Yang Mi-kyung

Yang Mi-kyung
Born (1961-07-25) July 25, 1961 (age 63)
EducationSoongeui Women's College - Applied Art
Kkottongnae Hyundo University of Social Welfare
Sogang University - Master's degree in Media Arts
OccupationActress
Years active1983-present
SpouseHeo Seong-ryong (m. 1988)
Korean name
Hangul
양미경
Hanja
梁美京
Revised RomanizationYang Mi-gyeong
McCune–ReischauerYang Mi-kyŏng

Yang Mi-kyung (born July 25, 1961) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for playing the role of palace lady-in-waiting Han Baek-young in the popular period drama series Jewel in the Palace (2003).[1][2][3][4]

Other activities

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Yang was also a visiting professor at Nagasaki Wesleyan University in 2011, and currently teaches Broadcasting and Entertainment as an adjunct professor at Induk University.

Filmography

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Cutouts depicting Yang Mi-kyung as Lady Han (left) and Kyeon Mi-ri as Lady Choi (right) on display at the Dae Jang Geum Theme Park.

Television series

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Year Title Role Network
1984 Widow Passerby KBS
1985 Blue Classroom KBS
HDTV TV Literature:
"Another's Voice"
KBS
1986 Your Portrait Hee-joo KBS2
1987 MBC Bestseller Theater:
"Faint Shadow of Old Love"
MBC
Wind, Wind, Wind KBS2
Sunaebo KBS1
Album of Life Baek Nam-sook MBC
1988 Whoa Hey Whoa Hey Seung-mi KBS2
1989 2nd Republic Kim Jong-suk MBC
Half a Failure KBS2
1990 The Stepping Stone Seo Yoo-ra KBS2
1991 Humble Men Jung-hee MBC
A Tree Blooming with Love Professor KBS1
Beyond the Mountains MBC
Women's Time Jo In-sook KBS2
MBC Best Theater:
"Outside the Door"
In-hyeong MBC
1992 Seventy-year-old and Seven-year-old MBC
MBC Best Theater:
"The Red Shoes"
Yang-sook MBC
Haengchon Apartment MBC
Two Sisters Jin Sook-young MBC
Loving You Lee Mi-sook SBS
1993 Long Time Ago When I Was Young KBS1
Three Families Under One Roof MBC
MBC Best Theater:
"Necklace of Thorns"
Myung-soon MBC
How's Your Husband? Jeon Jin-ae SBS
Sisters Song Mal-sook MBC
Eun-ha's River KBS1
1994 Challenge MBC
1995 Jang Nok-su Lady Park KBS2
Good Men, Good Women KBS2
Sook-hee Jang Hye-kyung MBC
4th Republic Kim Ok-suk MBC
MBC Best Theater:
"Divorce Report"
Seo-young MBC
LA Arirang SBS
1996 MBC Best Theater:
"My Husband Have AIDS"
Sang-hee MBC
Hometown of Legends:
"Heat Cost"
KBS2
If You Love Me Cha Eun-mi MBC
1997 MBC Best Theater:
"Because I Loved You"
Eun-ah MBC
Happiness in Our Hearts Jo Moon-shim SBS
Fireworks Display Min-ho's mother MBC
Drops Stepmother MBC
Boss and Wife KBS
1998 Like the Wind, Like the Waves KBS2
MBC Best Theater:
"Promise"
MBC
Sunday Best:
"That Light Green Color That Won't Be Erased"
KBS1
Paper Crane KBS2
1999 Sunday Best:
"Eun Bi-ryeong"
KBS1
The Little Prince Jung Yoo-sung's mother KBS2
MBC Best Theater:
"Thousand Year Dong-yi"
Seo-young MBC
MBC Best Theater:
"Tears Secretly Flowing"
Min-jung MBC
Should My Tears Show MBC
Invitation OB/GYN doctor MBC
MBC Best Theater:
"Ang-sook"
MBC
2000 School 3 Yoo Eun-kyung KBS1
Fireworks Cho-hee SBS
2001 Tender Hearts Ahn Su-ja KBS1
At the Corner MBC
Drama City:
"When the Peach Blossoms"
KBS2
Cool Song Mi-sook KBS2
Way of Living: Couple Mi-young SBS
Stepmother Yang Soon-ja KBS1
2002 Sunlight Upon Me Kim Yeon-sook MBC
Unique Theater: A Story of Two Men Yang Mi-kyung KBS2
Album of Life Wol-young KBS1
2003 Jewel in the Palace Lady Han/Han Baek-young MBC
2004 Crush Soo-jin SBS
2005 Be Strong, Geum-soon! Kim Young-ok MBC
5th Republic Yuk Young-soo MBC
Bichunmoo (voice) SBS
Jikji Lady Won Deok-Bi MBC
2007 The King and I Queen Jeonghui SBS
Kang Wan-suk Kang Wan-suk PBC
2010 Blossom Sisters[5] Kim Sook-kyung MBC
MBC Sunday Drama Theater:
"Housewife Kim Kwang-ja's Third Activities"[6]
Kim Kwang-ja MBC
2011 The Duo Gwi-dong's birth mother MBC
Miss Ripley Akiko Sakamoto MBC
2012 Moon Embracing the Sun Shin Jung-kyung MBC
May Queen Lee Geum-hee MBC
2013 Bel Ami Kim Mi-sook KBS2
2014 Jang Bo-ri Is Here! Song Ok-soo MBC
2015 Mask Kang Ok-soon SBS
High Society SBS
2016 Still Loving You Park Yeon-mi KBS1
2018 Grand Prince Queen Dowager Shim TV Chosun
2020 Man in a Veil Lee Kyung-hye KBS2
2021 The All-Round Wife Oh Jang-geum [7] KBS1

