Biography and filmography

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.

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Movies (70)

Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim

Cinema in the Land of Comrade Kim

2024 · Herself

The Lovers and the Despot

The Lovers and the Despot

2016 · Self - Actress / Various Roles

The Country I Saw, Part 2

The Country I Saw, Part 2

2009 · Director

The Country I Saw, Part 3

The Country I Saw, Part 3

2009 · Director

Keeping the Vision Alive

Keeping the Vision Alive

2002 · Herself

I'll Be Seeing Her

I'll Be Seeing Her

2002 · Herself

The Country I Saw

The Country I Saw

1987 · Director

A Traffic Controller on Crossroads

A Traffic Controller on Crossroads

1986 · Producer

Salt

Salt

1985 · Mother

Love, Love, My Love

Love, Love, My Love

1985 · Chunhyang's mother

The Tale of Shim Cheong

The Tale of Shim Cheong

1985 · Shim Cheong's mother, Co-Producer

Runaway

Runaway

1984 · Song Ryul's wife

An Emissary of No Return

An Emissary of No Return

1984 · Director

I Love Mama

I Love Mama

1975

An Unmarried Teacher

An Unmarried Teacher

1973 · Director

Women of Yi-Dynasty

Women of Yi-Dynasty

1969

Woman

Woman

1968

The Land of Korea

The Land of Korea

1968

The Homeless Wanderer

The Homeless Wanderer

1968

Mountain

Mountain

1967

Mounted Bandits

Mounted Bandits

1967

One-sided Love of Princess

One-sided Love of Princess

1967 · Director

The Phantom Queen

The Phantom Queen

1967

Six Daughters

Six Daughters

1967

The Monkey Goes West

The Monkey Goes West

1966

The Woman Coming in Fall

The Woman Coming in Fall

1965

The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law

The Girl Raised as a Future Daughter-in-law

1965 · Jum-soon, Director

The Story of Bae Local Offcial

The Story of Bae Local Offcial

1965

The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine

The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine

1965 · Queen Min

Deaf Sam Yong

Deaf Sam Yong

1964

When Night Falls at Myeongdong

When Night Falls at Myeongdong

1964

The Last Woman of Shang

The Last Woman of Shang

1964

Red Scarf

Red Scarf

1964 · Ji-seon

Rice

Rice

1963

The Cloud Bridge of Gratitude

The Cloud Bridge of Gratitude

1963 · Ok-gyeong

A Reluctant Prince

A Reluctant Prince

1963

Love Affair

Love Affair

1963

Heartlessness

Heartlessness

1962

Bound by Chastity Rule

Bound by Chastity Rule

1962

Revenge

Revenge

1962

The Story of Sim Cheong

The Story of Sim Cheong

1962

A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng

A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng

1962 · Ipbun

Tyrant Yeonsan

Tyrant Yeonsan

1962 · Queen Shin

Prince Yeonsan

Prince Yeonsan

1961

Under the Sky in Seoul

Under the Sky in Seoul

1961 · Kim Hyeon-ok

The Evergreen

The Evergreen

1961 · Chae Yeong-shin

Mother and a Guest

Mother and a Guest

1961 · Mother

Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber

Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber

1961 · Yeon-hwa

Seong Chun-hyang

Seong Chun-hyang

1961 · Seong Chun-hyang

A Returned Man

A Returned Man

1960 · Gyeong-hui

Madam White Snake

Madam White Snake

1960 · Madam White Snake

The Moral of Youth

The Moral of Youth

1960

To the Last Day

To the Last Day

1960 · Hye-kyung

Romance Papa

Romance Papa

1960 · Eum-jeon

A Sad Pastorale

A Sad Pastorale

1960 · Han Do-sook

A Sister's Garden

A Sister's Garden

1959 · Jeong-hui

Dongsimcho

Dongsimcho

1959 · Lee Sook-hee

Chun Hui

Chun Hui

1959 · Chun-hui

It's Not Her Sin

It's Not Her Sin

1959 · Young-sook

A Country Girl

A Country Girl

1958 · Kim Ok-gyeong

The Love Marriage

The Love Marriage

1958 · Suk-hee

A College Woman's Confession

A College Woman's Confession

1958 · So-yeong

The Flower in Hell

The Flower in Hell

1958 · Sonia

The Money

The Money

1958 · Ok-gyeong

The Shadowless Pagoda

The Shadowless Pagoda

1957 · Guseulagi

The Youth

The Youth

1955 · Lee In-hwa

Dream

Dream

1955 · Dal-lye

A Hometown in Heart

A Hometown in Heart

1949 · Widow

The Sun of Night

The Sun of Night

1948

A New Oath

A New Oath

1947

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