Michelle Okkyung Lee
Biography
Michelle Okkyung, Lee (AKA: Ok Kyung Lim) was born in South Korea. She began her career in film Mandala (1981) director Im Kwon- Tack. She is a South Korean actress known for The Man Riding the Wind (1983), Honeymoon (1989), Woman's Arirang (1993), Attractive Woman (1993), Jeungbal (1994) directed by Sang-Ok Shin, My Father the Bodyguard (1994), and the following TV Series Home Of Limits Men-KBS Drama (1983), Detective 25Hours (1986), The Art of War (1989), Love and Work-SBS (1994). In 1996, she moved to the United States, got married, and made her debut as a theater actress in One Fine Spring Day (2013) at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre. Recently, she appeared in the short film Strangers' Reunion (2019), and she is now reoccurring in several TV shows.
Known For & Full Filmography11 Titles
Movie - 1994, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Former Minister of National Security, Park Jin-wook, is kidnapped from the US by South Korean agents because he was about to reveal secrets concerning the rise of the military dictatorship of the 1980's.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Yura
A Korean-American adoptee travels to Hong Kong to meet her biological mother for the first time without a translator in the room. They are separated by a gulf of time, language, and culture.
Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • as Yong-ju
A story that follows the lives and interactions of two Buddhist monks living in South Korea.
Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A couple, Ok-Nyeo and Hyeon-Bo, lives in a village near Ji-Ri Mountain. They are poor but happy. As healthy Hyeon-Bo gets sick, Ok-Nyeo takes care of him getting snakes and herbs for him but he doesn't get better. Thus Ok-Nyeo sells her body to men of the village for care of sick Hyeon-Bo. As they came to know this, village women give her mob violence. Even in this hard situation, their love is getting deeper. Mr. Choi, who wants for Ok-Nyeo, is impressed by their love while he is watching the couple. As he scares Hyeon-Bo and gives him a good scolding on purpose, Hyeon-Bo jumps out of bed to beat Mr. Choi soundly. Ok-Nyeo sheds tears due to her husband's dramatic resuscitation while Mr. Choi leaves leaving enough paper money and herbal medicine.
Movie - 1991, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Yoon-mi and Min-wook, who have been married for two years, are living happily while running a ranch when Min-wook is seriously injured in an accident caused by the careless driving of a cowherd named Ji-hoon, leaving him permanently disabled. Their happy family is shattered, and Ji-hoon is sent to prison. After being released from prison, Ji-hoon works diligently to make amends for the happiness he took away from Yoon-mi and Min-wook, but Min-wook becomes increasingly bitter.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Minah Yoon
A motivated surgical resident pushes himself to extreme lengths while training under a legendary heart transplant surgeon who's obsessed with protecting his perfect reputation.
Movie - 1983, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A young South Korean woman moves to an isolated mountain village, where all of the villagers are related except for a mysterious vagabond, to take up her first teaching post.
Movie - 1991, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Hwa-Jeong, a girl of red light street, ends up flowing into Miari Texas. She came to know Cheol-Min, a settler, and feels ardent love toward him. One day she is informed that her life is limited due to cerebral tumor. She yields her love to one of other prostitutes who loves Cheol-Min onsidedly and determines to go Hong Kong as show technician through a black organization. Enraged Cheol-Min resists against the black organization but rather he is caught and becomes blind. Hwa-Jeong transplants her eyes to him and leaves lonely trip to meet the gradually coming death.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Mrs. Chung
A Korean American man attempts to clean his filthy room, but finds that something sinister lies within the trash.
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as Hee-Jeong
Having been a college student for the past seven years, there are not many people who take Kim Su-hwan seriously. That, combined with personal issues of his sexual prowess, drives his girlfriend into the arms of a man who is more confident and unafraid of life.
Movie - 1989, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A group of young activists for political reform face the challenges of life together.