Film

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Year Title Role
1985 Fire-Lighter
1998 Paradise Lost Ji-woo's wife
2000 Truth Game Wife
2003 The Crescent Moon Han Young-ja
2009 Castaway on the Moon Kim Jung-yeon's mother (cameo)

Variety/radio show

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Year Title Notes
1993-1995 House Full of Happiness with
Seo Se-won and Yang Mi-kyung
Host
1997 Between 3:00 to 5:00 with Yang Mi-kyung DJ
1999 The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War Member of mediation committee
2001-2002 Village Songs with Yang Mi-kyung DJ
The Pursuit of Happiness - Live Host
2005 Sing Sing Sunday Host
2005-2006 Love in Asia Host
The Way to You - This Is Yang Mi-kyung DJ
2009-2010 Shin Shin Woo Shin - Notes in Time
with Yang Mi-kyung
Narrator
2011–present Multicultural Special - We Are Like
a Rainbow with Yang Mi-kyung
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DJ

Theater

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Year Title Role
2004 Even If You Hate Me, Once Again Kim Soo-jung

Books

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Year Title Notes
1997 If You Want to Live a Happy Life essay collection
2004 Yang Mi-kyung's Poems Read with a Heart 60 poems by her favorite poet
2008 With Love essay collection; published in Japan[9]

Awards

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Year Award Category Nominated work
1985 KBS Drama Awards Best New Actress
2000 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress School 3
2003 MBC Drama Awards Special Acting Award Dae Jang Geum
2004 40th Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actress (TV)
2006 40th Taxpayer's Day Prime Minister's Commendation
2008 Federation for Asian Cultural Promotion Hallyu Achievement Award
2009 Kkottongnae Hyundo University of Social Welfare Achievement Award
2011 4th Korea Sharing and Volunteer Service Awards Grand Prize, Individual category
2012 MBC Drama Awards Golden Acting Award, Actress Moon Embracing the Sun, May Queen

References

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  1. ^ Shin, Nam-su (22 March 2004). "Curtain Falls on Hit Historical TV Drama The Great Janggeum". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  2. ^ Lee, Ho-gab (2 January 2006). "It's Official: Hong Kong Loves Lee". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  3. ^ de Jose, Pearl (31 March 2006). "Jewel in the Palace fever hits Manila". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  4. ^ Kim, Rahn (7 May 2007). "Drama Touches Singaporeans' Heart". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  5. ^ "PREVIEW: MBC weekend drama Dandelion Family". 10Asia. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  6. ^ Choi, Ji-eun (18 September 2010). "On the set of a one-act drama with MBLAQ's Lee Joon". 10Asia. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  7. ^ Kim Ga-young (September 16, 2021). "모성애 연기 장인' 양미경, '국가대표 와이프' 출연" ['Maternal love acting master' Yang Mi-kyung to appear in 'National Wife']. Edaily (in Korean). Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Naver.
  8. ^ "Actress Yang Mi-kyung's radio program". Yonhap. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  9. ^ "Actress Yang Mi-kyeong to Publish Essay Collection in Japan". Hancinema. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
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