Kim Jeong-ok

Born: 1927-09-03

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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A Female Boss

as Boarding house' woman
Released: 1959-12-16

Would-be feminist Yoanna, running her own company, is insulted in a phone booth by a stranger...

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Prince Yeonsan

as uncredited
Released: 1961-12-31

A historical drama about Prince Yeon-san of Joseon as a prince trying to restore the status of...

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My Sister is a Tomboy

as Nanny
Released: 1961-10-27

The master of a Judo dojo turns his daughter into a master of the martial art as she is growing...

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A Sad Story of Danjong

as uncredited
Released: 1963-01-25

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Tyrant Yeonsan

as uncredited
Released: 1962-02-05

Prince Yeonsan-gun turns into a tyrant out of grief for his mother's death. He orders beheadings...

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Potato

as uncredited
Released: 1968-11-15

Bok-nyeo gets married to a poor Joseon's aristrocrat and lives a hard life to survive.

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Lee Chadon

as uncredited
Released: 1962-02-05

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A Returned Man

as Mrs. Park [Do-yeong's wife]
Released: 1960-10-14

Park Nam-ho works at a Japanese pharmaceutical company and lives happily with his wife,...

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The Lost Sun

as uncredited
Released: 1964-09-03

A bar manager deals drugs on the side and tries to recruit her employees, friends and customers.

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Lost People

as uncredited
Released: 1967-11-17

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One-sided Love of Princess

as Court lady Oh
Released: 1967-07-19

Sook-kyung, the youngest tomboy princess, loves playing hide and seek with her same-aged court...

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Flame in Valley

as uncredited
Released: 1967-04-22

During the Korean War, a widow living in a village in a mountainous region in the South of the...

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An Upstart

as uncredited
Released: 1961-07-13

A poor boarder inherits 30 million dollars from an American soldier whose life he saved during...

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Madam Freedom

as uncredited
Released: 1969-03-28

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A Dream of Fortune

as Grandmother Gombo
Released: 1961-06-17

Son Hak-su (Kim Seung-ho) is a middle school teacher who barely gets by on his income because...

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Confession of an Actress

as uncredited
Released: 1967-02-09

Confession of an Actress is about an actor who was once a famous star. He had a daughter with an...

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The Seaside Village

as uncredited
Released: 1965-11-19

A remote fishing island is home to a largely female-population. Men are frequently lost to the...

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Hwalbindang

as uncredited
Released: 1965-01-29

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Green Rain

as Old Lady with the Furnace
Released: 1966-06-10

Cheol, an auto mechanic, and Yeong-hui, a maid meet. Cheol lies and tells Yeong-hui that he is...

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Under the Sky in Seoul

as Mrs. Kim (Ju-sa's wife)
Released: 1961-12-15

An oriental doctor Kim Hak-gyu is a cantankerous man who is the longest-term householder in a...

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Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness

as uncredited
Released: 1963-02-08

Ttosun, a young hard-working woman with a good heart, falls in love with a driver but her father...

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The Wedding Day

as Nurse
Released: 1956-11-27

Master Maeng is very proud that an influential family will soon be his esteemed in-laws when his...

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A Sunflower Family

as Miwon's mother
Released: 1961-04-13

A middle-aged man is so crazy about his mistress that he doesn't care about what happens to his...

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Love

as uncredited
Released: 1968-02-11

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A Revival

as uncredited
Released: 1960-01-01

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Gobau

as uncredited
Released: 1959-03-15

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The Field Glow with the Setting Sun

as uncredited
Released: 1965-05-14

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Love

as uncredited
Released: 1957-06-01

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Sinmungo

as Bun-i's Mother
Released: 1963-09-28

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An Old Potter

as uncredited
Released: 1969-03-04

A lonely old potter saves the life of a young woman. She is grateful to him, but does not return...

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A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan

as uncredited
Released: 1959-02-06

A Skinny and a Fatty go to Nonsan army training camp, but they soon find camp life is too hard...

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The Way of Hwarang

as General Jisan's wife
Released: 1962-09-13

His parents captured by the Baekje armies, prince Eo-jin infiltrates the enemy castle alone to...

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Rebirth

as uncredited
Released: 1969-11-20

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The Country Left Behind

as uncredited
Released: 1962-03-01

Before the Korean War (1950-1953), a daughter of a Russian soldier stationed at Heungnam falls...

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Full Ship

as Ms. Ma-san
Released: 1967-01-20

A film picturing the lives and adversities of fishermen who live and die in the sea.

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Sound of Magpies

as uncredited
Released: 1967-11-26

Bong-su, who has been missing since the Korean War, returns to his hometown. A death notice for...

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There is No Tragedy

as uncredited
Released: 1959-08-15

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An Idiot Adada

as uncredited
Released: 1956-05-20

Adada's poor husband suddenly strikes it rich. He changes his hovel for a beautiful home, but...

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