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.

Cast

A Sunflower Family

A Dream of Fortune

Grandmother Gombo

Under the Sky in Seoul

Mrs. Kim (Ju-sa's wife)

Old Lady with the Furnace

The Country Left Behind

Mrs. Park [Do-yeong's wife]

One-sided Love of Princess

Flame in Valley

The Seaside Village

Sound of Magpies

There is No Tragedy

The Field Glow with the Setting Sun

A Sad Story of Danjong

My Sister is a Tomboy

Boarding house' woman

Confession of an Actress

The Way of Hwarang

General Jisan's wife

The Wedding Day

A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan

Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness

Gwangho's mother