Cast & creator
Kyeon Mi-ri
Best known for Radio Star, MBC Bests Theater, Jewel in the Palace
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.
Also known as: 견미리, 甄美里, Kyun Mee-ree, Gyeon Mi-ri
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film credits
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television credits
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1985–2023 · acting roles
6.4
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (37)
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Radio Star
Self
2007
MBC Bests Theater
큰딸
1991
Jewel in the Palace
Choi Seong-geum
2003
Jumong
Queen Won Hu
2006
Lee San, Wind in the Palace
Lady Hyegyeong
2007
Backstreet Rookie
Kim Hye-ja
2020
Huh Young Man's Food Travel
Self
2019
Hur Jun, The Original Story
Koo Il-Seo's wife
2013
Reunited Worlds
Soon Myung Ok
2017
What Happens to My Family?
Heo Yang-Geum
2014
Strong Heart
Self
2009
Three Sisters
Jang Ji-Ae
2010
Just Like Today
Lee Jae-Kyung
2011
Pandora: Beneath the Paradise
Min Young-hui
2023
Who's My Love?
Park Kyung-joo
2002
Han Myung-hoi
[Kim Jong Seo's concubine]
1994
Beautiful Gong Shim
Yeom Tae-hui
2016
Golden Bride
Yang Ok Kyung [Young Min and Young Soo's mother]
2007
Gangnam Scandal
Jang Mi Ri [Actress]
2018
Jang Hee Bin
Queen Myeongseong
1995
TV Novel: Dear My Sister
Yoon Jung Ae
2011
My Kids Give Me a Headache
Shin Sae Rom
2012
Wonderful Mama
Kim Young-yi
2013
Queen Inhyeon
Choi Suk Bin
1988
Revolutionary Love
Jung Yeo-jin
2017
All About Eve
2000
The Wind Orchid
[Nan Jeong's servant]
1985
Be Arrogant
Ha Ra's mother
2014Legends of Love
2000Sisters of The Sea
Lee Geum Bok
2005
To Be With You
Soon Shim
2002
Housewife's Rebellion
최유미
2000
Running Turtle
Phil-sung's wife
2009Well-Known Woman
Han Young Sun
2001Love and Sympathy
Yoon Ji Sook
2005The Aspen Tree
Kim Hye Ja
2000