Ok Ja-yeon (; born December 19, 1988) is a South Korean actress.
Early life
Ok was born and raised in
Suncheon
Suncheon () (''Suncheon-si'') is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is a scenic agricultural and industrial city of around 250,000 people near Suncheon Bay. It is located in the southeastern corner of Jeollanam-do, just over an hour ...
by school teacher parents.
Ok described herself as not studious in her younger years, but due to the influence of her friend in middle school, she started taking her studies seriously. She then excelled in academics all throughout middle school and high school.
She was also a member of the theater club in middle school, but had no desire of becoming an actress during that time.
Ok initially wanted to become a lawyer and planned to study law for her undergraduate degree, but her grades did not meet the admission requirement of
Seoul National University
Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a national public research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946, Seoul National University is largely considered the most prestigious university in South Korea; it is one of the three "S ...
for the said degree.
Due to her interest in the arts, she then decided to major in aesthetics and planned to pursue law later.
In her third year of university, Ok watched the play ''Snow In March'' and was moved by the performance of actor Jang Min-ho. She cited it as the reason why her love for theater and acting grew and her dream of becoming an actress was born.
Career
Ok decided to change careers and pursued acting at 25 years old (in
Korean age
Countries in the East Asian cultural sphere (China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and their diasporas) have traditionally used specific methods of reckoning a person's numerical age based not on their birthday but the calendar year, and what age one is ...
).
She made her acting debut in the theater play ''Guest'' in 2012.
For almost 10 years, Ok only played minor and supporting roles in various stage plays, films, and TV dramas. In 2021, she landed her first main role in the TV series ''
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'' which became a hit and Ok gained recognition for her villain character.
For her performance, she received a
Best Supporting Actress nomination at the
58th Baeksang Arts Awards
The 58th Baeksang Arts Awards () ceremony, organised by ''Ilgan Sports'' and JTBC Plus, was held on May 6, 2022, at KINTEX, Ilsanseo-gu, Gyeonggi Province, beginning at 7:45 p.m. KST. The event was hosted by Shin Dong-yup, Bae Suzy and Park Bo- ...
.
Ok received her first acting award at the 23rd
Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent a ...
after being named Best Actress for her work in the independent film ''The Archeology of Love''.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Television shows
Theater
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Ok Ja-yeonat PlayDB.co.kr
1988 births
Living people
People from Suncheon
South Korean television actresses
South Korean film actresses
21st-century South Korean actresses
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