Choi Eun-hee

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
Choi Eun-hee
Choi in 1966
Born(1926-11-20)November 20, 1926
Gwangju, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
DiedApril 16, 2018(2018-04-16) (aged 91)
Gangseo District, Seoul, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
OccupationActress
Years active1942–2006
Spouses
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(m. 1954; div. 1976)​
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(m. 1983; died 2006)​
Korean name
Hangul
최은희
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoe Eunhui
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Ŭnhŭi

Choi Eun-hee (Korean: 최은희; November 20, 1926 – April 16, 2018[1]) was a South Korean actress, who was one of the country's most popular stars of the 1960s and 1970s.[2] 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 U.S. embassy in Vienna in 1986.[3][4] They returned to South Korea in 1999 after spending a decade in the United States.[5]

  1. ^ Lee, Kyung-ho (2018-04-16). "영화배우협회, 최은희 별세..'영화인장, 유족과 협의할 것'" [Screen Actors' Guild's Choi Eun-hee Dies...]. Star News (in Korean). Money Today. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  2. ^ "Film icon Choi Eun-hee dies at 92". Yonhap News Agency. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  3. ^ "Rumors Reappear with South Korean Couple". The New York Times. 1986-03-23. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  4. ^ "Choi Eun-hee: South Korean actress who was kidnapped by North dies". BBC News. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  5. ^ Belam, Martin (2018-04-17). "Choi Eun-hee, actor once abducted by North Korea, dies". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-17.