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Choi Hee-seo
Choi in June 2018
Born
Choi Moon-kyung

(1986-12-24) December 24, 1986 (age 37)
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesMoon Choi
EducationYonsei University – BA in Media and Film, English Literature
University of California, Berkeley – Theater and Performance Studies
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
AgentSaram Entertainment
SpouseUnknown (2019)
Korean name
Hangul
최희서
Revised RomanizationChoe Hui-seo
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Hŭisŏ
Birth name
Hangul
최문경
Revised RomanizationChoe Mun-gyeong
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Munkyŏng

Choi Hee-seo (Korean최희서; born December 24, 1986), born Choi Moon-kyung (최문경), is a South Korean actress. She is best known for portraying anarchist Fumiko Kaneko in the 2017 historical film Anarchist from Colony.[1][2][3] For this role, she set a record of winning eleven acting accolades in a single award season, whilst also achieving an unprecedented feat of winning both Best New Actress and Best Actress at the Grand Bell Awards.[4]

Personal life

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Choi married her non-celebrity boyfriend on September 28, 2019, in a private ceremony.[5][6][7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 Lifting King Kong Seo Yeo-sun
2010 Seoul, Lost Short film, as assistant editor and writer
Tokyo, Lost Reiko Short film
2011 The Moon Stalker Boreum Short film, also as director and writer
Heart Beats Knock Knock Hye-kyung Short film
2012 Nan Jian Wan Zi Bom Short film, also as director
Project 577 Herself
Mark's Festival Yoonea Short film
2013 The Embrace Short film
It's Time to Love PD Jung
2014 Janus Eun-young Short film, also as camera operator
Tribute Short film, as director and writer
Pororo, the Snow Fairy Village Adventure Master Grandma Short film, voice
One-minded Gertrude Short film
Contact Point Ji-young Short film
2015 Love Never Fails Math Teacher
2016 Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet Kumi [8]
If You Were Me Hee-seo
How to Break up with My Cat
2017 Proj. Get-up-and-go Café manager
Anarchist from Colony Fumiko Kaneko [9]
Okja Interpreter
2018 Our Body Ja-young
2020 Deliver Us From Evil Young-joo [10]
2021 The Asian Angel Choi Seol Japanese film [11]
Unframed – Findy director, script Short Film Watcha [note 1] [12][13]
TBA Exposure Min-ju [14]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 Rainbow Romance Bit part
2007 H.I.T
2011 Just Like Today Christina
Next Stop for Charlie Moon Season 2
2013 The Scandal Secretary Moon
2014 One Fine Day In October Ro-sa
Run, Jang-mi
2016 Entourage
2018 Mistress Han Jung-won [15]
Big Forest Im Cheong-a [16]
2020 Stranger Lee Yoo-an Season 2
2021 Now, We Are Breaking Up Hwang Chi-sook [17][18]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Yonder AI Seri voice over [19]

Theater

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Year Title Role Ref.
2013 Desdemona
2014 The Chair Is Not Guilty
2023 Army on the Tree Woman [20]

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Asian Film Awards 2018 Best Supporting Actress Anarchist from Colony Nominated [21]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2018 Best Actress – Film Nominated [22]
Best New Actress – Film Won [23]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2018 Best New Actress Won [24]
Buil Film Awards 2018 Best New Actress Won [25]
Busan Film Critics Awards 2018 Won [26]
Busan International Film Festival 2018 Actress of the Year Our Body Won [27]
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2018 Best New Actress Anarchist from Colony Won
Cine 21 Awards 2017 Won
Director's Cut Awards Won [28]
Golden Cinema Film Festival 2018 Best Actress Won [29]
Grand Bell Awards 2018 Best Actress Won
Best New Actress Won
KOFRA Film Awards 2018 Won [30]
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2017 Won [31]
Resistance Film Festival in Korea 2018 Best Actress Anarchist from Colony, Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet Won [32]
SBS Drama Awards 2021 Excellence Award for an Actress in a Mini-Series Romance/Comedy Drama Now, We Are Breaking Up Nominated [33]
Best Character Award, Actress Nominated
The Seoul Awards 2017 Best New Actress Anarchist from Colony Won [34]
Wildflower Film Awards 2017 Best Supporting Actress Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet Nominated
2020 Best Actress Our Body Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ It is a collaboration with Watcha and directed and written by Lee Je-hoon, Park Jeong-min, Choi Hee-seo and Son Suk-ku

