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Choi Myung-gil

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This article is about the actress. For the Joseon Dynasty politician/scholar, see Choe Myeong-gil.
In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Myung-gil
Choi in 2019
Born (1962-11-11) November 11, 1962 (age 61)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationSeoul Art College - Broadcasting and Entertainment
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present
SpouseKim Han-gil
Children2
Korean name
Hangul
최명길
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoe Myeong-gil
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Myŏngkil

Choi Myung-gil (Korean: 최명길; born November 11, 1962) is a South Korean actress. Choi received several Best Actress awards for her portrayal of a proprietress who rents out her comic book shop as an overnight shelter in the 1994 film Rosy Life (also known as La Vie en Rose).[1] She has also starred in numerous television dramas, notably Marriage (1993), Tears of the Dragon (1996), Empress Myeongseong (2001), and Again, My Love (2009).[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Biography

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Choi is married to politician and lawmaker Kim Han-gil; Kim is chairman of the Democratic Party and co-chairman of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy.[8][9][10][11] The couple have two sons.[12]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1983 A Story About Lovers
1986 Milky Way in Blue Sky
With Her Eyes and Body Yang Jin-hee
Night Fairy
1987 Pillar of Mist "I"
1989 Honeymoon
1990 The Lovers of Woomook-baemi Min Gong-rye
1994 Rosy Life Madam
2011 Sunny Past photo Cameo

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1981 Angry Eyes
1982 Friend, Friend
Linger
1983 500 Years of Joseon:
"The King of Chudong Palace" 		Daughter of Goryeo royalty
Sunflower in Winter
1984 MBC Bestseller Theater:
"Looking for a Woman" 		Mi-yeon
500 Years of Joseon:
"The Ume Tree in the Midst of the Snow" 		Queen Jeonghyeon
1985 The Season of Men Park Mi-ran
500 Years of Joseon:
The Wind Orchid" 		Queen Jeonghyeon
1986 Drama Game
1987 The Face of a City Lee Jung-hwa
1988 Three Women Lee Min-ja
500 Years of Joseon:
"Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong" 		Lady Hyegyeong
1990 That Woman Han Jae-sook
1991 Another's Happiness Cha Moon-young
Windmills of Love
1992 The Chemistry Is Right Seo Hyun-ja
Reunion Ji-hye
1993 Marriage Na Ji-young
Theme Series "Father"
Friday's Woman:
"Woman on the Edge of the Cliff"
1994 There is No Love Han So-jin
1996 TV Literature:
"Lost in the Supermarket" 		Kim Sun-young
Tears of the Dragon Queen Wongyeong
2000 Foolish Princes Kim Young-sook
Gibbs' Family
2001 Empress Myeongseong Empress Myeongseong episodes 82–124
2003 South of the Sun Jung Yeon-hee
2005 Woman Above Flowers Kim Jung-ah
2007 By My Side Jang Seon-hee
2008 The Great King, Sejong Queen Wongyeong
2009 Again, My Love Han Myung-in
Invincible Lee Pyung Kang Je Hwang-hu ("Queen Je-mun") [13]
2010 The King of Legend Haebi Haesosul,
King Biryu's first queen consort
Stormy Lovers Seo Yoon-hee
2011 Miss Ripley Lee Hwa [14]
Glory Jane Park Gun-ja [15][unreliable source?]
2013 Pots of Gold Yoon Shim-deok
Marry Him If You Dare Na Mi-rae's future self [16]
2014 Punch Yoon Ji-sook
2015 House of Bluebird Han Sun-hee
Sweet Home, Sweet Honey Bae Gook-hee
2016 You Are a Gift Eun Young-ae
Entourage Kang Ok-ja
2018 Mysterious Personal Shopper Geum Young-sook [17]
2019 Mother of Mine Jeon In-sook
2019–2020 Gracious Revenge Cha Mi-yeon / Carrie Jung Mi-ae
2020 Men Are Men Kim Seon-hee
2021 Red Shoes Min Hee-kyung [18]
2023 Durian's Affair Baek Do-i [19]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award ceremony Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1985 21st Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress (TV) Looking for a Woman Won
MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress The Ume Tree in the Midst of the Snow Won
1986 25th Grand Bell Awards Best Actress Pillar of Mist Won
1990 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress That Woman Won
28th Grand Bell Awards Best Actress The Lovers of Woomook-baemi Nominated
11th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
1994 16th Three Continents Festival Best Actress Rosy Life Won [20][21]
15th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actress Won
5th Chunsa Film Art Awards Special Jury Prize Won
SBS Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Marriage Won
1995 Korea Broadcasting Awards Excellence Award, Actress Won
31st Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress Rosy Life Won
15th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best Actress Won
33rd Grand Bell Awards Best Actress Nominated
1997 10th Grimae Awards Best Actress Tears of the Dragon Won
KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Won
2002 KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Empress Myeongseong Won
2003 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress South of the Sun Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Won
Top 10 Stars Won
2007 MBC Drama Awards Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Serial Drama By My Side Won
2008 KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress The Great King, Sejong Nominated
2009 KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Again, My Love,
Invincible Lee Pyung Kang 		Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Again, My Love Nominated
2013 MBC Drama Awards Golden Acting Award, Actress Pots of Gold Nominated
2015 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special Punch Won
2021 KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Red Shoes Nominated [22]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama Nominated [23]
2022 8th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Nominated [24]

