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

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.
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 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.
How to Top My WifeHow to Top My Wife · 1994
How to Top My Wife
5.31994
MovieComedy
After a long term office relationship, Bong-su and So-young decide to tie the knot. However, marriage life is not as fulfilling as they expected. Not wanting a divorce, nor to continue the relationship, Bong-su decides to hire a contract killer to take out his wife.
The Girl for Love and The One for MarriageThe Girl for Love and The One for Marriage · 1993
The Girl for Love and The One for Marriage
1993
MovieDramaRomance
Susanne Brink's ArirangSusanne Brink's Arirang · 1991
Susanne Brink's Arirang
7.21991
MovieDrama
The life and experiences of Susanne Brink, an adult Korean adoptee from Sweden who suffered abuse and racism in her adoptive home and country.
You Know What? It's a Secret 2You Know What? It's a Secret 2 · 1991
You Know What? It's a Secret 2
7.01991
MovieDrama
Three highschool girls try to get money from their parents to help pay the hospital bills for a friend. They come up with a scheme where one of them pretends to be kidnapped in order to receive the ransom money. However, the plan is revealed and two of the girls are taken into police custody. When released, one of the girls jumps from the roof of the school out of shame and to call attention to the plight of their friend.

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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