Choi Eun Hee
- Name: Choi Eun Hee
- Native name: 최은희
- Also Known as: Choi Eun Hie, Choi Eun Hui
- Nationality: South Korean
- Gender: Female
- Born: November 20, 1926
- Died: April 16, 2018
In 1978, Choi and Shin, whom she had recently divorced due to Shin having committed adultery, were kidnapped to North Korea by order of Kim Jong Il. Kim's plan was to have Shin work as his propagandist and for Choi to be the star. Shortly after agreeing to the demands of Kim, they were remarried at his recommendation. The couple finally staged their escape in 1986 while on a trip to Vienna, fleeing to the United States embassy and requesting political asylum. Choi appeared in eighty-one films. She received the award for best actress at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival in 1985, for her part in the film Sogum.
With Shin, she wrote an account of their years in Pyongyang. Shin also wrote his autobiography shortly before his death.
In 2015, an English-language biography of her life, along with Shin Sang Ok, was published by Paul Fischer titled A Kim Jong Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker. Edit Biography
Director
Title | Rating |
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An Unmarried Teacher | 0.0 |
One Sided Love Princess | 0.0 |
The Girl Raised As A Future Daughter-In-Law | 7.8 |
Screenwriter & Director
Title | Rating |
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Mayumi | 0.0 |
Movie
Title | Rating |
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Red Shoes
Korean Movie, 1975,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
I Love Mama
Korean Movie, 1975,
Miss Lee
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Han River
Korean Movie, 1974,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Shim Cheong
Korean Movie, 1972,
Yong Wang
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Private Kim
Korean Movie, 1969,
Soon Ee [Widow, Yong Ee's Mother]
(Main Role)
|
10.0
|
Even If I Die Tomorrow
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Mulmangcho
Korean Movie, 1969,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Tragic History of Joseon Women
Korean Movie, 1969,
Mrs. Han
(Main Role)
|
8.0
|
Woman
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Land of Korea
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Wanderer
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Life of a Woman
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Homeless Wanderer
Korean Movie, 1968,
Ah Young
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
A Pastoral Song
Korean Movie, 1968,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Mountain
Korean Movie, 1967,
Yoon Jung Ok
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Mounted Bandits
Korean Movie, 1967,
(Main Role)
|
7.5
|
Tender Heart
Korean Movie, 1967,
Queen Noguk
(Main Role)
|
7.0
|
Four Sisters
Korean Movie, 1967,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Queen Moon Jung
Korean Movie, 1967,
Queen Moon Jung
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Girl Raised As A Future Daughter-In-Law
Korean Movie, 1965,
Jeom Soon
(Main Role)
|
7.8
|
The Story of Local Bae
Korean Movie, 1965,
Aeran
(Main Role)
|
10.0
|
Behold this Woman
Korean Movie, 1965,
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine
Korean Movie, 1965,
Queen Min
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Madam Gyedong
Korean Movie, 1964,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Deaf Sam Ryong
Korean Movie, 1964,
Soon Deok
(Main Role)
|
6.2
|
When Night Falls at Myeongdong
Korean Movie, 1964,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Last Woman Of Shang
Hong Kong Movie, 1964,
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
Red Scarf
Korean Movie, 1964,
Ji Seon
(Main Role)
|
8.4
|
The Blues with the Black Scar
Korean Movie, 1964,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Torchlight
Korean Movie, 1963,
San Hong
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Rice
Korean Movie, 1963,
Song Jeong Hui
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Cheol Jong and Bok Nyeo
Korean Movie, 1963,
Bok Nyeo
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
A Reluctant Prince
Korean Movie, 1963,
Bok Nyeo
(Main Role)
|
6.8
|
Romance Gray
Korean Movie, 1963,
(Main Role)
|
5.0
|
Bound by Chastity Rule
Korean Movie, 1962,
Lady Han [Kim Jin's Daughter in Law]
(Main Role)
|
6.7
|
And Love as You Want
Korean Movie, 1962,
Park Moon Ok
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Swordsman and Love
Korean Movie, 1962,
Nan Yi
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
A Wife from a Mountain Village
Korean Movie, 1962,
Oh In Soon
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng
Korean Movie, 1962,
Ip Bun
(Main Role)
|
7.8
|
Tyrant Yeonsan
Korean Movie, 1962,
Shin Bi
(Main Role)
|
7.5
|
Revenge
Korean Movie, 1962,
[Namjang beauty]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Strait of Love and Death
Korean Movie, 1962,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Under the Sky of Seoul
Korean Movie, 1961,
Kim Hyeon Ok
(Main Role)
|
8.0
|
Mother and a Guest
Korean Movie, 1961,
[Mother] / [Widow]
(Main Role)
|
7.5
|
Evergreen Tree
Korean Movie, 1961,
Yeong Shin
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber
Korean Movie, 1961,
Yeonhwa
(Main Role)
|
8.0
|
Seong Chun Hyang
Korean Movie, 1961,
Seong Chun Hyang
(Main Role)
|
7.1
|
Prince Yeonsan
Korean Movie, 1961,
Shin Bi
(Support Role)
|
6.9
|
A Gang of Robbers
Korean Movie, 1961,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Return of a Man
Korean Movie, 1960,
Gyeong Hui
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Madam White Snake
Korean Movie, 1960,
Madam White Snake
(Main Role)
|
6.8
|
To the Last Day
Korean Movie, 1960,
Hye Gyeong
(Main Role)
|
7.5
|
A Love History
Korean Movie, 1960,
Yoon Eun Seon
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Romantic Papa
Korean Movie, 1960,
Eum Jeon
(Main Role)
|
6.7
|
Independence Association and Young Lee Seung Man
Korean Movie, 1959,
[Pyeongsan's older sister]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Sister's Garden
Korean Movie, 1959,
Jeong Hui
(Main Role)
|
6.7
|
Dongsimcho
Korean Movie, 1959,
Lee Sook Hee
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Choon Hee
Korean Movie, 1959,
Chun Hui
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
It's Not Her Sin
Korean Movie, 1959,
Yeong Suk
(Main Role)
|
8.0
|
Three Women
Korean Movie, 1959,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Poor Lovers
Korean Movie, 1959,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Sorrow of Twilight
Korean Movie, 1959,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
A Country Girl
Korean Movie, 1958,
Kim Ok Gyeong
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Love Marriage
Korean Movie, 1958,
Suk Hee
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Confessions of a College Student
Korean Movie, 1958,
So Yeong
(Main Role)
|
5.0
|
The Brother
Korean Movie, 1958,
Suk Young
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
A Flower in Hell
Korean Movie, 1958,
So Nya
(Main Role)
|
6.6
|
The Money
Korean Movie, 1958,
Ok Gyeong
(Main Role)
|
6.0
|
Farewell Sorrow!
Korean Movie, 1957,
Kim Bun Yi
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Pagoda of No Shadows
Korean Movie, 1957,
Ah Gee Guseul
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Youth
Korean Movie, 1955,
Lee In Hwa
(Main Role)
|
4.0
|
Dream
Korean Movie, 1955,
Dal Lye
(Main Role)
|
7.7
|
Korea
Korean Movie, 1954,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
A Hometown in Heart
Korean Movie, 1949,
Eun Hee [Widow]
(Main Role)
|
7.1
|
The Sun of Night
Korean Movie, 1948,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
A New Oath
Korean Movie, 1947,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
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