Won Mi-kyung

Won Mi-kyung
Won Mi-kyung in 2017
Born (1960-04-24) April 24, 1960
Chuncheon, Gangwon, South Korea
OccupationActress
Years active1978–present
SpouseLee Chang-soon (m. 1987)
Children3
Korean name
Hangul
원미경
Hanja
元美京
RRWon Migyeong
MRWŏn Migyŏng

Won Mi-kyung (Korean원미경; born April 24, 1960) is a South Korean actress. Won was born in Chuncheon, Gangwon, South Korea. She graduated from Seoul Girls' High School. Won is referred to as one of "The Troika of the 1980s" along with Lee Mi-sook, and Lee Bo-hee, all of whom dominated the screen of the period. Won's glamorous body attracted male audiences.[1] After Won Mi-kyung won the Miss Lotte title in 1978, she started her acting career as a TV actress of TBC.[2]

Filmography

*Note; the whole list is referenced.[3]

Year Title Role
1979 You Are My Destiny
The Third Han-gang Bridge
The Trappings of Youth
Admiration of Nights
1980 The Long Winter of the Idiots
Wild Woman
Colorful Woman
Outsiders
1981 The Invited Ones
Subzero Point '81
Brother Kim Du-han and Brother Sirasoni
Geniuses With the Grade F
Dear Friend, Please Leave Quietly
1982 Applause
Iron Men
The Blues of Jong-ro
The Sesame Salt and the Ugly
Slave of Love
Rebellion
Dancing Snail
1983 The Woman Without a Name
You are a Bad Person
Not Looks But The Heart
Human Market, Small Devil - An Autobiography of a Twenty-two-year-old
Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women Gillye
Theater of Life (인생극장)
My Pounding Heart
Kalmae-gi's Burning Passion
1984 North and South
Divorce Court
A Bird Flying At Dawn
The Miss and the Cadet
Hanging Tree
Day and Night
1985 Cabbage in a Pepper Field
Miss Kim
Human Market 2, Burning Desire
1986 Byun Kang-swoi
1987 Slaves
Byun Gang-soi Sequel
1988 Chairman, Our Chairman
1989 Happy Woman Lee Soon-im
1990 Shinsa-dong Gigolo
Only Because You Are a Woman
1993 Wild Chrysanthemum Eun-seon
Hwa-Om-Kyung Lady of lotus
1998 Eunsil Im Cheong-ok
2016 Happy Home Bae Sook-nyeo
2017 Whisper Ahn Myung-sun
The Most Beautiful Goodbye Kim In-hee
2020 My Unfamiliar Family Lee Jin-sook
2024 Wonderful World Oh Go-eun
2025 Our Unwritten Seoul Kim Ro-sa (fake)/ Hyeon Sang-wol

Accolades

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 1980 Best New Actress (Film) You Are My Destiny Won
1984 Best Actress (Film) Mulleya Mulleya Won
2001 Best Actress (TV) Ajumma Won
Blue Dragon Film Awards 1990 Best Leading Actress Only Because You Are a Woman Won
Grand Bell Awards 1979 Best New Actress The Trappings of Youth Won [2]
1991 Best Actress Only Because You Are a Woman Won
1994 Best Supporting Actress The Avatamska Sutra Nominated
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 1984 Best Actress Mulleya Mulleya Won
MBC Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Love and Truth Won
1989 A Happy Woman Won
2000 Top Excellence Award, Actress Ajumma Won

References

  1. ^ Kim Geon-u (김건우) (2009-09-09). 역대 트로이카는 누구? 한국의 女트로이카史② [Who ever were "Troika"? The history of Actresses called "Troika"] (in Korean). Star News/Money Today. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  2. ^ a b 원미경 [Won Mi-kyung] (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  3. ^ "Cast and Crew DB >Won Mi-kyung >Filmograpies [sic]". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2010-02-09.