CHOI JIN SIL (Choe/Chae Jin Shil)
Born: December 24, 1968
Died: Oct. 2, 2008
Height/Weight: 163 cm (5' 4") / 46 kg (101 lbs)
TV dramas: Last Scandal (Sun-hee); Bad Woman, Good Woman (Se-young); Rosy Life (Soonie); War of the Roses (Mi-young); Since We Met (Ok-hwa); Memories (In-young); A Wish Upon A Star Yun-hee); You and I (Soo-kyung); Roses & Beansprouts
Movies: The Legend of Ginko (2000); Mayonnaise (1999); The Letter (1997); Baby Sale (1997); Holiday in Seoul (1997); Ghost Mama (1966); Who Drives Me Mad (1995); Mom Gets a Lover (1995); How To Top My Wife (1994); I Wish for What is Forbidden to Me (1994); Woman for Love, Woman for Marriage (1993); Mr. Mamma (1992); A Room in the Woods (1992); Susan Brink's Arirang (1991); Well, It's a Secret 2 (1991); My Love, My Bride (1990); KokchiTtan (1990); North Korea's Southern Army (1990)
Awards: KBS Best Actress (2005)
Articles: Chosun Ilbo 8/27/09 (Suspect 'Told to Steal Ashes by Choi Jin-sil's Spirit'); JoongAng Daily 8/26/09 (Hoaxer nabbed for demanding cash for Choi's urn); Yonhap News 8/26/09 (Police nab suspect in thef of late actress' ashes); Chosun Ilbo 8/21/09 (Thief of Choi Jin-sil's Ashes Caught on CCTV); Dong-a Ilbo 8/21/09 (Footage Shows Thief Who Stole Top Actress's Ashes); Korea Herald 8/18/09 (Choi Jin-shil selected as best newsmaker); Chosun Ilbo 8/17/09 (Police Hunt Thief of Actress Choi Jon-sil's Ashes); KBS World 8/17/09 (Actress Choi's Ashes Stolen); Yonhap News 8/15/09 (Late actress' burial urn found missing: police); Korea Times 6/11/09 (Women's Groups Up in Arms Over Ruling on Late Actress); Chosun Ilbo 6/5/09 (Actress' Heirs to Compensate Advertiser for 'Disgrace'); Chosun Ilbo 4/24/09 (Fans Continue to Flock to Choi Jin-sil's Gravesite); Yonhap News 4/23/09 (Two indicted for spreading rumors about late actress); Chosun Ilbo 1/7/09 (Choi Jin-sil's Brother Speaks Out); JoongAng Daily 12/10/08 (Custody questions settled for kids of the late actress Choi Jin-sil); Korea Times 12/8/08 (Cho Sung-min Gives Up Control of Ex-Wife's Property); Korea Times 10/29/08 (Legal Battle Expected on Late Actress' Fortune); Newsweek 10/15/08 (When Words Kill: Suicide spurs bid to regulate the net in South Korea); Korea Times 10/23/08 (Actress Choi's Last Conversation Disclosed); Yonhap News 10/4/08 (Funeral service held for actress Choi Jin-sil); JoongAng Daily 10/4/08 (Look after my kids': Choi JIn-sil); JoongAng Daily 10/3/08 (Celebrities driven over the edge by online rumors); Korea Times 10/2/08 (Grass Is Not Always Greener for TV Celebs); JoongAng Daily 10/3/08 (Leading actress's suicide shocks nation); Yonhap News 10/3/08 (Actress committed suicide on momentary impulse: police); Dong-A Ilbo 10/3/08 (Autopsy Scheduled for Actress Choi); Dong-A Ilbo 10/3/08 (Police: Malicious Rumors Drove Actress to Suicide); JoongAng Daily 10/3/08 (Real life tragedies outweigh on-screen success); Korea Times 10/2/08 (From Ad Star to Celeb-Mom); Korea Times 10/2/08 (Actress Choi Found Dead in Apparent Suicide); Yonhap News 10/2/08 (Star actress Choi Jin-sil found dead at home in apparent suicide); Chosun Ilbo 10/2/08 (Popular Actress Choi Jin-sil Found Dead); KBS Global 10/2/08 ('90s TV Icon Discovered Dead in Her Apartment); Korea Times 10/2/08 (Top Actress Choi Found Dead at Home); Yonhap News 3/2/08 (Mothers flood courts to change children's names); Korea Times 12/18/06; KBS Global 3/24/06; Korea Times 8/3/05; Korea Times 7/18/05; KOCCA 1/26/04; koreanfilm.org
She divorced baseball player Jo Sung Min, with who she had 2 children. Her brother is actor Choi Jin Young.
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CHOI JIN YOUNG (Chae Jin Yeong)
Born: February 27, 1971
Family: his sister is the late Choi Jin Sil.
School: Hanyang University
TV dramas: Love Okay (Suk-hoon)
Articles: Chosun Ilbo 1/7/09 (Choi Jin-sil's Brother Speaks Out) |
