Kim Ja-ok (October 11, 1951 – November 16, 2014) was a South Korean actress. Kim was born in Busan in 1951. Kim dropped out of Hanyang University majoring in Film. Kim started her acting career after admitted to a public recruit by MBC TV. During the early period of the 1970s, she mainly starred in TV series, while in the late 1970s, Kim focused on film. Kim gained a popularity for her cheerful depiction on a woman of the new generation such as Sinbu ilgi (신부일기).[1] Her last husband was singer, Oh Seung Geun. Her brother was announcer, Kim Tae Ok.
Kim Ja-ok | |
|---|---|
 Ja-ok (center) in 2014 | |
| Born | October 11, 1951 |
| Died | November 16, 2014 (aged 63) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김자옥 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Ja-ok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Cha-ok |
On November 16, 2014, it was reported by Yonhap News that Kim Ja-ok had died from lung cancer.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Filmography
edit*Note; the whole list is referenced.[9]
Films
edit| Year | English Title | Other Known Title | Romanization | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Common Woman | A Common Woman | Botong-yeoja | Byun Jang-ho | |
| 1978 | Miss O's Apartment | Miss Oh's Apartment | O-yang-ui Apateu | Oh Mi-yeong | Byun Jang-ho |
| 1978 | Yeong-ah's Confession | Yeonga-ui gobaeg | Byun Jang-ho | ||
| 1978 | Scar | Wound | Sangcheo | Ha-young | Ki Kim |
| 1978 | Killer Butterfly | A Woman After a Killer Butterfly | Salin nabireul jjonneun yeoja | Ki-young Kim | |
| 1978 | Man on Top of a Roof | Jibung-wi-ui namja | Park Nam-Su | ||
| 1979 | Water Lady | Woman of Water | Sunyeo (Susyeo) | Ki-young Kim | |
| 1979 | Miss O's Apartment Part 2 | Miss Oh's Apartment Part 2 | O-yang-ui Apateu 2 | Mi-yeong | Byun Jang-ho |
| 1979 | Riding a Wooden Horse | The Woman on the Ferris Wheel | Mogma-wi-ui yeoja | Eung-cheon Kim | |
| 1979 | Under an Umbrella | Rainy Day in Autumn | Ga-eulbi usansog-e | ||
| 1979 | The Woman Who Stole the Sun | Tae-yang-eul humchin yeoja | |||
| 1979 | Red Gate of Tragedy | Bilyeon-ui hongsalmun | |||
| 1980 | She Is Something | An Awful Woman | Geu yeoja salamjabne | ||
| 1980 | The Woman of Tuesday Night | Tuesday Night's Woman | Hwa-yo-ilbam-ui yeoja | ||
| 1980 | One Night at a Strange Place | One Night in an Unfamiliar Place | Nachseon gos-eseo halusbam | ||
| 1981 | Not for the World | An Unhappy Life | I sesang dajunda haedo | ||
| 1981 | Lovable You | You Whom I Cannot Hate | Mi-wohal su eobsneun neo | ||
| 1988 | Reality | Daemul | |||
| 1989 | Wake Up The Dawn | Saebeok-oeul Kkaewuriroda | |||
| 1995 | Secret | Biseol | |||
| 2003 | My Tutor Friend | Tutoring a Student of the Same Age | DongGabnaegi Gwaoe-hagi | Su-wan's Mother | Kim Kyeong-hyeong |
| 2005 | Jenny, Juno | Jeni, Juno | Jenny's Mother | Kim Ho-jun | |
| 2009 | Descendants of Hong Gil Dong | The Righteous Thief | Hongkildongui Huye | Seok Myeong-Ae | Jeong Yong-Ki |
| 2013 | Nobody's Daughter Haewon | Nugu-ui ttal-do anin Haewon | Jin-joo (Haewon's Mother) | Hong Sang-soo |
Television series
edit| Year | English Title | Romanization | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Terminal Point | |||
| 1991 | The Royal Way | Wang Do | Queen Jeongsun | Kim Jae Hyung |
| 1994 | Last Lovers | Majimak Yeonin | So Won Young | |
| 1996 | Jo Gwang Jo | Uhm Ki Baek | ||
| 1997 | Sea of Ambition | Yongmangui Bada | Yeo Jin (Kyung Ho's Aunt) | Uhm Ki Baek |
| 1999 | Springtime | Chungchoon | Choi Yoon Suk | |
| 1999 | The Boss | Wang Cho (Wang Jo) | Jang Yong Woo | |
| 1999 | Tomato | Se Ra's Mother | Jang Ki Hong | |
| 1999 | Rising Sun, Rising Moon | Hae tteu go Dal tteu go | Yoon Ji's Mother | Park Chan Hong, Hwang Eui Kyung |
| 2000 | Wang Rung's Land | Wang rung ei Dae ji | Gyo Ha Daek | Lee Jong Han |
| 2000 | More Than Words Can Say | Jot eun geol Eo tteok hae | Yeo Nam Sook (Jang Soo's Mother) | Kim Yong Kyu |
| 2001 | How Should I Be? | Eojjeomyeon Joha | Gong Hee Joo (Ri & Jin's Mother) | Yoo Jung Joon |
| 2001 | The Merchant | Sangdo | Mi Geum's Mother | Lee Byung-hoon |
| 2001 | This is Love | Jang Keum Nan (Hoon Sook's Mother) | Moon Bo Hyun, Jin Hyung Wook | |
| 2003 | On the Prairie | Jeo Pu-reun Cho-won-wi-e | Bang Ok Hee (Tae Woong's Mother) | Park Chan Hong |
| 2003 | Escape From Unemployment | Baek su tal chul | Kim Ki Ok | Oh Se Kang |
