Choi Eun-hee

Choi Eun-hee
Choi in 1966
Born(1926-11-20)November 20, 1926
DiedApril 16, 2018(2018-04-16) (aged 91)
Other namesTheresa Sheen[1]
Citizenship
  • South Korea
  • United States (from 1989)[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1942–2006
Spouses
(m. 1954; div. 1976)
(m. 1983; died 2006)
Korean name
Hangul
최은희
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoe Eunhui
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Ŭnhŭi

Choi Eun-hee (Korean최은희; November 20, 1926 – April 16, 2018[2]) was a South Korean actress. She was one of South Korea's most popular stars of the 1960s and 1970s.[3] 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.[4][5] They returned to South Korea in 1999 after spending a decade in the United States.[6]

  1. ^ a b Lee, Michael (July 26, 2024). "CIA와 대한민국 [31] 신상옥·최은희의 북한 탈출 ④" [CIA and South Korea [31] Shin Sang-ok and Choi Eun-hee escaped from North Korea ④]. SkyeDaily.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 23, 2025. 신 감독과 최 여사는 이로부터 3년 후에 정식으로 미국 시민권을 받았다. 이때 신 감독은 이름을 사이먼 신(Simon Sheen)으로, 최 여사는 테레사 신(Theresa Sheen)으로 바꾸었다. [Director Shin and Mrs. Choi were formally granted U.S. citizenship three years later. At that time, Shin changed his name to Simon Sheen, and Mrs. Choi changed her name to Theresa Sheen.]
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Film icon Choi Eun-hee dies at 92". Yonhap News Agency. 2018-04-16. Archived from the original on April 17, 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  4. ^ "Rumors Reappear with South Korean Couple". The New York Times. 1986-03-23. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  5. ^ "Choi Eun-hee: South Korean actress who was kidnapped by North dies". BBC News. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  6. ^ Belam, Martin (2018-04-17). "Choi Eun-hee, actor once abducted by North Korea, dies". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-17.

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