Choi Yoon-young

Choi Yoon-young (; born September 25, 1986 ) is a South Korean actress. She has notable roles in Seoyoung, My Daughter, Passionate Love, My Dear Cat and Designated Survivor: 60 Days among other works.

Career After passing the 21st KBS actors' auditions in 2008, Choi began playing supporting roles in television series, notably in Bread, Love and Dreams (2010) and Seoyoung, My Daughter (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.

In recent years, Choi became known among Korean telenovela audiences, having acted as the protagonist in several titles of the genre such as Enemies From the Past, , and My Dear Cat.

Choi made a comeback to weekly miniseries in 2019 with tvN's political thriller Designated Survivor: 60 Days, based on the American television series of the same title, in which she played the counterpart of Italia Ricci's role.

In August 2021, Choi signed with new agency IOK Company.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Little Black Dress Kim Young-mi 2012 As One Choi Yeon-jung Horror Stories Endless Flight So-Jung Short film 2013 Couple Ring 2014 You Are My Vampire Gyu-Jung 2019 0.0 MHz Yoon-Jung

Television series

Television show Year Title Role Notes 2022 Goal Girl Cast Member Season 2 Dating is Straight Host

Theater Year Title Role 2003 Forest Fire 2007 Three Sisters 2008 Proof Woyzeck2023 Café Juenes Choi Jeong-sik

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2012 KBS Drama Awards Best New Actress Seoyoung, My Daughter 2013 49th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress (TV) 13th Gwangju International Film Festival Drama Awards New Star Award 2014 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama My Dear Cat