Yang Mi-kyung

In this Korean name, the family name is Yang.

Yang Mi-kyung (Korean: 양미경; 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 Mi-kyung
Born	(1961-07-25) July 25, 1961 (age 64) Jeju City, 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
Years active	1983-present
Spouse	Heo Seong-ryong (m. 1988)
Korean name
Hangul	양미경
Hanja	梁美京
RR	Yang Migyeong
MR	Yang Migyŏng

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[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	Queen Dowager Shim	TV Chosun
2020	Man in a Veil	Lee Kyung-hye	KBS2
2021	The All-Round Wife	Oh Jang-geum [7]	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[8]	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[9]

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