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Choi Jin-sil

1968 - 2008

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Choi Jin-sil (Korean: 최진실; December 24, 1968 – October 2, 2008) was a South Korean actress. She was considered one of the greatest actresses in South Korea, nicknamed "The Nation's Actress" for playing leading roles in some of the highest-rated Korean dramas of all time such as Jealousy (1992), Season of Storms (1993), Star in My Heart (1997), You and I (1997) and My Rosy Life (2005). Her film work includes North Korea's Southern Army (1990), My Love, My Bride (1990), Susanne Brink's Arirang (1991) and The Letter (1997). Widely regarded as the most popular actress of her time, she led the entertainment industry in terms of commercial success across film, television, and advertising. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Choi Jin-sil is the 3,035th most popular actor (up from 3,119th in 2024), the 200th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 176th in 2019) and the 40th most popular South Korean Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Choi Jin-sil ranks 3,035 out of 13,578. Before her are Sven-Bertil Taube, Martha Hyer, Kevin McNally, Svetlana Toma, Valentina Vargas, and Rebecca Romijn. After her are Jeff Conaway, Lily Collins, Shashi Kapoor, Giovanna Ralli, Ray Romano, and Patrick Troughton.

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Among people born in 1968, Choi Jin-sil ranks 119. Before her are Shaggy, Gordon Bajnai, Hajime Moriyasu, Michael Weatherly, Marcus Grönholm, and Martin Dahlin. After her are Talant Duyshebaev, Hakan Fidan, Cliff Curtis, Mauro Silva, Margrethe Vestager, and Juan Antonio Pizzi. Among people deceased in 2008, Choi Jin-sil ranks 176. Before her are Mikel Laboa, Heinz Kwiatkowski, Baba Amte, František Čapek, Dan Shomron, and Bill Melendez. After her are Yuri Rytkheu, Anton Allemann, Albert Cossery, Arthur Chung, Peter Poreku Dery, and Boris Yefimov.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Choi Jin-sil ranks 200 out of 1,128. Before her are Choi Sang-mok (1960), Won Bin (1977), Park Min-young (1986), Heo Mok (1595), Sulli (1994), and Im Si-wan (1988). After her are Kyung Wha Chung (1948), Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (1931), Ahn Jung-hwan (1976), Ryu Gwansun (1902), Kim Keon Hee (1972), and Song Si-yeol (1607).

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Among ACTORS In South Korea

Among actors born in South Korea, Choi Jin-sil ranks 40. Before her are Jo Jung-suk (1980), Park Bo-gum (1993), Won Bin (1977), Park Min-young (1986), Sulli (1994), and Im Si-wan (1988). After her are Kim Young-ae (1951), Ju Ji-hoon (1982), Cha Eun-woo (1997), Kim Tae-hee (1980), So Ji-sub (1977), and Jun Ji-hyun (1981).

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