| Yang Mi-kyung | |||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 25 July 1961 | ||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Jeju Island, South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Education: | Soongeui Women's College - Applied Art Kkottongnae Hyundo University of Social Welfare Sogang University - Master's degree in Media Arts | ||||||||||||
| Occupation: | Actress | ||||||||||||
| Yearsactive: | 1983-present | ||||||||||||
| Spouse: | Heo Seong-ryong (m. 1988) | ||||||||||||
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Yang Mi-kyung (born July 25, 1961) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for playing the role of palace lady-in-waiting Han Baek-young in the popular period drama series Jewel in the Palace (2003).[1] [2] [3] [4]
Yang was also a visiting professor at Nagasaki Wesleyan University in 2011, and currently teaches Broadcasting and Entertainment as an adjunct professor at Induk University.
| width=10 | Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Widow | Passerby | KBS | |
| 1985 | Blue Classroom | KBS | ||
| HDTV TV Literature: "Another's Voice" | KBS | |||
| 1986 | Your Portrait | Hee-joo | KBS2 | |
| 1987 | MBC Bestseller Theater: "Faint Shadow of Old Love" | MBC | ||
| Wind, Wind, Wind | KBS2 | |||
| Sunaebo | KBS1 | |||
| Album of Life | Baek Nam-sook | MBC | ||
| 1988 | Whoa Hey Whoa Hey | Seung-mi | KBS2 | |
| 1989 | 2nd Republic | MBC | ||
| Half a Failure | KBS2 | |||
| 1990 | The Stepping Stone | Seo Yoo-ra | KBS2 | |
| 1991 | Humble Men | Jung-hee | MBC | |
| A Tree Blooming with Love | Professor | KBS1 | ||
| Beyond the Mountains | MBC | |||
| Women's Time | Jo In-sook | KBS2 | ||
| MBC Best Theater: "Outside the Door" | In-hyeong | MBC | ||
| 1992 | Seventy-year-old and Seven-year-old | MBC | ||
| MBC Best Theater: "The Red Shoes" | Yang-sook | MBC | ||
| Haengchon Apartment | MBC | |||
| Two Sisters | Jin Sook-young | MBC | ||
| Loving You | Lee Mi-sook | SBS | ||
| 1993 | Long Time Ago When I Was Young | KBS1 | ||
| Three Families Under One Roof | MBC | |||
| MBC Best Theater: "Necklace of Thorns" | Myung-soon | MBC | ||
| How's Your Husband? | Jeon Jin-ae | SBS | ||
| Sisters | Song Mal-sook | MBC | ||
| Eun-ha's River | KBS1 | |||
| 1994 | Challenge | MBC | ||
| 1995 | Jang Nok-su | KBS2 | ||
| Good Men, Good Women | KBS2 | |||
| Sook-hee | Jang Hye-kyung | MBC | ||
| 4th Republic | MBC | |||
| MBC Best Theater: "Divorce Report" | Seo-young | MBC | ||
| LA Arirang | SBS | |||
| 1996 | MBC Best Theater: "My Husband Have AIDS" | Sang-hee | MBC | |
| Hometown of Legends: "Heat Cost" | KBS2 | |||
| If You Love Me | Cha Eun-mi | MBC | ||
| 1997 | MBC Best Theater: "Because I Loved You" | Eun-ah | MBC | |
| Happiness in Our Hearts | Jo Moon-shim | SBS | ||
| Fireworks Display | Min-ho's mother | MBC | ||
| Drops | Stepmother | MBC | ||
| Boss and Wife | KBS | |||
| 1998 | Like the Wind, Like the Waves | KBS2 | ||
| MBC Best Theater: "Promise" | MBC | |||
| Sunday Best: "That Light Green Color That Won't Be Erased" | KBS1 | |||
| Paper Crane | KBS2 | |||
| 1999 | Sunday Best: "Eun Bi-ryeong" | KBS1 | ||
| The Little Prince | Jung Yoo-sung's mother | KBS2 | ||
| MBC Best Theater: "Thousand Year Dong-yi" | Seo-young | MBC | ||
| MBC Best Theater: "Tears Secretly Flowing" | Min-jung | MBC | ||
| Should My Tears Show | MBC | |||
| Invitation | OB/GYN doctor | MBC | ||
