Choi Yoon-young (born September 25, 1986) is a South Korean actress. After passing the 21st KBS actors' auditions in 2008, Choi began playing supporting roles in the network's dramas, notably in King of Baking, Kim Takgu (2010) and My Daughter Seo-young (2012). She then appeared twice on the big screen in 2012: in the short film "Endless Flight" in omnibus Horror Stories, and the table tennis sports film As One.
In 2013, Choi played her first leading role in the four-episode romantic comedy series Like a Fairytale, followed by The Greatest Thing in the World (a Chuseok special on single mothers and adoptees) and the melodrama Passionate Love.
Filmography
Television series
- All is Well (KBS2, 2015)
- My Dear Cat (KBS1, 2014)
- Passionate Love (SBS, 2013-2014)
- The Greatest Thing in the World (MBC, 2013)
- The Queen's Classroom (MBC, 2013)
- Like a Fairytale (KBS2, 2013)
- My Daughter Seo-young (KBS2, 2012-2013)
- Queen of Reversals (MBC, 2010-2011)
- King of Baking, Kim Takgu (KBS2, 2010)
- Invincible Lee Pyung Kang (KBS2, 2009)
- Hot Blood (KBS2, 2009)
- He Who Can't Marry (KBS2, 2009)
- The Slingshot (KBS2, 2009)
- The Accidental Couple (KBS2, 2009)
Film
- You Are My Vampire (2014)
- Couple Ring (short film, 2013)
- Horror Stories (2012)
- As One (2012)
- My Black Mini Dress (2011)
Theater
- Woyzeck (2008)
- Proof (2008)
- Three Sisters (2007)
- Forest Fire (Hangul: 산불; RR: Sanbul; 2003)
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | My Daughter Seo-young | Nominated |
2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (TV) | Nominated |
13th Gwangju International Film Festival Drama Awards | New Star Award | | Won |
2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama | My Dear Cat | Won |