Jeon Hye-jin is a South Korean actress best received as the widow of the late Lee Sun-kyun. She starred in Lee Joon-ik’s historical drama The Throne, for which she won a Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Who is Lee Sun-kyun’s wife Jeon Hye-jin?
Jeon Hye-jin was born on August 10, 1976, in South Korea, and she is currently 47 years old. She a contestant in the 1997 Miss Korea pageant representing Gyeongnam, embarked on her acting career with minor roles in the film A Killing Story [ko], released in 1998. At that time, she was a student studying directing at Sangmyung University.
Although Jeon enjoyed watching movies, she never seriously considered pursuing acting as a career. However, her path took a turn when she met director Yi Sang-woo, the artistic director of the theatre company Chaimu, through the aforementioned film. He introduced her to the world of theater.
Jeon Hye-jin married her boyfriend of seven years, actor Lee Sun-kyun, on May 23, 2009. Their agency announced that their first son was born on November 25, 2009. They had their second son on August 9, 2011. Her husband died by suicide on December 27, 2023.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
