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Yoon Mi-ra
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Yoon Mi-ra

Born 1951 · Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, South Korea · Active 1970–2023

Yoon Mi-ra is a South Korean actress known for her role in The Great Escape from Women's Prison (1976), a film that blends exploitation with social commentary. In this gritty narrative, she embodies the struggles of women in captivity, delivering a performance that resonates with the film's themes of rebellion and survival. Her work in this cult classic highlights the unique voice of 1970s South Korean cinema, where genre films often tackled pressing societal issues through provocative storytelling.

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The Great Escape from Women's Prison

The Great Escape from Women's Prison

1976 ★ 4.7
as Yung

A Korean family who gets on the bad side of the Japanese during the Japanese occupation of Korea during World War II.A Korean mother and daughter are thrown into a prison run by the Japanese and a lot of surprisingly tame abuse is heaped upon them.

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Filmography

32 credits
2020s 2 credits
2023
Live Your Own Life as Lee Seon-sun
TV ★ 5.3
2022
Red Balloon as Na Gong-ju
TV ★ 4.7
2010s 5 credits
2018
I'm a Mother, Too as Lim Eun-Ja
TV ★ 6.0
2015
TV ★ 4.2
2015
Mom as Madam Jang
TV ★ 4.0
2013
Your Lady as Park Soon-ja
TV
2012
TV
2000s 8 credits
2009
TV ★ 7.7
2008
Temptation of Wife as Yoon Mi-ja
TV ★ 5.0
2007
Que Sera Sera as Yoon Jeong-im
TV ★ 7.4
2006
Queen of the Game as Jang Soo-ja
TV ★ 4.0
2005
TV ★ 7.7
2003
TV
2001
Law of Marriage as Park Dal-Ja
TV
1990s 6 credits
1998
Six Siblings as Lee Jeong Soon
TV
1994
The Moon of Seoul as Jang Ok-Hee
TV
1994
TV
1990
Winter Traveler as Kim Young-sook, Laura Kim
TV ★ 3.6
1980s 4 credits
1984
독립문 as Kim Jae-sook/Masae
TV
1981
Movie ★ 7.0
1970s 7 credits
1978
Movie ★ 3.0
1976
Movie
1974
Movie ★ 5.8
1970
Movie ★ 8.0