Kwon Hee-deok

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Kwon Hee-duk
Born(1956-04-10)10 April 1956
Daejeon, South Korea
Died16 March 2018(2018-03-16) (aged 61)
South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Occupations
  • Voice actress
  • Writer
SpouseKoo Ja-heung
Children2

Kwon Hee-duk (10 April 1956 – 16 March 2018) was a South Korean voice actress and writer. She developed her skills as a voice actress when she was young and was involved in more than 3,000 works in commercials, dramas and films during her professional career. Kwon authored a series of collection readings containing 14 lyrical poems from the two Koreas and an essay collection.

Biography[edit]

On 10 April 1956, Kwon was born in Daejeon, and was brought up a Protestant.[1] She developed her voice acting skills from an early age, taking on the role of master of ceremonies for a children's programme when she was in the second grade of elementary school.[2] Kwon graduated from the Department of Broadcasting and Entertainment of the Seoul Institute of the Arts.[3] In 1976, she passed the Broadcasting Voice Actor Recruitment Test against 700 competitors,[2] making her debut not long.[3] She was the dubbed voice of major actress from the Western world such as Meg Ryan in her roles of Sally in When Harry Met Sally... and The French Kiss,[2][4] Ingrid Bergman, Lim Chung-ha,[5] and Catherine Deneuve.[6] Kwon also voiced the dub of Marie Antoinette in Lady Oscar, Shira in Queen of the Universe She Ra,[2] and the role of Cordelia in the animated film Py Story.[6]

Kwon received popularity voicing the character of her stepmother Yoo Ji-ae in the animation series Run Hani.[7] She was the dubbed voice of the protagonist Lara in Doctor Zhivago,[4] and was the narrator of a 1988 television advertisement for a Samsung Electronics video player product featuring the actress Choi Jin-sil with the tagline "It’s up to you to be a man or a woman”,[3][8] which earned her national recognition.[9] In 1996, she won the Grand Prize in the radio acting section at the Korea Broadcasting Awards.[5][8] Kwon authored a series of collection readings, Do not grow old, mother, which contains 14 lyrical poems from the two Koreas.[4] In 1999, she authored the essay collection entitled A woman's voice is up to her, which received a positive review from Yes24,[10] and was the CEO of Seoul Sound Design.[3] Kwon produced an animation parody called of a traditional fairy tale four years later.[11] Overall, she was involved in more than 3,000 works in commercials, dramas and films during her professional career.[12]

She was a disability campaigner,[6][13] and held a fundraising dinner show to raise funding for disabled people's welfare.[13] From May 2009, Kwon taught voice acting to nine students at Seoul Blind School.[13]

Personal life[edit]

She was a registered member of the Myeongdong Cathedral.[14] Kwon was married to the former director of the Myeongdong Arts Theater Koo Ja-heung, with whom she had two children.[3] she died suddenly of an acute myocardial infarction that gradually worsened whilst she was in hospital on 16 March 2018.[1][4][7] Kwon's funeral took place at St. Mary's Hospital in Seoul three days later.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "권희덕 성우" [Kwon Hee-deok voice actor] (in Korean). Chumoso. 10 November 2020. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "[오!클릭] 그 시절 '최진실 목소리'…권희덕 성우 16일 별세" [Oh!Click] At that time, 'Choi Jin-sil's voice'... Voice actor Kwon Hee-deok dies on the 16th] (in Korean). Seoul Broadcasting System. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Kyung-ae, Kim (19 March 2018). "'여자하기 나름' 권희덕 성우 별세" [Voice actor Kwon Hee-duk of 'It's Up to a Woman' dies]. The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Hee-deok, Kwon (19 March 2018). ""남자는 여자 하기 나름이에요" 성우 권희덕 별세" ["It's up to a man to be a woman" Voice actor Kwon Hee-deok dies] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b "성우 권희덕씨 16일 별세…'최진실 CF' 목소리로 유명" [Voice actor Kwon Hee-deok passed away on the 16th... Famous for his voice in 'Choi Jin-sil CF'] (in Korean). Seoul Metropolitan Government. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Hoe-jung, Jang (August 2006). "재기에 나선 스타 PD & 스타 성우 김영진·권희덕" [Star PD & Star Voice Actors Kim Young-jin and Kwon Hee-deok on their comeback]. Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b "[연예수첩] '최진실 목소리' 성우 권희덕, 지난 16일 별세" [Entertainment Note] Voice actor Kwon Hee-deok of 'Choi Jin-sil's voice' passed away on the 16th] (in Korean). Korean Broadcasting System. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  8. ^ a b Seon-hee, Jang (18 March 2018). ""남자는요, 여자하기 나름이에요" 성우 권희덕 씨 16일 별세…향년 62세" [“It’s up to a man or a woman.” Voice actor Kwon Hee-deok dies on the 16th… age 62]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  9. ^ "권희덕마저…성우계 전설 또 사망" [Kwon Hee-deok... Voice actor legend dies again]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  10. ^ "'성우 권희덕님의 발자취'" ['The Footsteps of Voice Actor Kwon Hee-deok'] (in Korean). Yes24. 30 September 2001. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  11. ^ Kim, Soyeon (27 June 2005). "[PEOPLE 프로의 세계] 성우 권희덕" [People Pro's World] Voice Actor Kwon Hee-deok]. Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  12. ^ Saet-byeol, Saet (26 June 2014). "성우 권희덕, 시로 세상을 아름답게 하다" [Voice actor Kwon Hee-deok, Beautifying the World with Poetry]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  13. ^ a b c Yu-rim, Kim (22 December 2011). "장애인 후원 위해 디너쇼 연 성우 권희덕" [Voice actor Kwon Hee-deok, who held a dinner show to support the disabled]. Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  14. ^ Khroh, Noh (11 July 2005). ""10시간씩 읽어도 즐거웠죠"… 성우 권희덕씨" [“It was fun to read for 10 hours”… Voiced by Kwon Hee-deok]. Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
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