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Choi Eun-hee

Choi Eun-hee

Acting
20 Nov 1926
16 Apr 2018
Gwangju, South Korea

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.

Also Known As

최은희, Choe Eun-hui, Choi Eun-hie, 崔銀姬, 최경순

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