
Choi Eun-hee
Known for Acting · 63 credits
- Born
- 1926-11-20
- Died
- 2018-04-16
- Place of birth
- Gwangju, South Korea
- Also known as
- 최은희 · Choe Eun-hui · Choi Eun-hie · 崔銀姬 · 최경순 · Choi Kyeong-soon
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
Movies (63)

To the Last Day
1960
as Hye-kyung

The Story of Sim Cheong
1962

A Reluctant Prince
1963

Red Scarf
1964
as Ji-seon

Bound by Chastity Rule
1962

A Country Girl
1958
as Kim Ok-gyeong

Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber
1961
as Yeon-hwa

The Youth
1955
as Lee In-hwa

When Night Falls at Myeongdong
1964

Runaway
1984
as Song Ryul's wife

I'll Be Seeing Her
2002
as Herself

The Monkey Goes West
1966

Mounted Bandits
1967

The Flower in Hell
1958
as Sonia

The Homeless Wanderer
1968

The Money
1958
as Ok-gyeong

The Phantom Queen
1967

Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim
2024
as Herself

Romance Papa
1960
as Eum-jeon
I Love Mama
1975

Salt
1985
as Mother

Dream
1955
as Dal-lye

The Last Woman of Shang
1964

Love, Love, My Love
1985
as Chunhyang's mother

The Tale of Shim Cheong
1985
as Shim Cheong's mother

The Lovers and the Despot
2016
as Self - Actress / Various Roles

Seong Chun-hyang
1961
as Seong Chun-hyang

Under the Sky in Seoul
1961
as Kim Hyeon-ok

Mother and a Guest
1961
as Mother

Madam White Snake
1960
as Madam White Snake

Women of Yi-Dynasty
1969

Prince Yeonsan
1961

The Woman Coming in Fall
1965

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

Tyrant Yeonsan
1962
as Queen Shin

A Sister's Garden
1959
as Jeong-hui

It's Not Her Sin
1959
as Young-sook

A Returned Man
1960
as Gyeong-hui

The Evergreen
1961
as Chae Yeong-shin

Heartlessness
1962

The Love Marriage
1958
as Suk-hee

Woman
1968

Six Daughters
1967

A College Woman's Confession
1958
as So-yeong

The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine
1965
as Queen Min

Dongsimcho
1959
as Lee Sook-hee

Love Affair
1963

A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng
1962
as Ipbun

The Moral of Youth
1960

Deaf Sam Yong
1964
The Cloud Bridge of Gratitude
1963
as Ok-gyeong

The Land of Korea
1968

A Hometown in Heart
1949
as Widow

The Shadowless Pagoda
1957
as Guseulagi

Revenge
1962

Keeping the Vision Alive
2002
as Herself

The Story of Bae Local Offcial
1965

The Sun of Night
1948

Rice
1963

A Sad Pastorale
1960
as Han Do-sook

Chun Hui
1959
as Chun-hui

A New Oath
1947

Mountain
1967
About Choi Eun-hee
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. With 63 credits spanning from 1947 to 2024, Choi Eun-hee has appeared in 63 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Choi Eun-hee Movies
- To the Last Day (1960) — as Hye-kyung
- The Story of Sim Cheong (1962)
- A Reluctant Prince (1963)
- Red Scarf (1964) — as Ji-seon
- Bound by Chastity Rule (1962)
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