Kim Jeong-ok
Acting·September 3, 1927 — 98 years old·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
Filmography · 41
1970An Old Potter1969Rebirth1969Madam Freedom1968Potato1968Love Me Once Again1968Love1967Sound of Magpies1967Lost People1967The Queen of ElegyStepmother1967One-sided Love of PrincessCourt lady Oh1967Flame in Valley1967Confession of an Actress1967Full ShipMs. Ma-san1966Green RainOld Lady with the Furnace1965The Seaside Village1965The Field Glow with the Setting Sun1965Hwalbindang1964The Lost Sun1963SinmungoBun-i's Mother1963Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness1963A Sad Story of Danjong1962The Way of HwarangGeneral Jisan's wife1962The Country Left Behind1962Tyrant Yeonsan1962Lee Chadon1961Prince Yeonsan1961Under the Sky in SeoulMrs. Kim (Ju-sa's wife)1961My Sister is a TomboyNanny1961An Upstart1961A Dream of FortuneGrandmother Gombo1961A Sunflower FamilyMiwon's mother1960A Returned ManMrs. Park [Do-yeong's wife]1960A JealousyGwangho's mother1960A Revival1959A Female BossBoarding house' woman1959There is No Tragedy1959Gobau1959A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan1957Love1956The Wedding DayNurse1956An Idiot Adada