Choi Jung-won (actress, born 1969)
South Korean actress
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Choi Jung-won (Korean: 최정원; born August 2, 1969) is a South Korean actress. She is best known in musical theatre, and has starred in Korean productions of Singin' in the Rain, Rent, Chicago, and Kiss Me, Kate.[1]
Filmography
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | DIMF Musical Star | Judge | [2] | |
Theater
- Guys and Dolls (1989)-Ensemble
- West Side Story (1994)-Anita
- Grease (1995)-Sandy
- West Side Story (1997)-Anita
- Grease (1998)-Betty Rizzo
- Rent (2000)-Mimi Marquez
- Tick, Tick…Boom! (2001)-Susan
- Rent (2001)-Mimi Marquez
- Chicago (2001)- Roxie Hart
- Cabaret (2002)- Sally Bowles
- The Producers (2006)- Ulla Bloom
- Mamma Mia (2007)- Donna Sheridan
- Chicago (2008)- Velma Kelly
- Mamma Mia (2009)- Donna Sheridan
- Kiss Me, Kate (2010)-Lilli Vanessi
- Chicago (2013)-Velma Kelly
- Ghost (2014)-Oda Mae Brown
- Urinetown (2015)-Penelope Pennywise
- Chicago (2015)-Velma Kelly
- Mamma Mia (2016)- Donna Sheridan
- 42nd Street (2016)-Dorothy Brock
- 42nd Street (2017)-Dorothy Brock
- Billy Elliot (2017)-Mrs. Wilkinson
- Matilda (2018)-Mrs. Wormwood
- Chicago (2018)-Velma Kelly
- 42nd Street (2020)-Dorothy Brock
- Billy Elliot (2021–2022)-Mrs. Wilkinson
- Chicago (2021–2022)-Velma Kelly
- Frida (2022)-Frida[3]
- Next to Normal (2022)- Diana Goodman[4]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Korea Musical Awards | Female Newcomer Award | Save the Last Dance for Me | Won | |
| 1996 | Korea Musical Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Singin' in the Rain | Won | |
| 2001 | Korea Musical Awards | Best Leading Actress | Chicago | Won | |
| 2010 | Korea Musical Awards | Best Leading Actress | Kiss Me, Kate | Won | |
| 2014 | The Musical Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Ghost | Won | |
| 2023 | Korea Musical Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Next to Normal | Won | [5] |
