Known for
Acting
Credits
38
Gender
Woman
Birthday
3 Sept 1927 (97)
Place of birth
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
Ким Чонок
Чон-ок Ким
Чонок Ким
Jeong-ok Kim
Kim Jeong-ok
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
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | An Old Potter | |
| 1969 | Madam Freedom | |
| 1969 | Rebirth | |
| 1968 | Potato | |
| 1968 | Love | |
| 1967 | Flame in Valley | |
| 1967 | Confession of an Actress | |
| 1967 | One-sided Love of Princess | Court lady Oh |
| 1967 | Full Ship | Ms. Ma-san |
| 1967 | Lost People | |
| 1967 | Sound of Magpies | |
| 1966 | Green Rain | Old Lady with the Furnace |
| 1965 | The Seaside Village | |
| 1965 | Hwalbindang | |
| 1965 | The Field Glow with the Setting Sun | |
| 1964 | The Lost Sun | |
| 1963 | Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness | |
| 1963 | Sinmungo | Bun-i's Mother |
| 1963 | A Sad Story of Danjong | |
| 1962 | Tyrant Yeonsan | |
| 1962 | The Way of Hwarang | General Jisan's wife |
| 1962 | The Country Left Behind | |
| 1962 | Lee Chadon | |
| 1961 | Under the Sky in Seoul | Mrs. Kim (Ju-sa's wife) |
| 1961 | Prince Yeonsan | |
| 1961 | A Sunflower Family | Miwon's mother |
| 1961 | A Dream of Fortune | Grandmother Gombo |
| 1961 | An Upstart | |
| 1961 | My Sister is a Tomboy | Nanny |
| 1960 | A Returned Man | Mrs. Park [Do-yeong's wife] |
| 1960 | A Revival | |
| 1959 | A Female Boss | Boarding house' woman |
| 1959 | A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan | |
| 1959 | Gobau | |
| 1959 | There is No Tragedy | |
| 1957 | Love | |
| 1956 | The Wedding Day | Nurse |
| 1956 | An Idiot Adada |