Choi Jin-sil

Acting

Choi Jin-sil

Born December 24, 1968 · Seoul, South Korea

Died October 2, 2008 · aged 39

Choi Jin-sil (최진실) was a South Korean actress.  She committed suicide in 2008.

Known For

Mom Has a New BoyfriendMom Has a New Boyfriend · 1995
Mom Has a New Boyfriend
★ 4.01995
MovieRomanceDrama
Eun-jae, a children’s book illustrator, runs into Jin-woo at a bookstore. Jin-woo and Eun-jae met years ago on a train. Although each has a family to go home to, both believe that their meeting is more than coincidence and begin to see each other.
My Love, My BrideMy Love, My Bride · 1990
My Love, My Bride
★ 6.71990
MovieRomanceComedy
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.
The Legend of GingkoThe Legend of Gingko · 2000
The Legend of Gingko
★ 5.42000
MovieActionAdventure
Caught in between an ethnic war, Bee struggles between love and death.
North Korean Partisan in South KoreaNorth Korean Partisan in South Korea · 1990
North Korean Partisan in South Korea
★ 7.21990
MovieWarHistory
Reporter for a North Korean news service joins the partisans when the Americans and UN forces invade South Korea.
Who Drives Me Mad?Who Drives Me Mad? · 1995
Who Drives Me Mad?
★ 7.01995
MovieComedyRomance
Lee Jong-du, a salesman who believes that luck will change when he becomes a famous writer. However he is forced to give up after his story failed to win at a spring literature contest. Added to this is the fear that his girlfriend Joo-young will leave him. After Joo-young gets a job Jong-du realizes his mistakes that knows that she will never leave him.
I Wish for What Is Forbidden to MeI Wish for What Is Forbidden to Me · 1994
I Wish for What Is Forbidden to Me
★ 7.51994
MovieDrama
A woman decides to take revenge for the violence she has witnessed towards other women. She chooses a movie star as her target because of his high profile and because he is adored by young women. She kidnaps him and holds him prisoner in her apartment.
The LetterThe Letter · 1997
The Letter
★ 7.61997
MovieRomanceDrama
A happily married couple see only good days ahead of them; but the husband discovers that he is dying of cancer. Heartbroken at the possibility of leaving his wife behind, he proceeds to write love letters aimed at consoling his wife.
Baby SaleBaby Sale · 1997
Baby Sale
★ 7.51997
MovieComedy
Ad copywriter Sang-joon and event planner Ji-hyun meet for the first time in an elevator and decide to get married right away. But marital bliss is short lived for these two with the arrival of their son Nu-ri. Ji-hyun, exhausted from raising a baby, wants to go back to work. She thinks of a clever plan to return to her job.

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My Rosy LifeMy Rosy Life · 2005
My Rosy Life
★ 7.52005
SeriesDrama
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.

Maeng Soon-yi