Kim Jeong-ok
Acting
Born: 1927-09-03 in Pyongyang, South Pyeongan province, Korea, Empire of Japan [now Pyongyang, North Korea]
Biography
Born in Pyongyang in 1927. She graduated from Jinnampo Girls’ High School in South Pyongan Province. She began her theater career in the early 1940s. Recognized for her acting skills on stage, she was able to make her film debut in director Lee Kang-cheon's 1956 film The Idiot Adada. Since then, she has appeared in over 80 films, including Simcheongjeon, Seaside Village, and Forest Fire. New play performances such as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1959), Flock of Seagulls (1963), and Exchange (1966) by Shinhyup Theater Company, and musical performances such as Porgy and Bess (1962) by Drama Center.
Known For
The Seaside Village
The Wedding Day
Nurse
Green Rain
Old Lady with the Furnace
Love Me Once Again
Under the Sky in Seoul
Mrs. Kim (Ju-sa's wife)
An Old Potter
Prince Yeonsan
Flame in Valley
Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness
The Way of Hwarang
General Jisan's wife
Tyrant Yeonsan
A Female Boss
Boarding house' woman
A Sunflower Family
Miwon's mother
An Upstart
The Country Left Behind
Confession of an Actress
A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan
A Dream of Fortune
Grandmother Gombo
Sinmungo
Bun-i's Mother
A Returned Man
Mrs. Park [Do-yeong's wife]
Full Ship
Ms. Ma-san
Lost People
Potato
Love
Love
Rebirth
A Sad Story of Danjong
My Sister is a Tomboy
Nanny
An Idiot Adada
The Lost Sun
One-sided Love of Princess
Court lady Oh
Hwalbindang
Sound of Magpies
Lee Chadon
Madam Freedom
Gobau
There is No Tragedy
The Field Glow with the Setting Sun
