Lady Hyegyeong, Queen Heongyeong was the wife of Crown Prince Sado and mother of Yi San who became King Jeongjo during the Joseon Dynasty.
Background
Lady Hyegyeong witnessed her husband"s execution which was ordered by her father-in-law King Yeongjo of Joseon and later wrote the The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong (Hangul: 한중록. ready reckoner: Hanjungnok), detailing her life as the ill-fated Crown Princess, her husband"s descent into madness and the deeds for which he was eventually put to death.
Career
Played by Choi Myung-gil in the 1988 MBC television series The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong. Played by Ha Hee-ra in the 1998 Korean Broadcasting System television series Heaven Heaven. Played by Kyeon Mi-ri in the 2007 MBC television series Yi Sanitary
Played by Jung Ae-ri in the 2007 CGV cable miniseries Eight Days, Assassination Attempts against King Jeongjo.
Played by Kim Sung-ryung in the 2014 film The Fatal Encounter. Played by Park Eun-bin in the 2014 Business School television series Secret Door.
Played by Moon Geun-young in the 2015 film The Throne. The novel The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble is based on the story of Lady Hyegyeong.