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Choi Eun-hee
South Korean actress (1926–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
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]
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Choi Eun-hee | |
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![]() Choi in 1966 | |
Born | (1926-11-20)November 20, 1926 |
Died | April 16, 2018(2018-04-16) (aged 91) |
Nationality | South Korean |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1942–2006 |
Spouses | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 최은희 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Choe Eunhui |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Ŭnhŭi |
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