SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's iconic actress Choi Jin-sil was found dead in her home in what appears to be a suicide, police said Thursday, amid rumors that linked her to the recent death of another actor.
Choi's mother found the actress, 40, with an elastic band around her neck tied to a shower stall in her home in southern Seoul at 6:15 a.m., officers at the Seocho Police Station said.
"We confirmed her death after receiving a call that Ms. Choi committed suicide," a police officer said.
Source: Yonhap News
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Late Choi Jin-sil was Korea's sweetheart for over 20 years
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- Choi Jin-sil, who first caught the eye of South Korean audience as an attractive 20-year-old starlet in 1988, spent the following 20 years transforming as an actress and working her way into the hearts of people around the country.
Born in Seoul on December 24, 1968, Choi grew up poor as her family struggled to make ends meet. During her adolescence, she had little contact with her father after her parents divorced.
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