| MBC Best Theater: "Ang-sook" | MBC | |||
| 2000 | School 3 | Yoo Eun-kyung | KBS1 | |
| Fireworks | Cho-hee | SBS | ||
| 2001 | Tender Hearts | Ahn Su-ja | KBS1 | |
| At the Corner | MBC | |||
| Drama City
| KBS2 | |||
| Cool | Song Mi-sook | KBS2 | ||
| Way of Living: Couple | Mi-young | SBS | ||
| Stepmother | Yang Soon-ja | KBS1 | ||
| 2002 | Sunlight Upon Me | Kim Yeon-sook | MBC | |
| Unique Theater: A Story of Two Men | Yang Mi-kyung | KBS2 | ||
| Album of Life | Wol-young | KBS1 | ||
| 2003 | Jewel in the Palace | Lady Han/Han Baek-young | MBC | |
| 2004 | Crush | Soo-jin | SBS | |
| 2005 | Be Strong, Geum-soon! | Kim Young-ok | MBC | |
| 5th Republic | MBC | |||
| Bichunmoo | (voice) | SBS | ||
| Jikji | Lady Won Deok-Bi | MBC | ||
| 2007 | The King and I | SBS | ||
| Kang Wan-suk | Kang Wan-suk | PBC | ||
| 2010 | Blossom Sisters[5] | Kim Sook-kyung | MBC | |
| MBC Sunday Drama Theater: "Housewife Kim Kwang-ja's Third Activities"[6] | Kim Kwang-ja | MBC | ||
| 2011 | The Duo | Gwi-dong's birth mother | MBC | |
| Miss Ripley | Akiko Sakamoto | MBC | ||
| 2012 | Moon Embracing the Sun | Shin Jung-kyung | MBC | |
| May Queen | Lee Geum-hee | MBC | ||
| 2013 | Bel Ami | Kim Mi-sook | KBS2 | |
| 2014 | Jang Bo-ri Is Here! | Song Ok-soo | MBC | |
| 2015 | Mask | Kang Ok-soon | SBS | |
| High Society | SBS | |||
| 2016 | Still Loving You | Park Yeon-mi | KBS1 | |
| 2018 | Grand Prince | TV Chosun | ||
| 2020 | Man in a Veil | Lee Kyung-hye | KBS2 | |
| 2021 | The All-Round Wife | Oh Jang-geum [7] | KBS1 |
| width=10 | Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Fire-Lighter | ||
| 1998 | Paradise Lost | Ji-woo's wife | |
| 2000 | Truth Game | Wife | |
| 2003 | The Crescent Moon | Han Young-ja | |
| 2009 | Castaway on the Moon | Kim Jung-yeon's mother (cameo) | |
| width=10 | Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-1995 | House Full of Happiness with Seo Se-won and Yang Mi-kyung | Host | |
| 1997 | Between 3:00 to 5:00 with Yang Mi-kyung | DJ | |
| 1999 | Member of mediation committee | ||
| 2001-2002 | Village Songs with Yang Mi-kyung | DJ | |
| The Pursuit of Happiness - Live | Host | ||
| 2005 | Sing Sing Sunday | Host | |
| 2005-2006 | Love in Asia | Host | |
| The Way to You - This Is Yang Mi-kyung | DJ | ||
| 2009-2010 | Shin Shin Woo Shin - Notes in Time with Yang Mi-kyung | Narrator | |
| 2011–present | Multicultural Special - We Are Like a Rainbow with Yang Mi-kyung[8] | DJ | |
| width=10 | Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Even If You Hate Me, Once Again | Kim Soo-jung | |
| width=10 | Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | If You Want to Live a Happy Life | essay collection | |
| 2004 | Yang Mi-kyung's Poems Read with a Heart | 60 poems by her favorite poet | |
| 2008 | With Love | essay collection; published in Japan[9] | |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Best New Actress | ||
| 2000 | Best Supporting Actress | School 3 | |
| 2003 | Special Acting Award | Dae Jang Geum | |
| 2004 | Most Popular Actress (TV) | ||
| 2006 | 40th Taxpayer's Day | Prime Minister's Commendation | |
| 2008 | Federation for Asian Cultural Promotion | Hallyu Achievement Award | |
| 2009 | Kkottongnae Hyundo University of Social Welfare | Achievement Award | |
| 2011 | 4th Korea Sharing and Volunteer Service Awards | Grand Prize, Individual category | |
| 2012 | Golden Acting Award, Actress | Moon Embracing the Sun, May Queen | |