Choi Ran
Appearance
Choi Ran | |
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Born | |
Education | Chung-Ang University - B.A. and M.A. in Theater and Film |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1979-present |
Spouse | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 최란 |
Hanja | 崔蘭 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Ran |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Ran |
Choi Ran (born November 30, 1960) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1979 and became best known as a supporting actress in television dramas, notably those written by the Hong sisters.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Choi married sportswriter and former basketball player Lee Chung-hee in 1984.[9][10] They have one son Lee Jun-gi, and two daughters Lee Hyeon-gyeong and Lee Hyeon-jeong.[11]
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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1984 | Independence Gate | KBS1 | |
1985 | I Like My Daughter Better | KBS1 | |
1986 | Drama Game "Reunion" | KBS2 | |
1987 | A Tree Blooming with Love | Soo-jin's aunt | KBS1 |
1993 | Keep Your Voice Down | SBS | |
Our Hot Song | SBS | ||
1994 | General Hospital | Section chief of Nursing, Ward 132 |
MBC |
Find Hidden Objects | KBS2 | ||
The Road to You | KBS2 | ||
1995 | Love and Marriage | Yoon Jung-bin | MBC |
1996 | The Season of Blossoming Love | KBS2 | |
1997 | Medical Brothers | Gangneung hospital director Ok Sook-hyun |
MBC |
Love and Farewell | MBC | ||
Cinderella | Park Jin-hee | MBC | |
1998 | The Barefooted Youth | Police forensic specialist | KBS2 |
Advocate | Sung Min-hee | MBC | |
Legendary Ambition | Song Hye-joo | KBS2 | |
1999 | Hur Jun | Hong-choon | MBC |
2000 | Mr. Duke | Park Ae-ja | MBC |
Clear Skies Tomorrow | KBS1 | ||
2001 | Pretty Lady | Manager Choi | KBS2 |
Sun-hee and Jin-hee | Geum-soon | MBC | |
Sangdo | Woo Yeo-ran | MBC | |
This Is Love | Park Byung-ok | KBS1 | |
2002 | Kitchen Maid | Ms. Park | MBC |
2003 | Into the Sun | Ji Hwa-ja | SBS |
All In | Manager Jang Mi-ran | SBS | |
Pearl Necklace | Jung Myung-sook/Chris Jung | KBS2 | |
2004 | Kkakdugi (Cubed Radish Kimchi) | Heo Shil-ne | KBS2 |
Kkangsooni | Heo Pung-ja | EBS | |
A Second Proposal | Go Myung-ok | KBS2 | |
2005 | Sassy Girl Chun-hyang | Lee Mong-ryong's mother | KBS2 |
Sad Love Story | Sook-ja | MBC | |
A Farewell to Sorrow | Kim Sun-ok | KBS2 | |
My Girl | Bae In-sun | SBS | |
2006 | The 101st Proposal | Jang Eun-im | SBS |
2007 | Air City | Choi Jung-hee | MBC |
Kimcheed Radish Cubes | Song Soo-nam | MBC | |
Thirty Thousand Miles in Search of My Son | Nam Hyun-sook | SBS | |
2008 | Hong Gil-dong | Court lady Noh | KBS2 |
Strongest Chil Woo | Woman from Chungju | KBS2 | |
2009 | Swallow the Sun | Choi In-sook | SBS |
Don't Hesitate | Uhm Mi-soon | SBS | |
You're Beautiful | Choi Mi-ja | SBS | |
2010 | Dong Yi[12] | Lady Yoon | MBC |
You Don't Know Women | Jang Geum-sook | SBS | |
2011 | Gyebaek | Young-myo | MBC |
KBS Drama Special "Daughters of Bilitis Club"[13][14] | Park Myung-hee | KBS2 | |
Poseidon | Young-ran | KBS2 | |
Glory Jane[15] | Director of nursing service | KBS2 | |
2012 | Big | Kim Young-ok | KBS2 |
Reckless Family 1 | (guest) | MBC Every 1 | |
Reckless Family 2 | Choi Ran | MBC Every 1 | |
2016 | Secrets of Women | Park Bok-ja | KBS2 |
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2001 | The Humanist | |
2002 | Forgive Me Once Again Despite Hatred 2002 | Department head Moon |
2003 | Run 2 U | Madam Kim |
2004 | Dead Friend | Su-in's mother (cameo) |
Lovely Rivals | Go Mi-nam's mother | |
Shinsukki Blues | Chief Park (cameo) |
Variety show
Year | Title | Network | Role | Ref. |
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2020 | King of Mask Singer | MBC | Contestant as "White Horse" (episode 273) | [16] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1979 | TBC Miss Chunhyang Pageant | Winner | — | Won |
2001 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | This Is Love | Won |
2009 | Ministry of Strategy and Finance | Commendation | — | Won |
Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Commendation | — | Won | |
SBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Special | You're Beautiful, Swallow the Sun | Nominated | |
2010 | 5th Korea Sharing Awards | Special Award from the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea |
— | Won |
2011 | 6th Korea Sharing Awards | Grand Prize from the Mayor of Seoul | — | Won |
References
- ^ Ho, Stewart (24 May 2012). "Gong Yoo, Suzy, Lee Min Jung, Choi Ran and Yoon Hae Young Take a Photo for Big". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ "Stars Join "Hanareum Hope Festival"". KBS Global. 19 September 2008. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ^ Chun, Sung-woo (7 November 2010). "Nation abuzz with support for G20 summit". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ "Weekly Star Scene". Arirang News. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ^ Kwaak, Je-yup (14 December 2011). "Seo Taiji tops list of celebrity property holdings". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ "Run Turtle Marathon this Sunday". The Korea Times. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ^ "Celebrities speak out on plight of NK defectors in China". The Dong-a Ilbo. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ^ (인터뷰) 연예인 최란 전세금 270만원으로 180억 만든 비결은?. ChosunBiz (in Korean). 9 June 2012. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ "Choi Ran and Lee Chung-hee Invited to Thai Royal Ceremony". KBS Global. 18 February 2005. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Sung, Ho-jun (16 December 2005). "Sport marriage season pitches into full swing". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ Choe, Min-ji (12 October 2011). "Choi Ran Wants to Make Lee Seung Gi her Son-In-Law". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ "Dong Yi hopes to brighten up your 2010". Hancinema. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ^ ""Stop the broadcasting!" viewers angered by homosexual drama". Hancinema. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ^ Park, Charles Junwoo (19 August 2011). "Lesbians in drama test society's limits". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ^ "Glory Jane deals with social problems". Hancinema. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ^ Lee Ah-young (September 20, 2020). "'복면가왕' 비쥬·이형택·최란·이혜성, 반가운 얼굴X반전 노래실력 (종합)". News1 (in Korean). Retrieved September 20, 2020.
External links
- Choi Ran on X (in Korean)
- Choi Ran on Facebook (in Korean)
- Choi Ran at HanCinema
- Choi Ran at IMDb
- Choi Ran at the Korean Movie Database