Kim Jeong-ok
Born
September 3, 1927 (97 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Pyongyang, South Pyeongan province, Korea, Empire of Japan [now Pyongyang, North Korea]
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
Rebirth
1969
Madam Freedom
1969
An Old Potter
1969
Potato
1968
Love
1968
Sound of Magpies
1967
Lost People
1967
One-sided Love of Princess
Court lady Oh
1967
Flame in Valley
1967
Confession of an Actress
1967
Full Ship
Ms. Ma-san
1967
Green Rain
Old Lady with the Furnace
1966
The Seaside Village
1965
The Field Glow with the Setting Sun
1965
Hwalbindang
1965
The Lost Sun
1964
Sinmungo
Bun-i's Mother
1963
Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness
1963
A Sad Story of Danjong
1963
The Way of Hwarang
General Jisan's wife
1962
The Country Left Behind
1962
Tyrant Yeonsan
1962
Lee Chadon
1962
Prince Yeonsan
1961
Under the Sky in Seoul
Mrs. Kim (Ju-sa's wife)
1961
My Sister is a Tomboy
Nanny
1961
An Upstart
1961
A Dream of Fortune
Grandmother Gombo
1961
A Sunflower Family
Miwon's mother
1961
A Returned Man
Mrs. Park [Do-yeong's wife]
1960
A Revival
1960
A Female Boss
Boarding house' woman
1959
There is No Tragedy
1959
Gobau
1959
A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan
1959
Love
1957
The Wedding Day
Nurse
1956
An Idiot Adada
1956