Choi Yoon-so

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Yoon-so (Korean: 최윤소; born November 29, 1984) is a South Korean actress.^[1][2] She is notable for portraying the villainous and ruthless Koo Hae-joo in the daily drama series Unknown Woman.

Choi Yoon-so
Choi in 2019
Born	(1984-11-29) November 29, 1984 (age 40) Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Education	Dongduk Women's University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present
Agent	Big Picture Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul	최윤소
Revised Romanization	Choe Yunso
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Yunso

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2003	Silver Knife [ko]	Kyung-joo
2012	The Heaven is Only Open to the Single [ko]	Yoon-so		[3]
2014	Santa Barbara	Filming actress
2015	Rookie(菜鸟)	Wang Manfei	Chinese Film	[4][5]
2016	Insane	Ji-young		[6][7]
	Road Kill	Mi-yeon
2017	Ordinary Person	Ji-sook

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008–2009	My Precious You	Han Yoo-jin
2010–2011	Secret Garden	Kim Hee-won
	Smile Again	Baek Yoo-jin		[8]
2011	Royal Family	Yoo Shin-ah
	KBS Drama Special: "Hair Show"	Kim Yoo-ri		[9][10]
	Lie to Me	Woman at the blind date	Cameo
	Warrior Baek Dong-soo	Goo-hyang		[11]
	KBS Drama Special: "Ji-hoon's Born in 1982"	Ahn Seo-yeon		[12]
2012	KBS Drama Special: "Girl Detective, Park Hae-sol"	Ye Ri-na		[13]
	My Husband Got a Family	Kang Hye-soo		[14]
	Can't Live Without You	Lee Hyun-kyung		[15]
	The Third Hospital	Jung Seung-hee		[16][17]
2013	KBS TV Novel: "Eunhui"	Cha Young-joo		[18][19]
2014	Liar Game	Goo Ja-young		[20][21]
	Love Frequency 37.2	Go Dong-hee		[21]
2015	Second 20s	Shin Sang-ye		[22][23]
2016	Local Hero	Kim Seo-an		[24][25]
	Happy Home	Bong Hae-won		[26][27][28]
2017	Unknown Woman	Koo Hae-joo		[29][30]
	The Lady in Dignity	Heo Jin-hee		[31][32]
2018	Mother	young Young-sin
2019–2020	Unasked Family	Kang Ye-won
2021	The Penthouse: War in Life 3	Mental Hospital Nurse	Cameo (Episode 14)	[33]
2023	Love to Hate You	Grace

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	Band of Goddess	Cast		[34]

Music video appearances

Year	Song Title	Artist	Ref.
2002	"For Me Without You" (내가 없는 날 위해)	Kang Sung-hoon	[citation needed]
2004	"How Come" (어쩌다가)	Ran [ko]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2021	Excellence Actress in a Serial Drama	Unasked Family	Nominated	[35]
Character Model Contest	2002	Grand Prize Winner	Choi Yoon-so	Won
KBS Drama Awards	2019	Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama	Unasked Family	Nominated
Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards	2012	Best New Actress Award in Film	The Heaven is Only Open to the Single	Won
MBC Drama Awards	2016	Best New Actress	Happy Home	Nominated