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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
September 3, 1927Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
38Place 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, Ким Чон Ок, Ким Чон-ок, Ким Чонок, Чон-ок Ким, Чонок Ким, Jeong-ok Kim![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/3EhAXt917Ym38zVhIR0uwvFoZ1w.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ldVsNUH37kpavXMdA6FcrF85dGO.jpg)
My Sister is a Tomboy
Nanny![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bQC4EWdq2vy995LLQrxvWPZVTPv.jpg)
A Female Boss
Boarding house' woman![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4DBzPVkd2fnjs81ywnt9gL0LTJV.jpg)
Confession of an Actress
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xlP0hHzpNRJKS61jtFh3qZoKPJ1.jpg)
An Idiot Adada
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bzTQYnnSH1N7vI5aBqSSial774W.jpg)
The Way of Hwarang
General Jisan's wife![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lYR0uz0TnnA2FYaPObxAXlcll0M.jpg)
The Lost Sun
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kUylcQ85AnQ6YqIlXdgb9V27waw.jpg)
The Wedding Day
Nurse![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ycBX1rlF7ZtnnmShgcCaoDYXVKq.jpg)
A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/A16JC1unXTlp5cdX4oPnYOJlqfP.jpg)
Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cJy9sB6dnScOKyuV5cohP6ts1PW.jpg)
A Sunflower Family
Miwon's mother![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yGcre2LiYJ1xOoxmsEBZ5xnAz30.jpg)
A Dream of Fortune
Grandmother Gombo![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dz1P4CmLeEJSKF6JAeWFp37ba58.jpg)
An Upstart
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ogGFsYtrI2Pii8OunVzC4bVERnf.jpg)
Under the Sky in Seoul
Mrs. Kim (Ju-sa's wife)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/v2jT0h469izBwFpew0PYcgzzplc.jpg)
Green Rain
Old Lady with the Furnace![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6cjBppor8nkKBjJQJaEkVhrDNp9.jpg)
Prince Yeonsan
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eMu12kfNcFimKjGCnqTzQCzQrym.jpg)
Tyrant Yeonsan
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lgTbticColQ2U3bhbmQW9hE0qpz.jpg)
The Country Left Behind
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kmmXJI5Y8DNUMelUdhzQXZuNhTC.jpg)
Flame in Valley
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2t2uuUvxCRNm51Rqd9cGmxphmRu.jpg)
The Seaside Village
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7eIoWtTVuz8WfTMFbrKUfO1F1Yk.jpg)
An Old Potter
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/avqzaMWtCcTtkxlBEgvDb1RyAg3.jpg)
Sinmungo
Bun-i's Mother