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.
Filmography
An Old Potter
An Old Potter
Rebirth
Rebirth
Madam Freedom
Madam Freedom
Potato
Potato
Love Me Once Again
Love Me Once Again
Love
Love
Sound of Magpies
Sound of Magpies
Lost People
Lost People
The Queen of Elegy
as Stepmother
The Queen of Elegy
as Stepmother
One-sided Love of Princess
as Court lady Oh
One-sided Love of Princess
as Court lady Oh
Flame in Valley
Flame in Valley
Confession of an Actress
Confession of an Actress
Full Ship
as Ms. Ma-san
Full Ship
as Ms. Ma-san
Green Rain
as Old Lady with the Furnace
Green Rain
as Old Lady with the Furnace
The Seaside Village
The Seaside Village
The Field Glow with the Setting Sun
The Field Glow with the Setting Sun
Hwalbindang
Hwalbindang
The Lost Sun
The Lost Sun
Sinmungo
as Bun-i's Mother
Sinmungo
as Bun-i's Mother
Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness
Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness
A Sad Story of Danjong
A Sad Story of Danjong
The Way of Hwarang
as General Jisan's wife
The Way of Hwarang
as General Jisan's wife
The Country Left Behind
The Country Left Behind
Tyrant Yeonsan
Tyrant Yeonsan
Lee Chadon
Lee Chadon
Prince Yeonsan
Prince Yeonsan
Under the Sky in Seoul
as Mrs. Kim (Ju-sa's wife)
Under the Sky in Seoul
as Mrs. Kim (Ju-sa's wife)
My Sister is a Tomboy
as Nanny
My Sister is a Tomboy
as Nanny
An Upstart
An Upstart
A Dream of Fortune
as Grandmother Gombo
A Dream of Fortune
as Grandmother Gombo
A Sunflower Family
as Miwon's mother
A Sunflower Family
as Miwon's mother
A Returned Man
as Mrs. Park [Do-yeong's wife]
A Returned Man
as Mrs. Park [Do-yeong's wife]
A Jealousy
as Gwangho's mother
A Jealousy
as Gwangho's mother
A Revival
A Revival
A Female Boss
as Boarding house' woman
A Female Boss
as Boarding house' woman
There is No Tragedy
There is No Tragedy
Gobau
Gobau
A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan
A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan
Love
Love
The Wedding Day
as Nurse
The Wedding Day
as Nurse
An Idiot Adada
An Idiot Adada