Kang Hyo-shil (; 10 February 1932 – 2 November 1996) was a South Korean film and stage actress.

Biography

Kang was born in

Pyongyang Pyongyang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" (). Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. Accordi ...

, Heian'nan Province,

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in 1932 (now the capital of North Korea). Kang's parents were Kang Hong-shik, a noted singer, and actor during the Japanese occupation period of Korea and Jeon Ok, a noted actor known as "Queen of Tears", whose excellent acting as tragic heroines that evoked audiences to tears. Kang had a sister who later became a famous actress of North Korea after their parents divorced and went across to North Korea with her father. Kang graduated from Pyongyang Jeoil High School. As having watched her mother's acting, and trained by her mother, Kang was strongly influenced by Jeon Ok. In addition, Kang was more active on stage than in film, so she was referred to as a "characteristic actress" during her lifetime. While Kang debuted with a play performed at Pyongyang National Theatre in 1946 when 17 years old, she earnestly started her career as entered Theatre Sinhyeop. During the performances produced by the Performing Arts Research Association (''Geugyesul yeonguhoe''), Kang met her future husband,

Choi Moo-ryong Choi Moo-ryong (; February 25, 1928 – November 11, 1999) was a South Korean actor, producer, and director. He was the father of Choi Min-soo. Biography Choi was born in Paju, Keiki Province, Korea, Empire of Japan (now in Gyeonggi Province, S ...

, who later became a popular film actor of the 1960s and 1970s. When at the 21 years old in Korean age, Kang married Choi despite her mother's opposition. The couple debuted as film actors by starring in

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's 1955 film, '' Box of Death''. Kang used a stage name, Jeon Jin-hui for the film. Kang and Choi Moo-ryong had one son and four daughters including an actor,

Choi Min-soo Choi Min-soo (; born March 27, 1962) is a South Korean actor. One of the leading actors in Korean film and television in the 1990s, he has received numerous accolades throughout the span of his career, including five Baeksang Art Awards, six Bl ...

. However, Choi had an affair with

Kim Ji-mee Kim Ji-mee (; born July 15, 1940) is a South Korean actress, producer, and film planner whose activity began in 1957. She was born in Daedeok, Chūseinan Province, Korea under Japanese rule, Korea, Empire of Japan in 1940. While a student of Deok ...

, the most popular actress at that time,that the marriage broke off in 1962 after trials for

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charge and divorce. Choi soon married Kim Ji-mee but also divorced Kim after 6 years of marriage due to his debts. Kang died of a chronic disease on 2 November 1996 and her body is buried in

Cheonan Cheonan (; ) is the largest and most densely populated city of South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, and the third largest city in the Hoseo region after Daejeon and Cheongju. Cheonan borders Gyeonggi Province ( Pyeongtaek and Anseong) i ...

Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, ...

Filmography

*Note; the whole list is referenced.

Awards

*1970, the 14th

Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the newspaper ''Hankook Ilbo'', ...

: TV Best Acting () *1970, Dong-A Theatre Acting Awards : Best Actress.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kang, Hyo-shil 1932 births 1996 deaths People from Pyongyang 20th-century South Korean actresses South Korean people of North Korean origin