Choi Eun-hee

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

Gender

Female

Birthday

1926-11-20

Day of death

2018-04-16 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Gwangju, South Korea

Choi Eun-hee

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.

Known For

  • The Monkey Goes West

    The Monkey Goes West

  • Prince Yeonsan

    Prince Yeonsan

  • Tyrant Yeonsan

    Tyrant Yeonsan

  • The Last Woman of Shang

    The Last Woman of Shang

  • Romance Papa

    Romance Papa

  • Seong Chun-hyang

    Seong Chun-hyang

  • Mother and a Guest

    Mother and a Guest

  • To the Last Day

    To the Last Day

  • Heartlessness

    Heartlessness

  • Red Scarf

    Red Scarf

  • The Cloud Bridge of Gratitude

    The Cloud Bridge of Gratitude

  • A Returned Man

    A Returned Man

  • Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber

    Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber

  • Love Affair

    Love Affair

  • When Night Falls at Myeongdong

    When Night Falls at Myeongdong

  • Chun Hui

    Chun Hui

  • Revenge

    Revenge

  • The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine

    The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine

  • The Lovers and the Despot

    The Lovers and the Despot

  • It's Not Her Sin

    It's Not Her Sin

  • A College Woman's Confession

    A College Woman's Confession

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

    The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law

  • Dongsimcho

    Dongsimcho

  • Deaf Sam Yong

    Deaf Sam Yong

  • A Reluctant Prince

    A Reluctant Prince

  • Under the Sky in Seoul

    Under the Sky in Seoul

  • Keeping the Vision Alive

    Keeping the Vision Alive

  • Rice

    Rice

  • Women of Yi-Dynasty

    Women of Yi-Dynasty

  • The Story of Sim Cheong

    The Story of Sim Cheong

  • Bound by Chastity Rule

    Bound by Chastity Rule

  • The Flower in Hell

    The Flower in Hell

  • A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng

    A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng

  • A Country Girl

    A Country Girl

  • The Moral of Youth

    The Moral of Youth

  • The Woman Coming in Fall

    The Woman Coming in Fall

  • The Story of Bae Local Offcial

    The Story of Bae Local Offcial

  • A Sad Pastorale

    A Sad Pastorale

  • Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim

    Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim

  • Woman

    Woman

  • Mountain

    Mountain

  • Six Daughters

    Six Daughters

  • The Love Marriage

    The Love Marriage

  • The Sun of Night

    The Sun of Night

  • The Tale of Shim Cheong

    The Tale of Shim Cheong

  • The Youth

    The Youth

  • Runaway

    Runaway

  • The Homeless Wanderer

    The Homeless Wanderer

  • The Land of Korea

    The Land of Korea

  • The Money

    The Money

  • Love, Love, My Love

    Love, Love, My Love

  • A New Oath

    A New Oath

  • Dream

    Dream

  • The Phantom Queen

    The Phantom Queen

  • Salt

    Salt

  • A Hometown in Heart

    A Hometown in Heart

  • I'll Be Seeing Her

    I'll Be Seeing Her

  • The Shadowless Pagoda

    The Shadowless Pagoda

  • Madam White Snake

    Madam White Snake

  • The Evergreen

    The Evergreen

  • A Sister's Garden

    A Sister's Garden