Hwang Shin-Hye (born Hwang Jung-Man on April 16, 1963) is a South Korean actress.
Career
Hwang Shin-Hye was studying to become a flight attendant at Inha Technical College, established in 1958 as an annex to Inha Institute of Technology (parent institution of Inha University), when she began her career as a model for Taepyeongyang Cosmetics. In 1983, while still a student, she made her acting debut in the television dramaFather and Son and quickly gained fame as "the most perfect face in Korea." Her first film was Bae Chang-ho's 1987 melodrama Our Sweet Days of Youth, in which she played a divorcee who marries her true love.[1] She would also go on to star in a large number of films by director Park Chul-soo, beginning with The Woman Who Walks on Water.[2]
Starting 1995, she took on more diverse roles, including that of a woman with an eating disorder in 301, 302, a gynecologist in Push! Push!, and a wife who sues her husband's company for depriving her of a sex life in Bedroom and Courtroom.[2]
Hwang's last film was the 2002 gangster comedy Family, in which she played a room salon madam.[2] After the TV series Match Made in Heaven in 2004, she went on a five-year hiatus from acting, but remained in the public eye by releasing a book and video on health and lifestyle in 2005, and for launching a successful line of women's lingerie named Elypry in 2006.[3] Hwang also began hosting talk shows such as The Queen and Talk Club Actors, and the long-running makeover show Let Me In.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Hwang Shin-Hye married businessman Park Min-Seo in 1998, but the marriage ended in divorce in May 2005. They have one daughter, Lee Jin-Yi (born Park Ji-Young on January 26, 1999), who is also a model and actress.[14][15]
Filmography
Television series
Year
Title
Role
1983
Father and Son
MBC Bestseller Theater: "The Windmills of My Mind"
1984
MBC Bestseller Theater: "Three Women Under the Umbrella"
^Lee Min-ji (November 4, 2021). "사랑의 꽈배기' 황신혜-윤다훈-심혜진 출연확정, 명품 라인업(공식)" [Shin-Hye Hwang, Da-Hoon Yoon, Hye-Jin Shim confirmed to appear in 'Love Twist', luxury lineup (official)] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Naver.
^Kim Myung-mi (February 9, 2022). "엄마는 예뻤다' 4월 첫방송, 황신혜∙이지혜∙장민호∙이경민 출격(공식입장)" [Mother Was Pretty’ first broadcast in April, Hwang Shin-hye, Lee Ji-hye, Jang Min-ho, Lee Kyung-min scramble (official position)] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Naver.
