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Kyeon Mi-ri Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

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Born:
1964-12-25

Birthplace:
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Credits:
37 Total Roles

Kyeon Mi-ri

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Biography

Kyeon Mi Ri is a South Korean actress and singer. She is best known for her role as the antagonist Lady Choi in the hit period drama Dae Jang Geum. She made her acting debut in 1984 and has since become active in television dramas, most notably as the arrogant and ambitious Lady Choi in the 2003 period drama Dae Jang Geum (or Jewel in the Palace).

In 2009, she ventured into the music industry and released her first album titled Happy Women, consisting of mainly trot songs. Kyeon is married to a businessman named Lee Hong Heon. Her daughters Lee Yu Bi and Lee Da In are actresses.

Kyeon is also a part of the Hwanggan Kyeon clan, which makes her a descendant of Gyeon Hwon, who was the first king of the Hubaekje kingdom, during the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2023 Pandora: Beneath the Paradise TV Min Young-hui
2020 Backstreet Rookie TV Kim Hye-ja
2019 Huh Young Man's Food Travel TV Self
2018 Gangnam Scandal TV Jang Mi Ri [Actress]
2017 Revolutionary Love TV Jung Yeo-jin
2017 Reunited Worlds TV Soon Myung Ok
2016 Beautiful Gong Shim TV Yeom Tae-hui
2014 Be Arrogant TV Ha Ra's mother
2014 What Happens to My Family? TV Heo Yang-Geum
2013 Wonderful Mama TV Kim Young-yi

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