Kim Ja-ok (October 11, 1951 – November 16, 2014) was a South Korean actress. Kim was born in

Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...

in 1951. Kim dropped out of

Hanyang University Hanyang University (Korean: 한양대학교) is a private research university in South Korea. The main campus is located in Seoul and its satellite campus, the Education Research Industry Cluster (ERICA campus), is in Ansan. ''Hanyang'' (한양 ...

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'' (). 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 Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from transformed, malign ...

Filmography

*Note; the whole list is referenced.

Films

Television series

Album discography

*''Princess is Lonely'' (1996)

Awards

*1975 11th

Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...

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

: Most Popular TV Actress *1976 12th

: Best Film Actress (보통여자(김수현의 보통여자)) *1979 15th

: Best Film Actress (목마위의 여자) *

2011 KBS Drama Awards The 2011 KBS Drama Awards (), is a ceremony honoring the outstanding achievement in television on the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) network for the year of 2011. It was held on December 31, 2011 and hosted by actress Han Hye-jin, actor Joo Wo ...

: Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama ('' Ojakgyo Family'') *

2014 MBC Drama Awards The 2014 MBC Drama Awards () is a ceremony honoring the outstanding achievement in television on the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) network for the year of 2014. It was held on December 30, 2014 and hosted by Shin Dong-yup and Girls' Gene ...

: Achievement Award * 2014 SBS Drama Awards : Lifetime Achievement Award * 2014 KBS Drama Awards : Achievement Award

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