
Person
Kim Jeong-ok
Acting · Born 1927-09-03 · 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

A Female Boss
Boarding house' woman

An Idiot Adada
1956

Full Ship
Ms. Ma-san

An Upstart
1961
A Jealousy
Gwangho's mother

The Country Left Behind
1962

My Sister is a Tomboy
Nanny

Prince Yeonsan
1961

A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan
1959

A Sunflower Family
Miwon's mother
Filmography
- 1970An Old Potter
- 1969Rebirth
- 1969Madam Freedom
- 1968Potato
- 1968Love Me Once Again
- 1968Love
- 1967Sound of Magpies
- 1967Lost People
- 1967The Queen of ElegyStepmother
- 1967One-sided Love of PrincessCourt lady Oh
- 1967Flame in Valley
- 1967Confession of an Actress
- 1967Full ShipMs. Ma-san
- 1966Green RainOld Lady with the Furnace
- 1965The Seaside Village
- 1965The Field Glow with the Setting Sun
- 1965Hwalbindang
- 1964The Lost Sun
- 1963SinmungoBun-i's Mother
- 1963Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness
- 1963A Sad Story of Danjong
- 1962The Way of HwarangGeneral Jisan's wife
- 1962The Country Left Behind
- 1962Tyrant Yeonsan
- 1962Lee Chadon
- 1961Prince Yeonsan
- 1961Under the Sky in SeoulMrs. Kim (Ju-sa's wife)
- 1961My Sister is a TomboyNanny
- 1961An Upstart
- 1961A Dream of FortuneGrandmother Gombo
- 1961A Sunflower FamilyMiwon's mother
- 1960A Returned ManMrs. Park [Do-yeong's wife]
- 1960A JealousyGwangho's mother
- 1960A Revival
- 1959A Female BossBoarding house' woman
- 1959There is No Tragedy
- 1959Gobau
- 1959A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan
- 1957Love
- 1956The Wedding DayNurse
- 1956An Idiot Adada
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