Ju Jeung-ryu (February 11, 1926 – 1980) was South Korean actress whose fame peaked in the 1950s and 1960s. She starred in about 400 films. Ju was born in
Yonghung,
Hamkyongnam-do, nowadays in
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
. While attending Hamnam Girls' High School, Ju became an ardent play fan. When she became eighteen, she ran away from home and joined in the theater company, ''Gohyeop''. Her first role as an actress was a maid in ''
Muyeongtap'' (무영탑) written by
Yu Chi-jin.
Filmography
*Note; the whole list is referenced.
Producer
Awards
* 1967 6th
Grand Bell Awards
The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ...
: Best Supporting Actress for ''
Full Ship'' (Manseon)
See also
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Cinema of Korea
The term "Cinema of Korea" (or "Korean cinema") encompasses the motion picture industries of North and South Korea. As with all aspects of Korean life during the past century, the film industry has often been at the mercy of political events, ...
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1926 births
1980 deaths
South Korean film actresses
South Korean television actresses
20th-century South Korean actresses