Choi Hee-seo
Choi Hee-seo (born December 24, 1986), born Choi Moon-kyung, is a South Korean actress. She is best known for portraying anarchist Fumiko Kaneko in the 2017 historical film Anarchist from Colony. For this role, she set a record of winning eleven acting accolades in a single award season, whilst also achieving an unprecedented feat of winning both Best New Actress and Best Actress at the Grand Bell Awards.
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Choi Hee-seo

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- Name
- Choi Hee-seo
- Birth Name
- Choi Moon-kyung
- Born
- 24 December 1986
- Birthplace
- Seoul, South Korea
- Education
- Yonsei University – BA in Media and Film, English Literature University of California, Berkeley – Theater and Performance Studies
- Occupation
- Actress
- Spouse
- Unknown (2019) Choi Hee-seo (born December 24, 1986), born Choi Moon-kyung, is a South Korean actress.
- Full name
- 최문경.
- Nationality
- South Korea.
- Languages
- Korean.
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Choi Hee-seo (born December 24, 1986), born Choi Moon-kyung, is a South Korean actress. She is best known for portraying anarchist Fumiko Kaneko in the 2017 historical film Anarchist from Colony. For this role, she set a record of winning eleven acting accolades in a single award season, whilst also achieving an unprecedented feat of winning both Best New Actress and Best Actress at the Grand Bell Awards.
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• Name — Choi Hee-seo • Birth Name — Choi Moon-kyung • Other Names — Moon Choi • Born — 24 December 1986 • Birthplace — Seoul, South Korea • Education — Yonsei University – BA in Media and Film, English Literature University of California, Berkeley – Theater and Performance Studies • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2009–present • Agent — Saram Entertainment • Spouse — Unknown (2019) Choi Hee-seo (born December 24, 1986), born Choi Moon-kyung, is a South Korean actress. She is best known for portraying anarchist Fumiko Kaneko in the 2017 historical film Anarchist from Colony. For this role, she set a record of winning eleven acting accolades in a single award season, whilst also achieving an unprecedented feat of winning both Best New Actress and Best Actress at the Grand Bell Awards.
Personal life
Personal life
Choi married her non-celebrity boyfriend on September 28, 2019, in a private ceremony.
Television series
Television series
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2005 — Rainbow Romance — Bit part • 2007 — H.I.T • 2011 — Just Like Today — Christina • Next Stop for Charlie — Moon — Season 2 • 2013 — The Scandal — Secretary Moon • 2014 — One Fine Day In October — Ro-sa • Run, Jang-mi • 2016 — Entourage • 2018 — Mistress — Han Jung-won • Big Forest — Im Cheong-a • 2020 — Stranger — Lee Yoo-an — Season 2 • 2021 — Now, We Are Breaking Up — Hwang Chi-sook • 2022 — Yonder — Seri — Voice cameo • 2023–2024 — Tell Me That You Love Me — Actress — Cameo (episode 3) • 2024 — Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard — Lee Yoo-an
Theater
Theater
Theater play performance • Year — Title — Role — Theater — Date — Ref. Reference(s) • English — Korean • 2013 — Desdemona Is Not Coming — 데스데모나는 오지 않아 — Sanullim Small Theater — August 1, 2013 to August 4, 2013 • 2014 — The Chair Is Not at Fault — 의자는 잘못없다 — Mun Seon-mi — Aruto Small Theater — September 3, 2014 to September 21, 2014 • 2023 — The Army on the Trees — 나무 위의 군대 — Woman — LG Arts Center Seoul, U+ Stage — June 20, 2023 to August 12, 2023 • 2024 — The Cherry Orchard — 벚꽃동산 — Kang Hyun-sook — LG Arts Center Seoul, LG SIGNATURE Hall — June 4, 2024 to July 7, 2024 • The Lives of Others — 타인의 삶 — Christa-Maria Sieland — LG Arts Center Seoul, U+ Stage — November 27, 2024 to January 19, 2025 • 2025 — Simon Stone's The Cherry Orchard - Busan — 사이먼 스톤 연출 〈벚꽃동산〉 - 부산 — Kang Hyun-sook — Busan Citizens Hall Grand Theater — March 13, 2025 to March 15, 2025
Accolades
Accolades
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. Reference(s) • Asian Film Awards — 2018 — Best Supporting Actress — Anarchist from Colony • Baeksang Arts Awards — 2018 — Best Actress – Film • Best New Actress – Film • Blue Dragon Film Awards — 2018 — Best New Actress • Buil Film Awards — 2018 — Best New Actress — • Busan Film Critics Awards — 2018 • Busan International Film Festival — 2018 — Actress of the Year — Our Body • Chunsa Film Art Awards — 2018 — Best New Actress — Anarchist from Colony • Cine 21 Awards — 2017 • Director's Cut Awards • Golden Cinema Film Festival — 2018 — Best Actress • Grand Bell Awards — 2018 — Best Actress • Best New Actress • KOFRA Film Awards — 2018 • Korean Association of Film Critics Awards — 2017 • Resistance Film Festival in Korea — 2018 — Best Actress — Anarchist from Colony, Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet • SBS Drama Awards — 2021 — Excellence Award for an Actress in a Mini-Series Romance/Comedy Drama — Now, We Are Breaking Up • Best Character Award, Actress • The Seoul Awards — 2017 — Best New Actress — Anarchist from Colony • Wildflower Film Awards — 2017 — Best Supporting Actress — Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet • 2020 — Best Actress — Our Body
Listicles
Listicles
Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement • Publisher — Year — Listicle — Placement — Ref. Reference(s) • Korean Film Council — 2021 — Korean Actors 200
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2009 — Lifting King Kong — Seo Yeo-sun • 2010 — Seoul, Lost — Short film, as assistant editor and writer • Tokyo, Lost — Reiko — Short film • 2011 — The Moon Stalker — Boreum — Short film, also as director and writer • Heart Beats Knock Knock — Hye-kyung — Short film • 2012 — Nan Jian Wan Zi — Bom — Short film, also as director • Project 577 — Herself • Mark's Festival — Yoonea — Short film • 2013 — The Embrace — Short film • It's Time to Love — PD Jung • 2014 — Janus — Eun-young — Short film, also as camera operator • Tribute — Short film, as director and writer • Pororo, the Snow Fairy Village Adventure — Master Grandma — Short film, voice • One-minded — Gertrude — Short film • Contact Point — Ji-young — Short film • 2015 — Love Never Fails — Math Teacher • 2016 — Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet — Kumi • If You Were Me — Hee-seo • How to Break up with My Cat — Jung-min • 2017 — Proj. Get-up-and-go — Café manager • Anarchist from Colony — Fumiko Kaneko • Okja — Interpreter • 2018 — Our Body — Ja-young • 2020 — Deliver Us From Evil — Young-joo • 2021 — The Asian Angel — Choi Seol — Japanese film • Unframed – Findy — Director and screenwriter only • 2026 — Bedford Park — Audrey • scope="row" — Exposure — Min-ju
Honors
• 2026: In October 2026, Choi served as a member of the Competition Jury at the 31st Busan International Film Festival.

Moon Choi at the Bedford Park Premier at Sundance Film Festival
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Moon Choi at the Bedford Park Premier at Sundance Film Festival
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