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]
Yang Mi-kyung | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 25, 1961 |
| Education | Soongeui Women's College - Applied Art Kkottongnae Hyundo University of Social Welfare Sogang University - Master's degree in Media Arts |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983-present |
| Spouse | Heo Seong-ryong (m. 1988) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 양미경 |
| Hanja | 梁美京 |
| Revised Romanization | Yang Mi-gyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yang Mi-kyŏng |
Other activities
editYang 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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Television series
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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[8] |
DJ |
Theater
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Even If You Hate Me, Once Again | Kim Soo-jung |
Books
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ Shin, Nam-su (22 March 2004). "Curtain Falls on Hit Historical TV Drama The Great Janggeum". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ^ Lee, Ho-gab (2 January 2006). "It's Official: Hong Kong Loves Lee". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ^ de Jose, Pearl (31 March 2006). "Jewel in the Palace fever hits Manila". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ^ Kim, Rahn (7 May 2007). "Drama Touches Singaporeans' Heart". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ^ "PREVIEW: MBC weekend drama Dandelion Family". 10Asia. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ^ Choi, Ji-eun (18 September 2010). "On the set of a one-act drama with MBLAQ's Lee Joon". 10Asia. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Actress Yang Mi-kyung's radio program". Yonhap. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ^ "Actress Yang Mi-kyeong to Publish Essay Collection in Japan". Hancinema. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 2014-09-26.