Choi Myung-gil

This article is about the actress. For the Joseon Dynasty politician/scholar, see Choe Myeong-gil.

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]}

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Myung-gil
Choi in 2019
Born	(1962-11-11) November 11, 1962 (age 62) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Seoul Art College - Broadcasting and Entertainment
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1981–present
Spouse	Kim Han-gil
Children	2
Korean name
Hangul	최명길
Hanja	崔明吉
Revised Romanization	Choe Myeong-gil
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Myŏngkil

Biography

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

Film

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

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

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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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.

External links

• Choi Myung-gil at HanCinema
• Choi Myung-gil at the Korean Movie Database
• Choi Myung-gil at IMDb