Acting
Kim Jeong-ok
Born September 3, 1927 · Pyongyang, South Pyeongan province, Korea, Empire of Japan [now Pyongyang, North Korea] (age 99)
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 …
Known For
The Queen of Elegy · 1967The Queen of Elegy
1967
MovieDrama
This film features the life story of Korea's renowned singer Lee Mi-ja. She wins a prize in her rural town's singing contest at the age of 10. She continues to sing, becomes a successful celebrity and finally reunites with her mother who she parted from when she was very young.
Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness · 1963Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness
★ 6.01963
MovieDrama
Ttosun, a young hard-working woman with a good heart, falls in love with a driver but her father disapproves of the match.
Potato · 1968Potato
★ 10.01968
MovieDrama
Bok-nyeo gets married to a poor Joseon's aristrocrat and lives a hard life to survive.
A Female Boss · 1959A Female Boss
★ 4.71959
MovieComedyRomance
Would-be feminist Yoanna, running her own company, is insulted in a phone booth by a stranger named Yong-ho. While searching for a job, Yong-ho applies to a magazine named 'The Modern Woman,' not knowing that the company's boss is in fact Yoanna. She hires him with the intention of paying back the humiliation she received. But his masculine attitude captivates her and she ends up marrying him. She resigns her post and becomes a housekeeper, handing over the company to her husband.
A Dream of Fortune · 1961A Dream of Fortune
★ 6.01961
MovieDramaFamily
Son Hak-su (Kim Seung-ho) is a middle school teacher who barely gets by on his income because he's paying off a monthly mortgage for his welfare housing facility sold by the government. One day, Mr. Son and his wife make the acquaintance of a U.S. immigrant Charlie Hong (Heo Chang-kang) who is engaged in the smuggling business.
Love Me Once Again · 1968Love Me Once Again
★ 5.91968
MovieDrama
Hye-yeong had no idea that her lover, Shin-ho, was a married man until Shin-ho's wife and children arrive in town. She leaves him but reappears 8 years later asking him to take responsibilty for their child.
Under the Sky in Seoul · 1961Under the Sky in Seoul
★ 7.01961
MovieRomanceDrama
An oriental doctor Kim Hak-gyu is a cantankerous man who is the longest-term householder in a small village in Seoul. He often causes domestic trouble by being nasty to his wife and his children. Kim Hyeon-ok, a daughter of a young widow who runs Nahana Beauty Shop, is in love with Choi Du-yeol, an obstetrician across the street. Kim Hak-gyu has great distaste for western medicine, and at the same time, is jealous of the obstetrician. He always gets in the way of Choi Du-yeol. Kim's son, Hyeon-gu, dates Jeom-ryae, a daughter of a bar owner.
The Way of Hwarang · 1962The Way of Hwarang
★ 6.81962
MovieHistoryDrama
His parents captured by the Baekje armies, prince Eo-jin infiltrates the enemy castle alone to seek revenge. His plot is ruined when he falls in love with a princess there and is forced to choose between betraying his parents and nation or the woman he loves.
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