Yang Mi-kyung

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.

Other activities 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.

Filmography Cutouts depicting Yang Mi-kyung as Lady Han (left) and Kyeon Mi-ri as Lady Choi (right) on display at the Dae Jang Geum Theme Park.

Television series 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 Kim Jong-suk 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 Lady Park KBS2 Good Men, Good Women KBS2 Sook-hee Jang Hye-kyung MBC 4th Republic Kim Ok-suk 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:"When the Peach Blossoms" 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 Yuk Young-soo MBC Bichunmoo (voice) SBS Jikji Lady Won Deok-Bi MBC 2007 The King and I Queen Jeonghui SBS Kang Wan-suk Kang Wan-suk PBC 2010 Blossom Sisters Kim Sook-kyung MBC MBC Sunday Drama Theater:"Housewife Kim Kwang-ja's Third Activities" 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 MBC2015 Mask Kang Ok-soon SBS High Society SBS 2016 Still Loving You Park Yeon-mi KBS1 2018 Grand Prince Queen Dowager Shim TV Chosun 2020Man in a VeilLee Kyung-hyeKBS2 2021 The All-Round Wife Oh Jang-geum KBS1

Film 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)

Variety/radio show 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 The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War 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 DJ

Theater Year Title Role 2004 Even If You Hate Me, Once Again Kim Soo-jung

Books 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

Awards Year Award Category Nominated work 1985 KBS Drama Awards Best New Actress 2000 KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress School 3 2003 MBC Drama Awards Special Acting Award Dae Jang Geum 2004 40th Baeksang Arts Awards 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 MBC Drama Awards Golden Acting Award, Actress Moon Embracing the Sun, May Queen