Kyeon Mi-ri

Actor · Born December 25, 1964 (61) · South Korea

Kyeon Mi-ri is a South Korean actress and singer. She is best known for her role as the antagonist Lady Choi in the hit period drama Dae Jang Geum. She made her acting debut in 1984 and has since become active in television dramas, most notably as the arrogant and ambitious Lady Choi in the 2003 period drama Dae Jang-geun (or Jewel in the Palace). In 2009, she ventured into the music industry and released her first album titled Happy Women, consisting of mainly trot songs. Kyeon is married to a businessman named Lee Hong Heon. Her daughters Lee Yu-bi and Lee Da-in are actresses. Kyeon is also a part of the Hwanggan Kyeon clan, which makes her a descendant of Gyeon Hwon, who was the first king of the Hubaekje kingdom, during the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.

What are Kyeon Mi-ri's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

66%

Bonds

17%

Morality

11%

Power

6%

Memory2 Romantic love2 Self-worth2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful

3

Warm

2

Romantic

1

Tense

1

Dread

2

Other

4

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 Feel-good2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kyeon Mi-ri's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

KOCOWA2 titles, show their 2 titles on KOCOWA
CJ ENM Selects1 title, show their title on CJ ENM Selects

Subscription and free streaming for Kyeon Mi-ri's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Pandora: Beneath the Paradise(2023)
Show 16 episodes · as Min Young-hui
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Backstreet Rookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 16 episodes · as Kim Hye-ja
Gangnam Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 125 episodes · as Jang Mi Ri [Actress]
Revolutionary Love(2017)
Show 16 episodes · as Jung Yeo-jin
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Reunited Worlds(2017)
Show 40 episodes · as Soon Myung Ok
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
Beautiful Gong Shim(2016)
Show 20 episodes · as Yeom Tae-hui
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Be Arrogant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 10 episodes · as Ha Ra's mother
What Happens to My Family? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 53 episodes · as Heo Yang-Geum
Wonderful Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 48 episodes · as Kim Young-yi
Hur Jun, The Original Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 135 episodes · as Koo Il-Seo's wife
My Kids Give Me a Headache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 40 episodes · as Shin Sae Rom
Just Like Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 128 episodes · as Lee Jae-Kyung
TV Novel: Dear My Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 130 episodes · as Yoon Jung Ae
Three Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 123 episodes · as Jang Ji-Ae
Running Turtle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Phil-sung's wife
Lee San, Wind in the Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 77 episodes · as Lady Hyegyeong
Golden Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 64 episodes · as Yang Ok Kyung [Young Min and Young Soo's mother]
Jumong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 81 episodes · as Queen Won Hu
Sisters of The Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 1 episode · as Lee Geum Bok
Love and Sympathy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 1 episode · as Yoon Ji Sook
Jewel in the Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 54 episodes · as Choi Seong-geum
To Be With You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 1 episode · as Soon Shim
Who's My Love? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 84 episodes · as Park Kyung-joo
Well-Known Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 1 episode · as Han Young Sun
The Aspen Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 3 episodes · as Kim Hye Ja
Housewife's Rebellion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 2 episodes · as 최유미
All About Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 20 episodes · Actor
Legends of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 24 episodes · Actor
Jang Hee Bin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 63 episodes · as Queen Myeongseong
Han Myung-hoi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Show 104 episodes · as [Kim Jong Seo's concubine]
MBC Bests Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 1 episode · as 큰딸
Dangerous Scent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Actor
Queen Inhyeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 71 episodes · as Choi Suk Bin
The Wind Orchid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 57 episodes · as [Nan Jeong's servant]