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Choi Jin-sil
South Korean actress (1968-2008) · South Korea · On the map · Actors · Died at 39
Choi Jin-sil was a South Korean actress. She was considered one of the greatest actresses in South Korea, nicknamed "The Nation's Actress" for playing leading roles in some of the highest-rated Korean dramas of all time such as Jealousy (1992), Season of Storms (1993), Star in My Heart (1997), You and I (1997) and My...
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The Last Scandal of My LifeSeries, 2008Hong Sun-hee2007
Bad Woman, Good WomanSeries, Lee Se-young2005
My Rosy LifeSeries, Maeng Soon-yi2004
War of the RosesSeries2002Since We MetSeries, Lee Ok-hwa2000
The Legend of GingkoFilm, Bi1999
MayonnaiseFilm, Ah-jung1997
Star in My HeartSeries, Lee Yun-hee
Baby SaleFilm, 1997Ji-hyun
The LetterFilm, 1997Jung-In1996
Ghost MamaFilm, Cha In-ju1995
Asphalt ManSeries, Oh Hwa-ryun
Mom Has a New BoyfriendFilm, 1995Eun-jae
Who Drives Me Mad?Film, 1995Kim Joo-young1994
사랑의 향기Series
How to Top My WifeFilm, 1994Jang So-young1993
폭풍의 계절Series, 이진희
The Girl for Love and The One for MarriageFilm, 19931992
JealousySeries, Yoo Ha Kyung
Mister MamaFilm, 1992Young-joo1991
Susanne Brink's ArirangFilm, Susanne Brink
You Know What? It's a Secret 2Film, 1991Da-hye1990
My Love, My BrideFilm, Oh Mi-young
North Korean Partisan in South KoreaFilm, 1990Park Min-ja1968Born24 December 1968People around Choi
Choi Jong-won Also in My Love, My Bride and How to Top My Wife
Kang Woo-suk Directed How to Top My Wife (1994)
Choi Min-soo Also in North Korean Partisan in South Korea (1990)
Kang Je-gyu Produced The Legend of Gingko (2000)
Kim Seung-woo Also in Ghost Mamma and Ghost Mama
Park Joong-hoon Also in My Love, My Bride and How to Top My Wife- Oh Byeol-cheol Directed A Room in the Woods (1992)
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She was considered one of the greatest actresses in South Korea, nicknamed "The Nation's Actress" for playing leading roles in some of the highest-rated Korean dramas of all time such as Jealousy (1992), Season of Storms (1993), Star in My Heart (1997), You and I (1997) and My Rosy Life (2005). Her film work includes North Korea's Southern Army (1990), My Love, My Bride (1990), Susanne Brink's Arirang (1991) and The Letter (1997). Widely regarded as the most popular actress of her time, she led the entertainment industry in terms of commercial success across film, television, and advertising. She played leading roles in 18 films and 20 television dramas, appeared in hundreds of advertisements, and won several awards. She was 39 when she died by suicide by hanging on October 2, 2008, at her home in Seoul after being the victim of distressing rumours.