
Person
Jeong Ae-ran
Acting · 1927–2005 · Pyeongtaek, South Korea
Biography
Born in 1927 in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do, her real name was Ye Dae-im. She dropped out of Huaguang Girls' School in China. In 1943, she joined a musical theater group and began her acting career with plays. She debuted as a film actress in 1955 through director Lee Hyun's Watermill. She also appeared as a regular protagonist in horror films. In 1979, she showed off her passionate performance in director Byeon Jang-ho's Eulhwa, for which she won the 18th Grand Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actress. She passed away from old age at her home in Gyeonggi-do in 2005.
Known for

Jang Hee Bin
Great Queen Dowager Jangryeol

Bumpkin Oh-bok
Grandmother

In So Long
Heo (Geumsun's grandmother)

Prince Yeon-san
1987
Bride from the Grave
1963

Red Gate of Tragedy
Seo
Goodbye Daddy '81
1981

The Public Cemetery Under the Moon
1967

The Money
Mother

Farewell to the Duman River
Seon-hee (Tae-young's Wife)
Filmography
- 1987Prince Yeon-san
- 1981Jang Hee BinGreat Queen Dowager Jangryeol
- 1981Goodbye Daddy '81
- 1979Eulhwa
- 1979Red Gate of TragedySeo
- 1978A War Diary
- 1969Mines are Better
- 1968Femme Fatale, Jang Hee BinMrs. Yoon
- 1967Children in the Firing Range
- 1967The Public Cemetery Under the Moon
- 1966A Story of a Nobleman
- 1966A Water Mill
- 1966Ok-i Makes a Judge CryMrs. Gab-bun
- 1966A Salt Peddler
- 1966A Neckless Beauty
- 1965A Bloodthirsty KillerMother
- 1964The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings
- 1964Her Majesty YeonghwaMo-rye
- 1964Black Hair
- 1964The Devil's StairwayHead Nurse
- 1964The Beautiful MaidMother
- 1964The Regular Tardy StudentMrs. Choi
- 1963SinmungoDong-sun's Mother
- 1963Bride from the Grave
- 1963For My HusbandKkoch-bong's Mother
- 1963Tosuni: The Birth of HappinessMrs. Yoon
- 1962View from an AlleyMrs. Um
- 1962In So LongHeo (Geumsun's grandmother)
- 1962Farewell to the Duman RiverSeon-hee (Tae-young's Wife)
- 1962Body is Sad
- 1961Bumpkin Oh-bokGrandmother
- 1961Lady JangMrs. Yoon
- 1961A Shoeshine BoyMyung Soon-mo
- 1961A Dream of FortuneBokdal Mom (Neighborhood Woman)
- 1961BonanzaChoi (Park Dal-soo's wife)
- 1960A Drifting StoryFemale Boss (Prison)
- 1960Soil
- 1959Even the Clouds Are Drifting
- 1959A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp NonsanFatty's mother
- 1959The Romantic Train
- 1958The River of Temptation
- 1958The MoneyMother
- 1957Life of the Woman
- 1956Prince Ho-Dong and Princess Nak-Rang
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