References

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  1. ^ Kil, Sonia (February 16, 2018). "Actress Choi Hee-seo Looks Forward to a Promising Career". Variety. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Choi Hee-seo is Joan of Arc". HanCinema. Sports Donga. December 11, 2017. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Moon Choi's career goes beyond rookie roles : Double major from Yonsei University says acting can be smart". Korea JoongAng Daily. May 25, 2018. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "CHOI Hee-seo". KoreanFilm. September 28, 2020. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Actress Choi Hee Seo Gets Married Today In Self-Planned Wedding Ceremony". Soompi (in Korean). September 28, 2019. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  6. ^ Kim No-eul (September 28, 2019). "최희서, 오늘(28일) 동갑내기 연인과 비공개 결혼…9월의 신부 [MK★이슈]". mksport (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  7. ^ Kim Hyun-jung (September 28, 2019). "최희서, 오늘(28일) 결혼…제주도서 셀프 웨딩 촬영 '우아한 신부'[종합]". xportsnews (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "Choi Hee-seo cast for "DongJu, The Portrait of A Poet" on the subway". HanCinema. MK. October 26, 2017. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "LEE Joon-ik Wraps Colonial Resistance Drama PARK YEOL". Korean Film Biz Zone. February 24, 2017. Archived from the original on October 4, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "HWANG Jung-min and LEE Jung-jae to DELIVER US FROM EVIL". Korean Film Biz Zone. October 3, 2019. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  11. ^ Jeong Hee-yeon (September 13, 2021). "최희서·오다기리 죠 '당신은 믿지 않겠지만' 10월 국내 개봉 [공식]" [Choi Hee-seo and Odagiri Joe's 'You Won't Believe' will be released in Korea in October [Official]]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Hong Se-young (April 20, 2021). "박정민⋅손석구⋅최희서⋅이제훈, 왓챠 '언프레임드' 참여 [공식]". sports.donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  13. ^ Kim Seong-hyeon (August 31, 2021). "이제훈 감독 연출작→ 정해인·이동휘·탕준상·표예진 출연… 화려한 라인업" [Directed by Lee Je-hoon → Starring Jung Hae-in, Lee Dong-hwi, Tang Jun-sang, Pyo Ye-jin… colorful lineup]. YTN (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Kim Bo-ra (October 5, 2022). "[단독] 최희서, 범죄 스릴러 '폭로' 캐스팅...'파친코' 김민하 호흡" [[Exclusive] Choi Hee-seo casts crime thriller 'Exposure'... 'Pachinko' Kim Min-ha breathing] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Naver.
  15. ^ "Choi Hee-seo to Star in OCN "Mistress"". HanCinema. Xports News. January 29, 2018. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  16. ^ "빅포레스트' 최희서, "코미디 연기 새로운 도전, 매력적이었다"". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). July 13, 2018. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  17. ^ "지금 헤어지는 중입니다' 송혜교X장기용X최희서X김주헌 출연 [공식]". eDily (in Korean). March 10, 2021. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  18. ^ Kim Na-young (March 10, 2021). "송혜교X장기용, '지금 헤어지는 중입니다' 출연 확정…SBS 하반기 편성". MKSports (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  19. ^ Park Soo-in (October 12, 2022). "최희서 '욘더' AI 목소리 연기, 이준익 감독과 '박열-동주' 인연" [Choi Hee-seo's AI voice acting in 'Yonder', director Lee Jun-ik and 'Park Yeol-Dong-ju' relationship] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Naver.
  20. ^ Jo, Jae-hyun (March 13, 2023). "연극 '나무 위의 군대' 6월 개막…손석구·최희서 등 출연" [The play 'Army on the Tree' opens in June... Starring Son Seok-gu and Choi Hee-seo] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Naver.
  21. ^ "THE DAY AFTER Scores Asian Film Awards Nods for Film, Director and Actress". Korean Film Biz Zone. January 30, 2018. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  22. ^ "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  23. ^ "[2018 백상예술대상 종합] tvN '비밀의 숲'·영화 '1987' 대상 영예+3·4관왕". Osen (in Korean). May 4, 2018. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  24. ^ "A TAXI DRIVER Drives Off with 4 Blue Dragons". Korean Film Biz Zone. December 1, 2017. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  25. ^ "A TAXI DRIVER Tops Buil Film Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. October 17, 2017. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  26. ^ "Hong Sangsoo Receives 5th Grand Prize from Busan Film Critics". Korean Film Biz Zone. December 7, 2017. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
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  30. ^ "1987 Tops Korean Film Reporters Association Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. February 9, 2018. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
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  33. ^ Lee Seung-gil (December 31, 2021). "김주헌·진서연·안효섭·이솜, 우수연기상 수상 [2021 SBS 연기대상]" [Kim Joo-heon, Jin Seo-yeon, Ahn Hyo-seop, Esom, Excellence in Acting Award [2021 SBS Drama Awards]] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  34. ^ "1st Seoul Awards 2017 Winners in Film". HanCinema. October 27, 2017. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
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