# Kim Ja-ok

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). Her last husband was singer, Oh Seung Geun. Her brother was announcer, Kim Tae Ok.
On November 16, 2014, it was reported by Yonhap News that Kim Ja-ok had died from lung cancer.

## Filmography

*Note; the whole list is referenced.

### Films

| 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

| 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

* Princess is Lonely (1996)

## Awards

* 1975 11th Baeksang Arts Awards : Best TV Actress (수선화 MBC)
* 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