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

A Female Boss

Prince Yeonsan

A Sunflower Family

A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan

Tyrant Yeonsan

Under the Sky in Seoul

Potato

A Dream of Fortune

All Movies (40)

• An Old Potter1970
• Rebirth1969
• Madam Freedom1969
• Potato1968
• Love1968
• Sound of Magpies1967
• Lost People1967
• The Queen of Elegy1967 · as Stepmother
• One-sided Love of Princess1967 · as Court lady Oh
• Flame in Valley1967
• Confession of an Actress1967
• Full Ship1967 · as Ms. Ma-san
• Green Rain1966 · as Old Lady with the Furnace
• The Seaside Village1965
• The Field Glow with the Setting Sun1965
• Hwalbindang1965
• The Lost Sun1964
• Sinmungo1963 · as Bun-i's Mother
• Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness1963
• A Sad Story of Danjong1963
• The Way of Hwarang1962 · as General Jisan's wife
• The Country Left Behind1962
• Tyrant Yeonsan1962
• Lee Chadon1962
• Prince Yeonsan1961
• Under the Sky in Seoul1961 · as Mrs. Kim (Ju-sa's wife)
• My Sister is a Tomboy1961 · as Nanny
• An Upstart1961
• A Dream of Fortune1961 · as Grandmother Gombo
• A Sunflower Family1961 · as Miwon's mother
• A Returned Man1960 · as Mrs. Park [Do-yeong's wife]
• A Jealousy1960 · as Gwangho's mother
• A Revival1960
• A Female Boss1959 · as Boarding house' woman
• There is No Tragedy1959
• Gobau1959
• A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan1959
• Love1957
• The Wedding Day1956 · as Nurse
• An Idiot Adada1956