Choi Sung-eun was born on June 17, 1996, in Seoul, South Korea. Choi's family consists of her parents, an older brother, and a younger brother. She attended Kaywon High School of Arts under the Department of Theater and Film before getting admitted at theKorea National University of Arts' Acting Department in 2015.[3][4][5]
Choi started out acting in short films and as a theater actress at the Doosan Art Center. In 2018, she played the role of Autumn, a girl waiting for an organ transplant in the theater playGrain in the Blood.[6] As a college student, Choi was featured as a cover of popular university magazine, Life Magazine College Tomorrow's 853 issue for 20s which drew the attention of industry officials and various management companies. In July 2018, Choi officially signed an exclusive contract with SALT Entertainment officially starting her career as a rookie actress.[7][8]
Choi landed her first major role in a feature film after passing an audition for the comedy filmStart-Up (2019) where she played the role of red-haired girl So Kyung-joo. For her scene-stealing performance, she won Best New Actress from the Chunsa Film Festival and earned another nomination from the Buil Film Awards in South Korea.[9][10][11]
In 2020, Choi appeared in the short film,Nipple War 3.[12] In April of the same year, Choi made her CRT debut through the MBC dramaSF8 : Joan's Galaxy (Ep. 3).[13] Her first lead role in an independent film,Ten Months was also screened during the 21stJeonju International Film Festival under the category "Korean Cinema".[14] In August 2020, Choi signed an exclusive contract with Ace Factory.[15]
In 2021, Choi joined the JTBC dramaBeyond Evil as Manyang butcher shop owner, Yoo Jae-yi marking her debut in a mini series.[16] Following her moving performance as Yoo Jae-yi, Choi was nominated for the57th Baeksang Arts Awards in the categoryBest New Actress – Television.[17] In April, Choi joins the Netflix seriesThe Sound of Magic, playing the role of Yoon Ah-yi alongsideJi Chang-wook andHwang In-youp in her first main role in a drama series.[18] Later in August 2021, Choi was cast in the Wave's original filmGentleman as prosecutor Kim Hwa-jin, which is slated to premiere in 2022, alongsideJoo Ji-hoon andPark Sung-woong.[19] Later in October, Choi's independent film,Ten Months was released commercially in cinemas.[20]
In 2024, Choi played the titular character Lee Marie in the drama filmMy Name Is Loh Kiwan alongsideSong Joong-ki, written and directed by Kim Hee-jin, released exclusively on Netflix on March 1, 2024.[21]
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