Jeong Da-bin (March , â€" February , ) was a South Korean actress.
Best known for the popular television series Cats on the Roof, she
died through suicide in at the age of .Born Jeong Hye-seon in
Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, she studied Theater and Film at Dongguk
University. Using the stage name Jeong Da-bin, she made her acting
debut in in The Legend of Gingko. This was followed by minor and
supporting roles in television dramas, and as part of the ensemble
cast in the sitcom Nonstop.In , Jeong and her costar Kim Rae-won rose
to fame with Cats on the Roof. Depicting a boy and a girl platonically
living together then falling in love (with cohabitation at the time a
taboo topic in the South Korean mainstream), the series was a smash
hit, especially popular among teenagers and twentysomethings.Jeong
became known for her cheerful and positive image, and in she
headlined her first film, the romantic comedy He Was Cool opposite
Song Seung-heon, based on the internet novel by Guiyeoni. She then
returned to television, starring with Yoon Kye-sang in My Year Old
Sister-in-Law. Her last project would be That Summer's Typhoon with
Han Ye-seul, which didn't do well in the ratings in .
Best known for the popular television series Cats on the Roof, she
died through suicide in at the age of .Born Jeong Hye-seon in
Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, she studied Theater and Film at Dongguk
University. Using the stage name Jeong Da-bin, she made her acting
debut in in The Legend of Gingko. This was followed by minor and
supporting roles in television dramas, and as part of the ensemble
cast in the sitcom Nonstop.In , Jeong and her costar Kim Rae-won rose
to fame with Cats on the Roof. Depicting a boy and a girl platonically
living together then falling in love (with cohabitation at the time a
taboo topic in the South Korean mainstream), the series was a smash
hit, especially popular among teenagers and twentysomethings.Jeong
became known for her cheerful and positive image, and in she
headlined her first film, the romantic comedy He Was Cool opposite
Song Seung-heon, based on the internet novel by Guiyeoni. She then
returned to television, starring with Yoon Kye-sang in My Year Old
Sister-in-Law. Her last project would be That Summer's Typhoon with
Han Ye-seul, which didn't do well in the ratings in .
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