| 2003 | Cats on the Roof | Ok-tap-bang Go-yang-ee | Kim Soon Duk (Jung Eun's Mother) | Kim Sa Hyun |
| 2003 | One Million Roses | Baekmansongi Jangmi | Jo Mal Bong (Yu Jin's Mother) | Moon Bo Hyun, Park Man Young |
| 2003 | Apgujeong House | Apgujeong Jonggatjip (Apgujeong Jonggajip) | Mother | Kim Yong Jae |
| 2004 | Ms. Kim's Million Dollar Quest | Paranmanjang Miseu Kim 10 Eok Mandeulgi | Jang Ki-Hong, Lee Min Chul | |
| 2004 | Count of Myeongdong | Myeongdong Baekjak | Lee Hwa Ryong's sister | Lee Chang Yong, Nam Nae Won, Park Ho Kyung] |
| 2005 | Be Strong, Geum-soon! | Son Jung-sim (Geum-soon's Mother-in-Law) | Lee Dae-young | |
| 2005 | Bad Housewife | Bul-lyang Joo-boo | Park Ok Ja (Mi Na's Mother) | Yoo In Shik, Jang Tae Yoo] |
| 2005 | My Lovely Sam Soon | Park Bong-sook (Sam Soon's Mother) | Kim Yoon-cheol | |
| 2006 | The Invisible Man | Tumyeongingan Choe Jang Su | Kang Sook Ja | Jung Hae Ryong |
| 2006 | My Beloved Sister | Noona / Nuna | Gun Woo's Mother | Oh Kyung Hoon |
| 2007 | Heaven & Earth | Haneul Mankeum Ddang Mankeum | Ahn Hye-kyung (Eun-joo & Eun-ha's Mother) | Moon Bo-hyun |
| 2007 | Several Questions That Make Us Happy | Woorereul Haengbok Hake Myeot Kaji Chilmun | Yeong-Wook | Jun-ki Seong, Hong Seok-Ku, Yong-su Kim |
| 2007 | Coffee Prince | Keopipeurinseu 1 Hojeom | Han-kyul's Mother | Lee Yoon-jung |
| 2007 | Kimcheed Radish Cubes | ggak-du-gi | Choi Ji Sook | Kwon Suk Jang |
| 2007 | Evasive Inquiry Agency | (cameo) | Ham Young Hoon, Hwang In Hyuk, Lee Hyun Duk | |
| 2007 | Four Gold Chasers | Eolreong Ddungddang Hong Shin So | Ham Yeong-Hun, Hwang In-Hyuk | |
| 2008 | Single Dad in Love | Singgeul Papaneun Yeolaejung | Jung Eun Ji (Hyun Ki's Mother) | Moon Bo Hyun |
| 2008 | Working Mom | Woking Mam | Kim Bok-sil | Oh Jong-rok |
| 2008 | Worlds Within | Geudeuli Saneun Sesang | Park Soo-jin (actress) | Pyo Min-soo, Kim Kyu-tae |
| 2009 | The Accidental Couple | Geujeo Bara Bodaga | Director Yoon's First Love (cameo) | Ki Min-soo |
| 2009 | High Kick Through the Roof | Jibungttulgo Haikik | Kim Ja-ok | Kim Byung Wook, Kim Young Ki, Jo Chan Joo |
| 2010 | Mom is Pretty Too | Eommado Yeppeuda | Lee Soon Jin | Uhm Ki Baek |
| 2011 | Ojakgyo Family | Ojakgyo hyeongjaedeul | Park Bok-ja (Tae-sik & Tae Pil's Mother) | Ki Min-soo |
| 2011 | Can't Lose | Jigoneun Motsal-a | Hong Geum Ji | Lee Jae Dong |
| 2012 | Tasty Life | Matittneun Insaeng | Woon Goon-Il | |
| 2013 | Thrice Married Woman | Sebeon Gyeolhonhaneun Yeoja | Madam Son (Joon-goo's Mother) | Son Jung-hyun |
Album discography
edit- Princess is Lonely (1996)
Awards
edit- 1975 11th Baeksang Arts Awards : Best TV Actress (수선화 MBC)[1]
- 1975 11th Baeksang Arts Awards : Most Popular TV Actress
- 1976 12th Baeksang Arts Awards : Best Film Actress (보통여자(김수현의 보통여자))
- 1979 15th Baeksang Arts Awards : Best Film Actress (목마위의 여자)
- 2011 KBS Drama Awards : Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama (Ojakgyo Family)
- 2014 MBC Drama Awards : Achievement Award
- 2014 SBS Drama Awards : Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2014 KBS Drama Awards : Achievement Award
References
edit- ^ a b 김자옥 [Kim Ja-ok]. Korean Movie Database (KMDb) (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ^ "[문화][속보] 배우 김자옥 폐암으로 별세". YTN. 2014-11-16. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- ^ "Actress Kim Ja-ok dies of cancer at 63 – The Korea Times". Koreatimesus.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- ^ "Actress Kim Ja-ok dies at 63-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-11-17. Archived from the original on 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- ^ "donga.com[English donga]". English.donga.com. 2014-11-17. Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- ^ "donga.com[English donga]". English.donga.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- ^ "The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - Veteran Actress Kim Ja-ok Loses Battle with Cancer". The Chosun Ilbo. 2014-11-17. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- ^ "Actress dies of complications from lung cancer". The Korea Times. 2014-11-16. Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- ^ "Cast and Crew DB >Kim Ja-ok >Filmograpies". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
External links
edit- Kim Ja-ok at the Korean Movie Database
- Kim Ja-ok at IMDb