Kang Hyo-shil ( February â€" November ) was a South Korean film and
stage actress.Kang was born in Pyongyang in , now the capital of North
Korea.[contradictory] Kang's father was 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" for Jeon's 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 when 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, who later became a popular film
actor of the s and s. When at the years old in Korean age, Kang
married Choi despite her mother's opposition. The couple debuted as
film actors by starring in Kim Ki-young's film, Box of Death. Kang
used a stage name, Jeon Jin-hui for the film.
stage actress.Kang was born in Pyongyang in , now the capital of North
Korea.[contradictory] Kang's father was 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" for Jeon's 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 when 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, who later became a popular film
actor of the s and s. When at the years old in Korean age, Kang
married Choi despite her mother's opposition. The couple debuted as
film actors by starring in Kim Ki-young's film, Box of Death. Kang
used a stage name, Jeon Jin-hui for the film.
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