Choi Jin-sil
Acting
Biography
Choi Jin-sil (최진실) was a South Korean actress. She committed suicide in 2008.
Born: December 24, 1968
Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea
Known For
Jealousy
A 1992 TV drama series sparked romance, and also jealousy across Korea. Aired on MBC from June to July of 1992, the 16-episode TV drama “Jealousy (질투)” depicted the pure love, infused with a subtle sense of jealousy, of a young couple. The series answered the much asked question: “Is it possible for a man and woman who are 'just friend' to fall in love?" The show was based on the 1991 novel, “Long Shadow of My Love” by Yoon Myung-hye.
Roses and Bean Sprouts
"Roses and Bean Sprouts" revolves around the Choi family and their four sons.
War of the Roses
"War of Roses" is a story about love quarrels people make in the course of finding their love. This series will surely bring smiles and touch the heart of the audience. Two different sisters with two different values about love. It takes place in a obstetrics & gynecology hospital. Naturally, a lot of information related to women ranging from pregnancy to delivery is also provided and sure to catch the women audience in their twenties up to sixties.
Asphalt Man
Asphalt Man is a 1995 South Korean television series starring Lee Byung-hun, Choi Jin-shil, Jung Woo-sung, and Lee Young-ae. Based on the 1991 comic of the same title by manhwa artist Huh Young-man, it aired on SBS from May 17 to July 6, 1995 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
Star in My Heart
Star In My Heart was a 1997 Korean drama series run on MBC. One of the earlier Korean dramas to air outside of Korea, as part of what became known as the Korean Wave, it was very popular and helped its cast become widely recognized.
My Rosy Life
Maeng Soon-yi has sacrificed everything in her life for the sake of others. She missed out on her youth because she was too busy taking care of her father, who started drinking heavily after her mother abandoned them when Soon-yi was 10 years old. Soon-yi gave up on her own education so that she could earn the money to pay for her younger siblings' tuition. Soon-yi's younger sister Young-yi, is now a successful career woman. She is having an affair with a married man, Lee Jung-do. Jung-do was Young-yi's first love, but he broke up with her for the sake of his career. While younger brother Chul-soo has settled down in the United States where he's earning his doctorate degree, completely ignoring his responsibilities at home. Soon-yi perseveres despite the constant hardships that life throws at her. Until one day, she is jolted when Ban Sung-moon , her husband with whom she has two daughters, tells her that he has fallen in love with another woman and demands a divorce. Worse, she is diagnosed with stomach cancer shortly after. Abandoned by everyone around her, all those who she has worked so hard to make happy her entire life, Soon-yi decides that it's never too late to start living the life you want, and begins to be a little selfish and find some true happiness. When they find out about her disease, her family finally realizes what she means to them. And her husband Sung-moon also rethinks his actions and finally shows her the genuine meaning of marital love.
North Korean Partisan in South Korea
Reporter for a North Korean news service joins the partisans when the Americans and UN forces invade South Korea.
The Letter
The Letter is a 1997 South Korean film starring Choi Jin-sil and Park Shin-yang.
My Love, My Bride
Young-Min and Mi-Young graduated from the same college and fell in love. They finally got married. As time goes by, they bicker over even the tiniest of issues. One day, at a coffee shop, Mi-Young waits for Young-Min and meets her ex-boss. Young-Min sees them together and jumps to the conclusion that he is her ex-boyfriend. When Mi-Young goes to visit her parents, Young-Min tempts another woman.
Susanne Brink's Arirang
The life and experiences of Susanne Brink, an adult Korean adoptee from Sweden who suffered abuse and racism in her adoptive home and country.
Filmography
as Hong Sun-hee
as Hong Sun-Hee
as Lee Se-young
as Maeng Soon-yi
as Bi
as Son Mi-na
as Ah-jung
as Jung-In
as Ji-hyun
as Telephonist
as Lee Yun-hee
as Cha In-ju
as Kim Joo-young
as Eun-jae
as Oh Hwa-ryun
as Jang So-young
as Kang Min-joo
as 이진희
as Young-joo
as Yoo Ha Kyung
as Susanne Brink
as Da-hye
as Oh Mi-young
as Hye-Ji
as Park Min-ja