Kyeon Mi-ri

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

Jewel in the Palace

as Choi Seong-geum

Backstreet Rookie

as Kim Hye-ja

All About Eve

Reunited Worlds

as Soon Myung Ok

Jumong

as Queen Won Hu

Running Turtle

as Phil-sung's wife

Pandora: Beneath the Paradise

as Min Young-hui

Beautiful Gong Shim

as Yeom Tae-hui

Lee San, Wind in the Palace

as Lady Hyegyeong

Revolutionary Love

as Jung Yeo-jin