Kim Jeong-ok
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.
Acting
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The Seaside Village
1965
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The Wedding Day
as Nurse
1956
Movie
Green Rain
as Old Lady with the Furnace
1966
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Under the Sky in Seoul
as Mrs. Kim (Ju-sa's wife)
1961
Movie
An Old Potter
1970
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Prince Yeonsan
1961
Movie
Flame in Valley
1967
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Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness
1963
Movie
The Way of Hwarang
as General Jisan's wife
1962
Movie
Tyrant Yeonsan
1962
Movie
A Female Boss
as Boarding house' woman
1959
Movie
A Sunflower Family
as Miwon's mother
1961
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An Upstart
1961
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The Country Left Behind
1962
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Confession of an Actress
1967
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A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan
1959
Movie
A Dream of Fortune
as Grandmother Gombo
1961
Movie
Sinmungo
as Bun-i's Mother
1963
Movie
A Returned Man
as Mrs. Park [Do-yeong's wife]
1960
Movie
Full Ship
as Ms. Ma-san
1967
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Lost People
1967
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Potato
1968
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Love
1957
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Love
1968