Kyeon Mi-ri

Kyeon Mi-ri
Kyeon Mi-ri
Born	January 27, 1965 (age 57); Seoul, South Korea
Alma mater	Sejong University – Department of Dance
Occupation	Actress, singer
Years active	1984–present
Spouse(s)	Im Young-gyu (1987–93; divorced) ; Lee Hong-hun (m. 1998)
Family	Lee Yu-bi (daughter) ; Lee Da-in (daughter) ; Lee Ki-baek (son)
Korean name
Hangul	견미리
Hanja	甄美里
Revised Romanization	Gyeon Mi-ri
McCune–Reischauer	Kyŏn Mi-ri

Kyeon Mi-ri (born January 27, 1965) 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 (2003).

Career[]

Kyeon Mi-ri graduated from Seoul Traditional Arts High School in 1983, then studied Dance at Sejong University. 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), which was a hit not only in Korea but throughout Asia.^[2]

In 2009, she ventured into the music industry and released her first album titled Happy Women, consisting of mainly trot songs.^[3]

Personal life[]

Kyeon married actor Im Young-gyu in 1987, and they divorced in 1993.^[4]

Kyeon remarried in 1998, to businessman Lee Hong-heon.^[5] They have one son, Lee Ki-baek. Lee Hong-heon legally adopted Kyeon's two daughters from her first marriage, and they took on his surname; Lee Yu-bi and Lee Da-in are both actresses.^[6]^[7] 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.

In 2009, Kyeon was investigated for stock manipulation, with her husband Lee suspected of insider trading. She had bought 55,000 shares worth ₩900 million of the bioengineering startup FCBTwelve, then raked in up to ₩4.59 billion, making her the fourth biggest stock holder among entertainment celebrities at the time.^[8] Kyeon denied any wrongdoing, saying she was simply an investor.^[9]^[10]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year	Title	Role	Network
1985	500 Years of Joseon – Pungran	Jeong Nan-jeong's maid	MBC
1986	꾸러기	female college student
1988	500 Years of Joseon – Queen Inhyeon	Choi Suk-bin
1988	Famine in the City	Soon-jung
1989	천명		KBS2
1989	거인	Seo Geum-ji	MBC
1991	무동이네 집	Kang Ha-na	MBC
1993	한강 뻐꾸기		SBS
1993	MBC Best Theater "순달씨와 병구씨와 옥주양"	Ok-joo	MBC
1994	Han Myung-hoe	Kim Jongseo's concubine	KBS2
1995	땅울림		KBS2
	Korea Gate	Lee Soon-ja	SBS
	Jang Hee-bin	Queen Myeongseong	SBS
	West Palace		KBS2
	LA Arirang	Kyeon Mi-ri	SBS
1996	귀여운 여자	Han Jung-ja	KBS2
1996	원지동 블루스
1997	Mr. Right
1998	Six Children	Mimi's mother	MBC
2000	Legends of Love		SBS
	All About Eve	Yoon Hyung-chul's stepmother	MBC
	Aspen Tree	younger daughter-in-law	SBS
	Ajumma (Housewife's Rebellion)	Choi Yoo-mi	MBC
2001	Tender Hearts	Choi Young-joo	KBS1
2001	Well Known Woman	Han Young-sun	SBS
2002	Who's My Love	Park Kyung-joo	KBS2
	To Be With You	Soon-shim	KBS2
	Daemang (The Great Ambition)	Lady Yoo	SBS
2003	Dae Jang Geum	Choi Seong-geum	MBC
2003	A Million Roses	Hyun-kyu's maternal aunt	KBS1
2004	Dal-rae's House	Kyeon Mi-ri	KBS2
2005	Love and Sympathy	Yoon Ji-sook	SBS
	Goodbye to Sadness	Han Sung-mi	KBS2
	Sisters of the Sea	Lee Geum-bok	MBC
2006	As the River Flows	Seo Ok-ran	KBS1
	Jumong	Queen Wonhu	MBC
	Kkam-geon's Mom	Lee Do-soon	SBS
2007	Golden Bride	Yang Ok-kyung	SBS
2007	Yi San	Lady Hyegyeong	MBC
2010	Three Sisters	Jang Ji-ae	SBS
2011	Dear My Sister	Yoon Jung-ae	KBS2
2011	Just Like Today	Lee Jae-kyung	MBC
2012	Rooftop Prince	Lady Jung (Buyong and Hwayong's mother)	SBS
2012	Childless Comfort	Shin Sae-rom	jTBC
2013	Hur Jun, the Original Story	Ham Ahn-daek	MBC
	Wonderful Mama	Kim Young-yi	SBS
	Shining Romance	Lee Tae-ri	MBC
2014	What Happens to My Family?	Heo Yang-geum	KBS2
2014	Dodohara	Hong Ha-ra's mother (cameo)	SBS Plus
2016	Beautiful Gong Shim	Yeom Tae-hee (Seok Joon-soo's mother)	SBS
2017	Revolutionary Love	Jung Yeo-jin (Byun Hyuk's mother)	tvN
2018	Gangnam Scandal	Jang Mi-ri	SBS
2020	Backstreet Rookie	Kim Hye-ja (Yeon-joo's mother)	SBS

Film[]

