
Kim Jeong-ok
Acting
Born 1927-09-03 · Pyongyang, South Pyeongan province, Korea, Empire of Japan [now Pyongyang, North Korea]
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

Potato
1968 · Movie

A Sad Story of Danjong
1963 · Movie

Prince Yeonsan
1961 · Movie

Full Ship
1967 · Movie

The Lost Sun
1964 · Movie

Lost People
1967 · Movie

Confession of an Actress
1967 · Movie

Love
1957 · Movie

A Sunflower Family
1961 · Movie

Under the Sky in Seoul
1961 · Movie

The Seaside Village
1965 · Movie

Rebirth
1969 · Movie

A Dream of Fortune
1961 · Movie

The Way of Hwarang
1962 · Movie

Love
1968 · Movie

Sinmungo
1963 · Movie

Tyrant Yeonsan
1962 · Movie

An Old Potter
1969 · Movie

A Returned Man
1960 · Movie

Flame in Valley
1967 · Movie

Green Rain
1966 · Movie

An Upstart
1961 · Movie

The Country Left Behind
1962 · Movie

An Idiot Adada
1956 · Movie

The Wedding Day
1956 · Movie

Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness
1963 · Movie

A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan
1959 · Movie

A Female Boss
1959 · Movie

My Sister is a Tomboy
1961 · Movie

One-sided Love of Princess
1967 · Movie

Sound of Magpies
1967 · Movie

A Revival
1960 · Movie

Lee Chadon
1962 · Movie

Madam Freedom
1969 · Movie

The Field Glow with the Setting Sun
1965 · Movie

Gobau
1959 · Movie

Hwalbindang
1965 · Movie

There is No Tragedy
1959 · Movie