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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.
Top Filmography
6.9
The Lovers and the Despot
2016 // MOVIE
6.0
The Flower in Hell
1958 // MOVIE
6.9
Mother and a Guest
1961 // MOVIE
7.4
A Hometown in Heart
1949 // MOVIE
6.3
The Money
1958 // MOVIE
7.2
Bound by Chastity Rule
1962 // MOVIE
7.3
Seong Chun-hyang
1961 // MOVIE
6.8
Under the Sky in Seoul
1961 // MOVIE
7.0
The Evergreen
1961 // MOVIE
8.2
Prince Yeonsan
1961 // MOVIE
7.0
The Love Marriage
1958 // MOVIE
5.2
Romance Papa
1960 // MOVIE
6.5
Deaf Sam Yong
1964 // MOVIE
6.0
Tyrant Yeonsan
1962 // MOVIE
7.2
Madam White Snake
1960 // MOVIE