Kim Jeong-ok

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

September 3, 1927 (98 yrs)

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

total credits

39 movies

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.

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