Choi Ji-woo (realname: Choi Mi-hyang) was born on June 11, 1975 in Paju, South Korea. She is a South Korean actress and starred in many hit dramas including Winter Sonata and Stairways to Heaven in which she played the lead role in both. Her parents are Choi Woon-yong and Yun Gil-ja, and she has one older brother.
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Choi graduated from Pusan Sooyoung Elementary, Sooyoung Girl's Jr. High, and Dukmoon Girl's High School, and majored in aerobics at Pusan Woman's Professional College's Dance Department. She was first discovered when she won a talent audition organized by MBC in 1994, and made her debut in the 1995 drama series War and Love, after which she adopted the stage name Choi Ji Woo. She also appeared in the popular drama First Love, where she was first paired with actor Bae Yong Joon.
In 2001, Choi gained popularity with her role as an orphaned girl suffering from leukemia in the series Beautiful Days, in which she starred alongside Lee Byung-Hun. That same year, she enrolled in Hanyang University's Department of Theater/Film Studies. Although Choi completed her first year, she had to withdraw from college studies due to her hectic work schedule.
Choi's most recent work is the MBC weekend drama "Air City", her first series in three years. She is currently dating her co-star in Air City, Lee Jin Wok.[3] In the series, she plays Han Do-Kyung, Chief Operating Officer of Incheon Airport, a role that requires her to be multi-lingual. Her co-stars include Lee Jung-jae and Lee Jin-wook, and the trio completed their photo shoot for the series poster in February 2007. The 20-episode drama made its debut on MBC on May 12 and will conclude on July 15.
TV Series
2008 - Star's Lover (SBS)
2007 - Air City (MBC)
2006 - Rondo (TBS)
2004 - 101st Proposal
2003 - Stairway to Heaven (SBS)
2002 - Winter Sonata (KBS2)
2001 - Beautiful Days (SBS)
2000 - Honesty (MBC)
2000 - Mr. Duke (MBC)
1999 - Message (SBS)
1999 - Humaneness (KBS2)
1998 - Love (MBC)
1997 - Happiness is in Our Heart (SBS)
1996 - Three Guys and Three Girls (MBC, cameo)
1996 - First Love (KBS2)
1996 - Only Love (MBC)
1995 - Happiness (MBC)
1995 - War and Love (MBC)
Movies
2006 - Yeonliji / Now and Forever
2005 - Shadowless Sword (cameo)
2004 - Everybody has Secrets
2002 - The Romantic President / President Who Play the Piano
1999 - Nowhere To Hide
1988 - First Kiss / Shall We Kiss
1997 - Hallelujah (cameo)
1997 - The Hole / The Snare / Olgami
1996 - The Adventure of Mrs. Park
2006 - Timeless Beauty Acting Award (Seoul)
2005 - Korean Movie Association: Special Award
2005 - 41th BaekSang Award: Special Award (contribution to Hallyu Wave)
2004 - 40th BaekSang Awards: Popularity Award (TV Part)
2003 - SBS Acting Award: Best Actress for Special Production Award (Stairway to Heaven)
2003 - SBS Acting Award: Top 10 Popularity Award selected by netizens
2003 - Golden Award: Popularity Award in movie part ("The Romantic President")
2002 - KBS Acting Awards: Popularity Award
2002 - KBS Acting Awards: Best Actress Award (Winter Sonata)
2002 - Best Dresser Awards: TV Talent Category
2002 - 38th BaekSang Arts Awards: Popularity Award (TV Part)
2001 - SBS Acting Awards: Best Actress for Special Production Award (Beautiful Days)
2001 - SBS Acting Awards: Top 10 Popularity Award selected by netizens
2000 - MBC Acting Awards: Great Female Performer Award (Mr. Duke)
1999 - Video Music Awards: Golden Video Actress Award (MV "For Your Soul")
1998 - 34th BaekSang Arts Awards: Newcomer Actress Award ("The Hole")
1998 - 21st Grand Bell Awards: Newcomer Actress Award ("The Hole")
1995 - Korean Isabelle Adjani Award
