Park Eun-hye

For the singer of the same name, see Ivy (South Korean singer).

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Park Eun-hye (Korean: 박은혜; born February 21, 1977) is a South Korean actress.^[3] She is best known for starring in Jewel in the Palace, which led to her popularity in China. She also played the lead role in the Taiwanese drama, Silence, starring Vic Chou, and directed by Zhang Zhong.

Park Eun-hye
Born	(1977-02-21) February 21, 1977 (age 48) Inchon, South Korea[1]
Education	Seoul Institute of the Arts – Creative Advertising
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998–present
Agent	Sky E&M[2]
Spouse	Kim Han-sup ​ ​ (m. 2008; div. 2018)​
Children	2
Korean name
Hangul	박은혜
Hanja	朴恩惠
Revised Romanization	Bak Eunhye
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Ŭnhye

Career

Park Eun-hye entered the entertainment industry in 1998, but she only rose to fame in 2003 with a supporting role in hit MBC TV series Dae Jang Geum (also known as Jewel in the Palace), which enjoyed tremendous popularity throughout Asia.^[4]

After a secondary lead role in 18 vs. 29,^[5] she further solidified her status as a major Korean Wave star with the success of another period drama Yi San (2007) and her Taiwanese series Silence opposite heartthrob Vic Zhou (2006).^[6][7]

Park decided to star in Hong Sang-soo's 2008 art film Night and Day even without a salary, and her performance received a Best New Actress award from the prestigious Busan Film Critics Association, her first award in ten years of acting. The next year she returned to television playing a femme fatale in daily drama Pink Lipstick.^[8][9]

In 2012 she began co-hosting on cable the variety shows Queen of Beauty on KBS Drama,^[10] and Sold Out on tvN.

Park is more popular in China than in her native South Korea,^[11] as the sales of the Chinese brands she models for—Hana Cosmetics and Yonseng Tangerine Chocolates (the latter named after her character in Dae Jang Geum) -- went over 25 million dollars in the year 2009.^[12][13]

Personal life

Park Eun-hye married entrepreneur Kim Han-sup on April 27, 2008, at Shilla Hotel in Seoul.^[14][15][16] She gave birth to fraternal twin sons, Kim Jae-wan and Kim Jae-ho, in 2011.^{[17][unreliable source?][18]} On September 14, 2018, it was reported that she finalized her divorce from her former husband earlier that same month, with the cause for the divorce being irreconcilable differences. Her agency later released a statement confirming that she had parted ways with her husband, and that she would be raising their children.^[19]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role
1995	LA Arirang
2000	Good Friends 1
2001	Everyday with You	Jo Se-hee
2003	Jewel in the Palace	Lee Yeon-saeng
2004	Little Women	Jung Hyun-deuk
	Island Village Teacher	Yoon Ji-young
2005	Eighteen, Twenty-Nine	Shin Ji-young
2006	Fireworks Display	Cha Mi-rae
	Silence	Zhao Shen Shen
2007	The Person I Love	Yoon Hyun-joo
	Lee San, Wind of the Palace	Queen Hyoui
2008	Detective Mr. Lee	Lee Chae-young
2010	Pink Lipstick	Yoo Ga-eun
2012	Can't Live Without You	Seo In-hye/Park So-hyun
2013	Two Women's Room	Min Kyung-chae
2014	KBS Drama Special: "Vengeful Spirit"	Min Yoo-sun
2015	The Merchant: Gaekju 2015	Chun So-rye
2016	A Beautiful Mind	Shim Eun-ha (cameo)
2017	Sweet Enemy	Oh Dal-Nim
2020	Hi Bye, Mama!	Pil-seung's mother
	Mystic Pop-up Bar	Queen/Shin Ji-hye
	Get Revenge[20]	Broadcasting host
2021	High Class	Sejun-mam (Cameo)[21]
	The King's Affection	Lady Kim[22]
2022	Alchemy of Souls	Jin Ho-gyeong[23][24]

Web series

Year	Title	Network	Role	Ref.
2021	Fly Again	Kakao TV	Goo Song-yi	[25][26]

Films

Year	Title	Role
1998	Zzang	Yoo Hye-ri
2000	01412 Sect of the Magic Sword	Princess January
	The Record	Hee-jung
2001	Dream of a Warrior	Nam-hong
2005	Daddy-Long-Legs	Girl in flashbacks
2006	February 29	Han Ji-yeon
	Sunflower	Lee Eun-mi
2008	Night and Day	Lee Yoo-jeong
2015	Enemies In-Law	Park Young-mi
2017	Steel Rain	Kwon Sook-jung
2024	The Guardian[27]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Music Bank	MC	with Ji Sung
2006	Maldalrija	Cast Member
2012	Queen of Beauty	Host
	Sold Out
2014	Now On My Way to Meet You	Cast Member
	The King of Food	Host
2021	On Air Money Life	Host	[28]
2022	People of the Health Office		[29]
	Lan Line Beauty		[30]
	Shall I Light Your Daily Life		[31]
	Korea After School: Field Trip		Season 1[32]
2022	Party Resolution		Season 1–2[33]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2008	9th Busan Film Critics Awards	Best New Actress	Night and Day	Won
2009	2nd Korea Sharing Awards[34]	Chairman's Award	—	Won
2010	MBC Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress	Pink Lipstick	Won
2011	Ministry of Health and Welfare	Citation	—	Won
2012	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Can't Live Without You	Nominated
2013	SBS Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama	Two Women's Room	Nominated
2014	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama	Vengeful Spirit	Nominated