Choi Eun-hee

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Choi Eun-hee

Acting November 20, 1926

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…

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The Lovers and the Despot

The Lovers and the Despot

7.0 2016 Movie
The Flower in Hell

The Flower in Hell

6.2 1958 Movie
Mother and a Guest

Mother and a Guest

6.9 1961 Movie
A Hometown in Heart

A Hometown in Heart

7.4 1949 Movie
Bound by Chastity Rule

Bound by Chastity Rule

7.1 1962 Movie
Romance Papa

Romance Papa

5.8 1960 Movie
The Money

The Money

6.3 1958 Movie
The Monkey Goes West

The Monkey Goes West

8.0 1966 Movie
The Country I Saw

The Country I Saw

5.2 1987 Movie
Seong Chun-hyang

Seong Chun-hyang

7.7 1961 Movie
I'll Be Seeing Her

I'll Be Seeing Her

2002 Movie
A Traffic Controller on Crossroads

A Traffic Controller on Crossroads

5.0 1986 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim

    Movie Herself

  2. 2016
    The Lovers and the Despot

    Movie Self - Actress / Various Roles

  3. 2009
    The Country I Saw, Part 3

    Movie Director

  4. 2009
    The Country I Saw, Part 2

    Movie Director

  5. 2002
    Keeping the Vision Alive

    Movie Herself

  6. 2002
    I'll Be Seeing Her

    Movie Herself

  7. 1987
    The Country I Saw

    Movie Director

  8. 1986
    A Traffic Controller on Crossroads

    Movie Producer

  9. 1985
    Salt

    Movie Mother

  10. 1985
    Love, Love, My Love

    Movie Chunhyang's mother

  11. 1985
    The Tale of Shim Cheong

    Movie Shim Cheong's mother

  12. 1984
    Runaway

    Movie Song Ryul's wife

  13. 1984
    An Emissary of No Return

    Movie Director

  14. 1975
    I Love Mama

    Movie

  15. 1973
    An Unmarried Teacher

    Movie Director

  16. 1969
    Women of Yi-Dynasty

    Movie

More credits
  1. 1968
    Woman

    Movie

  2. 1968
    The Land of Korea

    Movie

  3. 1968
    The Homeless Wanderer

    Movie

  4. 1967
    Mountain

    Movie

  5. 1967
    Mounted Bandits

    Movie

  6. 1967
    One-sided Love of Princess

    Movie Director

  7. 1967
    The Phantom Queen

    Movie

  8. 1967
    Six Daughters

    Movie

  9. 1966
    The Monkey Goes West

    Movie

  10. 1965
    The Woman Coming in Fall

    Movie

  11. 1965
    The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law

    Movie Jum-soon

  12. 1965
    The Story of Bae Local Offcial

    Movie

  13. 1965
    The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine

    Movie Queen Min

  14. 1964
    Deaf Sam Yong

    Movie

  15. 1964
    When Night Falls at Myeongdong

    Movie

  16. 1964
    The Last Woman of Shang

    Movie

  17. 1964
    Red Scarf

    Movie Ji-seon

  18. 1963
    Rice

    Movie

  19. 1963
    The Cloud Bridge of Gratitude

    Movie Ok-gyeong

  20. 1963
    A Reluctant Prince

    Movie

  21. 1963
    Love Affair

    Movie

  22. 1962
    Heartlessness

    Movie

  23. 1962
    Bound by Chastity Rule

    Movie

  24. 1962
    Revenge

    Movie