Choi Eun-hee
| Choi Eun-hee | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 20, 1926 |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1947–1985 |
| Spouse(s) | Shin Sang-ok |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 최은희 |
| Hanja | 崔銀姬 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Eun-Hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Ǔn-hŭi |
Choi Eun-hee (born November 20, 1926) is a South Korean actress. She began her film career in 1947 in the film A New Oath. For the next 20 years, she was one of the biggest stars in Korean film and led the Shin Film company along with her husband, the director Shin Sang-ok.
In 1978, Choi and Shin, whom she had recently divorced due to Shin having committing adultery, were kidnapped to North Korea by orders from future dictator 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.
[1] 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.[2]
With Shin, she wrote an account of their years in Pyongyang.[3] Shin also wrote his own autobiography shortly before his death.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ According to the Internet Movie Database, from 1955 to 1985,
- ↑ "14th Moscow International Film Festival (1985)". MIFF. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ↑ 우리의 탈출은 끝나지 않았다: 신상옥·최은희 비록
- ↑ 난, 영화였다 : 영화감독신상옥이남긴마지막글들
External links
- Eun-hie Choi at the Internet Movie Database
- Inside the mind of Kim Jong-il, BBC, July 21, 2003, retrieved January 29, 2006
- Kidnapped by North Korea, Mike Thomson, BBC, March 5, 2003, retrieved January 29, 2006