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.
Filmography
all 38
Movies 38
Court lady Oh
One-sided Love of Princess (1967)
Movie
Ms. Ma-san
Full Ship (1967)
Movie
Old Lady with the Furnace
Green Rain (1966)
Movie
Bun-i's Mother
Sinmungo (1963)
Movie
Mrs. Kim (Ju-sa's wife)
Under the Sky in Seoul (1961)
Movie
Grandmother Gombo
A Dream of Fortune (1961)
Movie
Miwon's mother
A Sunflower Family (1961)
Movie
Mrs. Park [Do-yeong's wife]
A Returned Man (1960)
Movie
Boarding house' woman
A Female Boss (1959)
Movie
Neighborhood wife
A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan (1959)
Movie
Actress
An Idiot Adada (1956)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1927-09-03 (97 years old)
Birth PlacePyongyang, South Pyeongan province, Korea, Empire of Japan [now Pyongyang, North Korea]
Also Known As김정옥, Kim Jeong Ok, Kim Jeongok, Jeongok Kim, Ким Чон Ок, Ким Чон-ок, Ким Чонок, Чон-ок Ким, Чонок Ким, Jeong-ok Kim
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