References

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  1. ^ Eisner, Ken (December 11, 1994). "Review: La Vie En Rose". Variety. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  2. ^ Kim, Beom-seok (April 18, 2005). "SBS '꽃보다 여자'로 드라마 복귀하는 최명길". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  3. ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (January 1, 2008). "Epic Dramas Continues to Boom This Year". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  4. ^ Han, Sang-hee (February 3, 2009). "Veteran Actors Team Up for Small Screen". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  5. ^ Oh, Jean (February 4, 2009). "KBS drama up against MBC's comic-book hero". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  6. ^ Lim, Hye-seon (April 15, 2009). '최명길 열풍', 직접 듣는 중년인기 이유는(인터뷰). 10Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  7. ^ "Fashion Brands Put Their Money on Middle-Aged Women". The Chosun Ilbo. February 19, 2010. Archived from the original on February 20, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  8. ^ Kim, Jung-yoon (May 30, 2012). "Actress wife helps Kim's primary winning streak". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  9. ^ "Celebrities Pitch in to Back Candidates in General Election". The Chosun Ilbo. April 30, 2012. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  10. ^ Cho, Chung-un (May 5, 2013). "Newsmaker: Party maverick takes helm of opposition". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on May 5, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  11. ^ Ko, Dong-hwan (June 3, 2014). "Celebrities active in local election campaigns". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  12. ^ Kim, Do-hoo (August 26, 2008). 스스로 행복을 만드는 여자 최명길. Interview 365 (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  13. ^ "Press conference for KBS TV series Invincible Lee Pyung Kang". 10Asia. November 6, 2009. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  14. ^ Kim, Sun-young (July 21, 2011). "Review: MBC TV series Miss Ripley - Final Episode". 10Asia. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  15. ^ "Man of Honor holds script rehearsal". Dramabeans. September 22, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  16. ^ "Choi Myung-gil, A Veteran Actress' Transformation? Guilty As Charged!". KBS Global. October 14, 2013. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  17. ^ Jo, Sung-kyung (January 16, 2018). "[SS드라마]'인형의집' 최명길에 박하나 왕빛나.. 일일극 '믿보배'들 뭉친다". Sports Seoul (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  18. ^ Jung Eun-jean (May 13, 2021). "최명길-소이현-박윤재-신정윤 '빨강 구두' 캐스팅 확정" [Myung-Gil Choi-Lee Hyun So-Yoon Jae Park-Jung Yoon Shin'Red Shoes' cast confirmed]. Korean Broadcasting System (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  19. ^ Choi Na-young (May 15, 2023). "50대 박주미, 임성한 '아씨 두리안' 대본 리딩서 미모 무슨 일..'6월 방송'" (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023 – via Naver.
  20. ^ "Palmares 1994". Three Continents Festival (in French). Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  21. ^ "Nantes Fest Names Korean Best Actress". KBS World. November 28, 2007. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  22. ^ Jung Ji-hyun (January 1, 2022). "차태현·이도현·김소현·박은빈, 최우수상 수상 [2021 KBS 연기대상]" [Cha Tae-hyun, Lee Do-hyun, Kim So-hyun, Park Eun-bin, Grand Prize Winner [2021 KBS Drama Awards]] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Naver.
  23. ^ Jung Ji-hyun (December 31, 2021). "류진·소이현·한다감, 일일드라마 부문 우수상 수상 [2021 KBS 연기대상]" [Ryujin, Soihyun, and Handa Gam won the Excellence Award in Daily Drama [2021 KBS Drama Awards]] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Naver.
  24. ^ Lee Seul-bi (August 31, 2022). "김혜수→이준호 '2022 APAN STAR AWARDS' 수상 후보 공개" [Kim Hye-soo → Lee Jun-ho's '2022 APAN STAR AWARDS' nominees revealed] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Naver.
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