Choi Eun-hee
ActingBorn Nov 20, 1926Died Apr 16, 2018
Gwangju, 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
Love, Love, My Love
movie1985
Love Affair
movie1963
Salt
movie1985
Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim
movie2024
Chun Hui
movie1959
The Moral of Youth
movie1960
Women of Yi-Dynasty
movie1969
A Reluctant Prince
movie1963
Mounted Bandits
movie1967
An Emissary of No Return
movie1984
Prince Yeonsan
movie1961
The Monkey Goes West
movie1966
Filmography
2024Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kimas Herselfmovie2016The Lovers and the Despotas Self - Actress / Various Rolesmovie2009The Country I Saw, Part 2as Directormovie2009The Country I Saw, Part 3as Directormovie2002Keeping the Vision Aliveas Herselfmovie2002I'll Be Seeing Heras Herselfmovie1987The Country I Sawas Directormovie1986A Traffic Controller on Crossroadsas Producermovie1985Saltas Mothermovie1985Love, Love, My Loveas Chunhyang's mothermovie1985The Tale of Shim Cheongas Co-Producermovie1984Runawayas Song Ryul's wifemovie1984An Emissary of No Returnas Directormovie1975I Love Mamamovie1973An Unmarried Teacheras Directormovie1969Women of Yi-Dynastymovie1968Womanmovie1968The Land of Koreamovie1968The Homeless Wanderermovie1967Mountainmovie1967Mounted Banditsmovie1967One-sided Love of Princessas Directormovie1967The Phantom Queenmovie1967Six Daughtersmovie1966The Monkey Goes Westmovie1965The Woman Coming in Fallmovie1965The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-lawas Directormovie1965The Story of Bae Local Offcialmovie1965The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroineas Queen Minmovie1964Deaf Sam Yongmovie1964When Night Falls at Myeongdongmovie1964The Last Woman of Shangmovie1964Red Scarfas Ji-seonmovie1963Ricemovie1963The Cloud Bridge of Gratitudeas Ok-gyeongmovie1963A Reluctant Princemovie1963Love Affairmovie1962Heartlessnessmovie1962Bound by Chastity Rulemovie1962Revengemovie1962The Story of Sim Cheongmovie1962A Happy Day of Jinsa Maengas Ipbunmovie1962Tyrant Yeonsanas Queen Shinmovie1961Prince Yeonsanmovie1961Under the Sky in Seoulas Kim Hyeon-okmovie1961The Evergreenas Chae Yeong-shinmovie1961Mother and a Guestas Mothermovie1961Iljimae the Chivalrous Robberas Yeon-hwamovie1961Seong Chun-hyangas Seong Chun-hyangmovie1960A Returned Manas Gyeong-huimovie1960Madam White Snakeas Madam White Snakemovie1960The Moral of Youthmovie1960To the Last Dayas Hye-kyungmovie1960Romance Papaas Eum-jeonmovie1960A Sad Pastoraleas Han Do-sookmovie1959A Sister's Gardenas Jeong-huimovie1959Dongsimchoas Lee Sook-heemovie1959Chun Huias Chun-huimovie1959It's Not Her Sinas Young-sookmovie1958A Country Girlas Kim Ok-gyeongmovie1958The Love Marriageas Suk-heemovie1958A College Woman's Confessionas So-yeongmovie1958The Flower in Hellas Soniamovie1958The Moneyas Ok-gyeongmovie1957The Shadowless Pagodaas Guseulagimovie1955The Youthas Lee In-hwamovie1955Dreamas Dal-lyemovie1949A Hometown in Heartas Widowmovie1948The Sun of Nightmovie1947A New Oathmovie