
Kim Jeong-ok
Born September 3, 1927 · Pyongyang, South Pyeongan province, Korea, Empire of Japan [now Pyongyang, North Korea]
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.
Notable Appearances
More Movies

Tyrant Yeonsan

Hwalbindang

The Way of Hwarang

My Sister is a Tomboy

The Queen of Elegy

An Upstart

A Returned Man

Love Me Once Again

Green Rain

Potato

Lost People

One-sided Love of Princess

Under the Sky in Seoul

An Old Potter

A Sad Story of Danjong

A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan

A Revival

Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness

A Dream of Fortune

A Sunflower Family

Rebirth

Love

Lee Chadon

Love

The Wedding Day

An Idiot Adada

The Field Glow with the Setting Sun

Madam Freedom

Sound of Magpies

The Lost Sun

Confession of an Actress

Flame in Valley

The Country Left Behind

There is No Tragedy

Sinmungo




