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…