Choi Hee-seo | |
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Born | Choi Moon-kyung December 24, 1986 Seoul, South Korea |
Other names | Moon Choi |
Education | Yonsei University – BA in Media and Film, English Literature University of California, Berkeley – Theater and Performance Studies |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Agent | Saram Entertainment |
Spouse | Unknown (2019) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 최희서 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Hui-seo |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Hŭisŏ |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 최문경 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Mun-gyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Munkyŏng |
Choi Hee-seo (born Choi Moon-kyung on December 24,1986) 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]
Choi married her non-celebrity boyfriend on September 28,2019,in a private ceremony. [5] [6] [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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 | Cafémanager | ||
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] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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] | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | Yonder | AI Seri | voice over | [19] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2013 | Desdemona | ||
2014 | The Chair Is Not Guilty | ||
2023 | Army on the Tree | Woman | [20] |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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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 | ||
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