# Choi Hee-seo

Choi Hee-seo (Korean: 최희서; born December 24, 1986), born Choi Moon-kyung (최문경), 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

Choi married her non-celebrity boyfriend on September 28, 2019, in a private ceremony.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Lifting King Kong | Seo Yeo-sun | |
| 2010 | Seoul, Lost | — | Short film, as assistant editor and writer |
| 2010 | Tokyo, Lost | Reiko | Short film |
| 2011 | The Moon Stalker | Boreum | Short film, also as director and writer |
| 2011 | Heart Beats Knock Knock | Hye-kyung | Short film |
| 2012 | Nan Jian Wan Zi | Bom | Short film, also as director |
| 2012 | Project 577 | Herself | |
| 2012 | Mark's Festival | Yoonea | Short film |
| 2013 | The Embrace | | Short film |
| 2013 | It's Time to Love | PD Jung | |
| 2014 | Janus | Eun-young | Short film, also as camera operator |
| 2014 | Tribute | — | Short film, as director and writer |
| 2014 | Pororo, the Snow Fairy Village Adventure | Master Grandma | Short film, voice |
| 2014 | One-minded | Gertrude | Short film |
| 2014 | Contact Point | Ji-young | Short film |
| 2015 | Love Never Fails | Math Teacher | |
| 2016 | Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet | Kumi | |
| 2016 | If You Were Me | Hee-seo | |
| 2016 | How to Break up with My Cat | | |
| 2017 | Proj. Get-up-and-go | Café manager | |
| 2017 | Anarchist from Colony | Fumiko Kaneko | |
| 2017 | Okja | Interpreter | |
| 2018 | Our Body | Ja-young | |
| 2020 | Deliver Us From Evil | Young-joo | |
| 2021 | The Asian Angel | Choi Seol | Japanese film |
| 2021 | Unframed – Findy | director, script | Short Film Watcha |
| TBA | Exposure | Min-ju | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Rainbow Romance | | Bit part |
| 2007 | H.I.T | | Bit part |
| 2011 | Just Like Today | Christina | |
| 2011 | Next Stop for Charlie | Moon | Season 2 |
| 2013 | The Scandal | Secretary Moon | |
| 2014 | One Fine Day In October | Ro-sa | |
| 2014 | Run, Jang-mi | | |
| 2016 | Entourage | | |
| 2018 | Mistress | Han Jung-won | |
| 2018 | Big Forest | Im Cheong-a | |
| 2020 | Stranger | Lee Yoo-an | Season 2 |
| 2021 | Now, We Are Breaking Up | Hwang Chi-sook | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2022 | Yonder | AI Seri | voice over | |

## Theater

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2013 | Desdemona | |
| 2014 | The Chair Is Not Guilty | |
| 2023 | Army on the Tree | Woman |

## Awards and nominations

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 |
| Asian Film Awards | 2018 | Best Supporting Actress | Anarchist from Colony | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2018 | Best Actress – Film | Anarchist from Colony | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2018 | Best New Actress – Film | Anarchist from Colony | Won |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2018 | Best New Actress | Anarchist from Colony | Won |
| Buil Film Awards | 2018 | Best New Actress | Anarchist from Colony | Won |
| Busan Film Critics Awards | 2018 | Best New Actress | Anarchist from Colony | Won |
| Busan International Film Festival | 2018 | Actress of the Year | Our Body | Won |
| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2018 | Best New Actress | Anarchist from Colony | Won |
| Cine 21 Awards | 2017 | Best New Actress | Anarchist from Colony | Won |
| Director's Cut Awards | 2017 | Best New Actress | Anarchist from Colony | Won |
| Golden Cinema Film Festival | 2018 | Best Actress | Anarchist from Colony | Won |
| Grand Bell Awards | 2018 | Best Actress | Anarchist from Colony | Won |
| Grand Bell Awards | 2018 | Best New Actress | Anarchist from Colony | Won |
| KOFRA Film Awards | 2018 | Best New Actress | Anarchist from Colony | Won |
| Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 2017 | Best New Actress | Anarchist from Colony | Won |
| Resistance Film Festival in Korea | 2018 | Best Actress | Anarchist from Colony, Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Excellence Award for an Actress in a Mini-Series Romance/Comedy Drama | Now, We Are Breaking Up | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best Character Award, Actress | Now, We Are Breaking Up | Nominated |
| The Seoul Awards | 2017 | Best New Actress | Anarchist from Colony | Won |
| Wildflower Film Awards | 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet | Nominated |
| Wildflower Film Awards | 2020 | Best Actress | Our Body | Nominated |