Jung Seung-hye (; March 1965 – 17 May 2009) was a South Korean film producer. Jung began her career as a film promoter for Shin Cine in 1989, working on the film ''Happiness Does Not Come From Grades''. She later moved to Cine World where she produced a number of films, including ''

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'' (2000) and ''

Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield ''Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield'' () is a 2003 South Korean historical comedy film directed by Lee Joon-ik, centered around the Battle of Hwangsanbeol between Baekje and Silla in the 7th century. The film was the 8th most attended film of 2 ...

'' (2003). Following the commercial success of ''

The King and the Clown ''The King and the Clown'' () is a 2005 South Korean historical drama film starring Kam Woo-sung, Jung Jin-young, and Lee Joon-gi. It was adapted from the 2000 stage play, ''Yi'' ("You") about Yeonsangun of Joseon, a Joseon dynasty king and a co ...

'' in 2005, Jung founded her own company, Achim Pictures, and produced films such as ''

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'' (2006), ''

Shadows in the Palace ''Shadows in the Palace'' () is a 2007 South Korean period mystery thriller film directed by Kim Mee-jung. The mystery thriller is a fictionalized account of '' gungnyeo'', court maids during South Korea's Joseon era. This is Kim Mee-jung's firs ...

'' (2007) and '' Sunny'' (2008).Han, Sang-hee.
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'', 17 May 2009. Retrieved on 22 May 2009. In 2006 she was honored with the annual Women in Film Award by the Women in Film Korea organization.D'Sa, Nigel.
Top Women Filmmakers of 2006 Awarded
". ''Korean Film Council'', 3 January 2007. Retrieved on 22 May 2009. In addition to her production work, Jung was a film

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and worked as a

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on a number of domestic and foreign film productions. She was the author of several books, including ''Jung Seung-hye's Cartoon Theater'' and ''Jung Seung-hye's Lion's Cage''. Jung died from

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on 17 May 2009, aged 44. She had been suffering from the illness since 2006, and was hospitalized a month prior to her death after the cancer spread to her lungs.

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* 1965 births 2009 deaths Deaths from colorectal cancer in South Korea South Korean film producers South Korean women film producers {{Film-producer-stub