Actress and voice actor Jang Mi-ja has become a star in the sky. She was 84 years old.

According to the Korean Broadcasting Actors‘ Union and other sources on the 27th, Jang Mi-ja passed away that morning due to a chronic illness. Her husband, voice actor and actor Park Woong, and her two sons, as well as her family, began to greet visitors in their grief while keeping watch at the funeral. The second son, Park Joon, is also active as an actor.

Born in 1941, Jang Mi-ja began her acting career as a stage actress in 1959 and made her official debut as a voice actor in the 1st DBS Dong-A Broadcasting Open Recruitment (later integrated into the 6th KBS Korean Broadcasting Open Recruitment) in 1963. She began appearing on the musical stage in 1969, and began her screen career in 1981 with the movie ‘Ban Geum-ryeon’.

She built up a unique acting world across the stage, screen, and home theater for a whopping 66 years. Since KBS 2TV’s ‘Moonmuri’ in 1981, she has appeared in over 20 dramas including ‘Land’, ‘The Second Republic’, ‘Couple Clinic Love and War’, ‘The Sons of Sol Pharmacy’, ‘The Light in Your Eyes’, ‘Kingderland’, and has received much love from viewers for her realistic acting.

She has created many great works on stage, especially when working with her husband Park Woong. She has appeared in plays such as ‘Living in Golden Pond’, ‘Dancing Silver Portrait’, and has taken the lead in conveying the vivid charm of plays to audiences at the Evergreen Theater Festival.

Meanwhile, the deceased‘s funeral home has been set up in Room 4 of the Seoul National University Hospital Funeral Hall. The funeral will be held at 6:00 AM on the 29th. The burial site will be Seoul City Crematorium.


Reporter Yoo Ji-hye yjh0304@donga.com

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