Choi Hee-Jin (South Korean Actress)

Choi Hee-Jin (Hangul: 최희진) is a South Korean actress born on March 2, 1979. Known for her prolific career in both South Korean cinema and television dramas, she has built an extensive filmography portraying a wide variety of supporting and guest characters, ranging from medical professionals and reporters to mothers and authority figures.

Portrait of South Korean actress Choi Hee-Jin

Career

Choi began her active career in film during the mid-2000s, making early appearances in notable films such as Park Chan-wook's Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) and Park Chan-wook's sci-fi romance I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006). Over the subsequent decades, she expanded her portfolio to include numerous television series and streaming dramas across major South Korean networks and platforms.

Selected Filmography

Films

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) - prisoner 3
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006) - Choi Seul-Gi
Thirst (2009) - nurse
The Client (2011) - blood researcher
The Whistleblower (2014) - reporter 2
The Royal Tailor (2014) - Madam Park
Madonna (2015) - bar owner
Money (2019) - Dongmyung stock company inspection team woman
Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982 (2019) - Young-Ho's mother
Broker (2022) - Mi-Sook
Next Sohee (2023) - save team leader
The Land of Morning Calm (2024) - Go Yoo-Shin
Big Deal (2025) - Lee Eon-Ju

Television and Streaming Series

It's Okay to Not Be Okay (tvN / 2020) - Kang-Tae & Sang-Tae's mom
Juvenile Justice (Netflix / 2022) - Teacher Han Ji-Won (ep.6-7)
Crash Course in Romance (tvN / 2023) - Lee Young-Min's mother
My Demon (SBS / 2023-2024) - Lee Yeon-Seo's mom
No Way Out: The Roulette (U+Mobile TV-Disney+ / 2024) - Seo Yeon-Ju
Flex x Cop (SBS / 2024) - Seo Yu-Kyung
Can This Love Be Translated? (Netflix / 2026) - Yoon Mi-Jung