as Ipbun

Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber poster

Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber

KO · 19617.0

as Yeon-hwa

The Evergreen poster

The Evergreen

KO · 19617.4

as Chae Yeong-shin

Prince Yeonsan poster

Prince Yeonsan

KO · 19618.6

Actor

Under the Sky in Seoul poster

Under the Sky in Seoul

KO · 19617.0

as Kim Hyeon-ok

Mother and a Guest poster

Mother and a Guest

KO · 19616.9

as Mother

Seong Chun-hyang poster

Seong Chun-hyang

KO · 19617.7

as Seong Chun-hyang

A Sad Pastorale poster

A Sad Pastorale

KO · 1960Not rated

as Han Do-sook

The Moral of Youth poster

The Moral of Youth

KO · 19609.0

Actor

Madam White Snake poster

Madam White Snake

KO · 19607.9

as Madam White Snake

Romance Papa poster

Romance Papa

KO · 19605.8

as Eum-jeon

A Returned Man poster

A Returned Man

KO · 19607.0

as Gyeong-hui

To the Last Day poster

To the Last Day

KO · 19606.5

as Hye-kyung

Chun Hui poster

Chun Hui

KO · 19599.0

as Chun-hui

A Sister's Garden poster

A Sister's Garden

KO · 19596.0

as Jeong-hui

It's Not Her Sin poster

It's Not Her Sin

KO · 19598.0

as Young-sook

Dongsimcho poster

Dongsimcho

KO · 19596.5

as Lee Sook-hee

A Country Girl poster

A Country Girl

KO · 1958Not rated

as Kim Ok-gyeong

The Love Marriage poster

The Love Marriage

KO · 19587.0

as Suk-hee

A College Woman's Confession poster

A College Woman's Confession

KO · 19587.3

as So-yeong

The Flower in Hell poster

The Flower in Hell

KO · 19586.2

as Sonia

The Money poster

The Money

KO · 19586.3

as Ok-gyeong

The Shadowless Pagoda poster

The Shadowless Pagoda

KO · 19576.3

as Guseulagi

Dream poster

Dream

KO · 19556.5

as Dal-lye

The Youth poster

The Youth

KO · 19556.7

as Lee In-hwa

A Hometown in Heart poster

A Hometown in Heart

KO · 19497.4

as Widow

The Sun of Night poster

The Sun of Night

KO · 1948Not rated

Actor

A New Oath poster

A New Oath

KO · 1947Not rated

Actor