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Choi Eun-hee

Choi Eun-hee

Acting·1926–2018·67 films

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.

As Actor

The Lovers and the Despot
The Lovers and the Despot (2016)Self - Actress / Various Roles
The Flower in Hell
The Flower in Hell (1958)Sonia
Mother and a Guest
Mother and a Guest (1961)Mother
A Hometown in Heart
A Hometown in Heart (1949)Widow
Bound by Chastity Rule
Bound by Chastity Rule (1962)
Seong Chun-hyang
Seong Chun-hyang (1961)Seong Chun-hyang
The Money
The Money (1958)Ok-gyeong
Under the Sky in Seoul
Under the Sky in Seoul (1961)Kim Hyeon-ok
Prince Yeonsan
Prince Yeonsan (1961)
The Evergreen
The Evergreen (1961)Chae Yeong-shin
Deaf Sam Yong
Deaf Sam Yong (1964)
Romance Papa
Romance Papa (1960)Eum-jeon
The Love Marriage
The Love Marriage (1958)Suk-hee
Madam White Snake
Madam White Snake (1960)Madam White Snake
To the Last Day
To the Last Day (1960)Hye-kyung
The Last Woman of Shang
The Last Woman of Shang (1964)
A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng
A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng (1962)Ipbun
Tyrant Yeonsan
Tyrant Yeonsan (1962)Queen Shin
A College Woman's Confession
A College Woman's Confession (1958)So-yeong
The Shadowless Pagoda
The Shadowless Pagoda (1957)Guseulagi
The Youth
The Youth (1955)Lee In-hwa
The Monkey Goes West
The Monkey Goes West (1966)
Dongsimcho
Dongsimcho (1959)Lee Sook-hee
A Sister's Garden
A Sister's Garden (1959)Jeong-hui
Red Scarf
Red Scarf (1964)Ji-seon
It's Not Her Sin
It's Not Her Sin (1959)Young-sook
Six Daughters
Six Daughters (1967)
Dream
Dream (1955)Dal-lye
The Phantom Queen
The Phantom Queen (1967)
The Moral of Youth
The Moral of Youth (1960)
Love Affair
Love Affair (1963)
A Reluctant Prince
A Reluctant Prince (1963)
The Woman Coming in Fall
The Woman Coming in Fall (1965)
Chun Hui
Chun Hui (1959)Chun-hui
A Returned Man
A Returned Man (1960)Gyeong-hui
The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law
The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law (1965)Jum-soon
Woman
Woman (1968)
Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim
Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim (2024)Herself
Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber
Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber (1961)Yeon-hwa
Rice
Rice (1963)
When Night Falls at Myeongdong
When Night Falls at Myeongdong (1964)
Mounted Bandits
Mounted Bandits (1967)
Women of Yi-Dynasty
Women of Yi-Dynasty (1969)
Heartlessness
Heartlessness (1962)
The Homeless Wanderer
The Homeless Wanderer (1968)
Runaway
Runaway (1984)Song Ryul's wife
The Story of Sim Cheong
The Story of Sim Cheong (1962)
Love, Love, My Love
Love, Love, My Love (1985)Chunhyang's mother
Salt
Salt (1985)Mother
Keeping the Vision Alive
Keeping the Vision Alive (2002)Herself
Revenge
Revenge (1962)
The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine
The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine (1965)Queen Min
A Country Girl
A Country Girl (1958)Kim Ok-gyeong
The Story of Bae Local Offcial
The Story of Bae Local Offcial (1965)
The Tale of Shim Cheong
The Tale of Shim Cheong (1985)Shim Cheong's mother
A Sad Pastorale
A Sad Pastorale (1960)Han Do-sook
I'll Be Seeing Her
I'll Be Seeing Her (2002)Herself
A New Oath
A New Oath (1947)
The Sun of Night
The Sun of Night (1948)
Mountain
Mountain (1967)
The Land of Korea
The Land of Korea (1968)

As Director