Shin Eun-kyung

Shin Eun-kyung is a South Korean actress with a career of more than thirty years in film and television. She was born on 15 February 1973 in Busan. On Oxfea, she plays Kang Ma-ri in The Penthouse: War in Life (2020), the loud and funny mother that fans loved to watch.

Shin Eun-kyung is 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall.

Early life

She started acting as a teenager in 1988, in the drama Door of Desire. As a young actress she worked hard through the 1990s, moving between television and film while the Korean entertainment industry was growing fast. Her strong personality made her different from other actresses of her time.

Career and breakthrough

Her film breakthrough came with My Wife Is a Gangster (2001), where she played Cha Eun-jin, a tough gang leader. The film was a huge hit and made her a star. On television she later won praise in dramas such as The Last Empress (2018), where she played the emperor's powerful mother, and The Escape of the Seven (2023).

Popular roles

For Oxfea fans, her most loved role is Kang Ma-ri in The Penthouse, a comic and dramatic part in one of Korea's wildest hit dramas. Older fans name My Wife Is a Gangster first. Across both, she brings big energy, sharp comedy and real feeling to the screen.

Recent work and why fans love them

Shin Eun-kyung still works actively and stays loved by several generations of viewers. Fans enjoy her honesty, her fearless acting and the fun she brings to every cast. Few actresses can move from gangster films to palace dramas to weekend hits the way she has.