Year	Title	Role
1988	Dangerous Scent (Married Couple)	Ji-sook
1989	I Want to Cry
2009	Running Turtle	Detective Jo's wife

Theater[]

Year	Title	Role
1994	남편을 죽이는 서른가지방법

Discography[]

Album information	Track listing
Happy Women^[11] Released: July 21, 2009 Label: LOEN Entertainment	Track listing 행복한 여자 내 하나의 사람은 가고 몰래한 사랑 사랑밖엔 난 몰라 얄미운 사람 갈색추억 동반자 애인 행복한 여자 (Inst.) 행복한 여자 (MR)

Awards[]

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work
1988	MBC Drama Awards	Best New Actress	Queen Inhyeon
1988	MBC Entertainment Awards	Best Newcomer
2005	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Love and Sympathy
2007	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Golden Bride
2008	42nd Tax Payer's Day	Commendation (given by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance)	N/A

References[]

^ 견미리 탤런트, 가수. Naver Profiles (in Korean). Retrieved August 6, 2011.
^ "Daejanggeum fever in China spawns events covering tourism, Korean cuisine". The Korea Times via Hancinema. September 30, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
^ 견미리, 성공적인 데뷔 무대 꾸려! [Kyeon Mi-ri, Earning a Successful Debut!]. Kyunghyang Sports (in Korean). August 16, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
^ 임영규, 견미리와 이혼→사업실패→알코올 치매→폭행사건 악순화…눈물의 심경고백 [Im Yeong-gyu, Kyeon Mi-ri's ex → Divorce → Business Failure → Confesses in Tears about his Alcoholic Stupor]. Newsen (in Korean). July 6, 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
^ 두살연하 총각사업가와 4월 결혼발표 견미리 "아이들이 예뻐서 저랑 결혼한대요" [Bachelor Businessman who is Two Years Younger than Kyeon Mi-ri Announces April Wedding "He's marrying my pretty kids and me"]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). April 11, 1998. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
^ "Mom's Shoes May Not Be Too Big to Fill for Actress Lee Yu-bi". The Chosun Ilbo. November 16, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
^ Lee, Hye-ji (August 2, 2013). "Lee Yubi's Sister Signs with KEYEAST". 10Asia. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
^ "Yang Soo-kyung, Kyun Mi-ri Boost Stock Wealth". The Chosun Ilbo. September 8, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (October 30, 2009). "Entertainers Investigated Over Stock Price Manipulation". The Korea Times. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
^ "Lee Soo-man Tops Entertainment Rich List". The Chosun Ilbo. March 23, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
^ 견미리 1집 – 행복한 여자. ManiaDB (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[]

Kyeon Mi-ri at HanCinema
Kyeon Mi-ri at the Korean Movie Database
Kyeon Mi-ri at IMDb

[naver-1] 견미리 탤런트, 가수. Naver Profiles (in Korean). Retrieved August 6, 2011.

[2] "Daejanggeum fever in China spawns events covering tourism, Korean cuisine". The Korea Times via Hancinema. September 30, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2013.

[3] 견미리, 성공적인 데뷔 무대 꾸려! [Kyeon Mi-ri, Earning a Successful Debut!]. Kyunghyang Sports (in Korean). August 16, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2010.

[4] 임영규, 견미리와 이혼→사업실패→알코올 치매→폭행사건 악순화…눈물의 심경고백 [Im Yeong-gyu, Kyeon Mi-ri's ex → Divorce → Business Failure → Confesses in Tears about his Alcoholic Stupor]. Newsen (in Korean). July 6, 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2011.

[5] 두살연하 총각사업가와 4월 결혼발표 견미리 "아이들이 예뻐서 저랑 결혼한대요" [Bachelor Businessman who is Two Years Younger than Kyeon Mi-ri Announces April Wedding "He's marrying my pretty kids and me"]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). April 11, 1998. Retrieved January 31, 2011.

[6] "Mom's Shoes May Not Be Too Big to Fill for Actress Lee Yu-bi". The Chosun Ilbo. November 16, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2013.

[7] Lee, Hye-ji (August 2, 2013). "Lee Yubi's Sister Signs with KEYEAST". 10Asia. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2013.

[8] "Yang Soo-kyung, Kyun Mi-ri Boost Stock Wealth". The Chosun Ilbo. September 8, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2013.

[9] Kwon, Mee-yoo (October 30, 2009). "Entertainers Investigated Over Stock Price Manipulation". The Korea Times. Retrieved July 3, 2013.

[10] "Lee Soo-man Tops Entertainment Rich List". The Chosun Ilbo. March 23, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2013.

[11] 견미리 1집 – 행복한 여자. ManiaDB (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

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Kyeon Mi-ri

Born	(1965-01-27) January 27, 1965 (age 57) Seoul, South Korea
Alma mater	Sejong University – Department of Dance^[1]
Occupation	Actress, singer
Years active	1984–present
Spouse(s)	Im Young-gyu (1987–93; divorced) Lee Hong-hun (m. 1998)
Family	Lee Yu-bi (daughter) Lee Da-in (daughter) Lee Ki-baek (son)

Korean name
Hangul	견미리
Hanja	甄美里
Revised Romanization	Gyeon Mi-ri
McCune–Reischauer	Kyŏn Mi-ri