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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.
As actor
An Old Potter
Madam Freedom
Rebirth
Potato
Love
Love Me Once Again
One-sided Love of Princess
Full Ship
Flame in Valley
Lost People
Sound of Magpies
Confession of an Actress
The Queen of Elegy
Green Rain
The Seaside Village
Hwalbindang
The Field Glow with the Setting Sun
The Lost Sun
Sinmungo
A Sad Story of Danjong
Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness
Tyrant Yeonsan
The Country Left Behind
Lee Chadon
The Way of Hwarang
A Sunflower Family
A Dream of Fortune
An Upstart
Under the Sky in Seoul
Prince Yeonsan