Acting
Kim Jeong-ok
KO, EN cinema · 43 credits
Born
3 September 1927 (age 99)
Birthplace
Pyongyang, South Pyeongan province, Korea, Empire of Japan [now Pyongyang, North Korea]
Also known as 김정옥 · Kim Jeong Ok · Kim Jeongok · Jeongok Kim · Ким Чон Ок · Ким Чон-ок
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
Rebirth
Actor
Potato
Actor
Love
Actor
One-sided Love of Princess
as Court lady Oh
Full Ship
as Ms. Ma-san
The Queen of Elegy
as Stepmother
Green Rain
as Old Lady with the Furnace
Sinmungo
as Bun-i's Mother
The Way of Hwarang
as General Jisan's wife
A Sunflower Family
as Miwon's mother
A Dream of Fortune
as Grandmother Gombo
Under the Sky in Seoul
as Mrs. Kim (Ju-sa's wife)
A Returned Man
as Mrs. Park [Do-yeong's wife]
질투
1960
A Jealousy
as Gwangho's mother
A Female Boss
as Boarding house' woman
Father and Sons
as Grandmother
Love
Actor
The Wedding Day
as Nurse