Jeon Ok
- Name: Jeon Ok
- Native name: 전옥
- Also Known as: Queen of Tears, Jeon Deok Rye
- Nationality: South Korean
- Gender: Female
- Born: April 2, 1911
- Died: October 22, 1969
Jeon Ok married Kang Hong Shik, an actor, film director and singer. Kang and Jeon were the first married couple in Korean entertainment history. Their daughters, Kang Hyo Shil and Kang Hyo Son, became their parents' step. Later, Jeon and Kang divorced. Kang went over to North Korea along with Hyo Son who later became a famous actress in North Korea. Kang Hong Shik was honoured as "Merited artist" as well.
Meanwhile, Hyo Shil married Choi Moo Ryong, a popular actor of the 1960s and 1970s. Choi then had an affair with Kim Ji Mee, the most popular Korean actress of that time, so then Choi and Kang divorced in 1962. Jeon's grandson is Choi Min Soo between Choi Moo Ryong and Hyo Shil, who is also a famous active actor.
Jeon met her second husband Choi Il, who was a former football coach of Pyongyang Football Team and also engaged in her entertainment business when she re-established Namhae yeneungdae (남해예능대) into (백조가극단) in 1946.
Jeon ran an orchid in Deoksong-ri, Byeollae-myeon, Yangju, Gyeonggi province. Jeon died of her chronic diseases, high blood pressure, and kidney failure on October 22, 1969.
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Movie
Title | Rating |
---|---|
The Mountain
Korean Movie, 1967,
[Jeong Ok's Mother]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
A Swordsman in the Twilight
Korean Movie, 1967,
[Shaman]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
A Water Mill
Korean Movie, 1966,
[Fortune Teller]
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
International Gold Robbery
Korean Movie, 1966,
[Fortune Teller]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Seashore Village
Korean Movie, 1965,
[Shaman]
(Support Role)
|
6.3
|
Hwang, Man of Wealth at Mapo
Korean Movie, 1965,
Mae Pa
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Door of the Body
Korean Movie, 1965,
Granny Kim
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
A Certain Love Affair
Korean Movie, 1965,
Ms. Jo
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine
Korean Movie, 1965,
Queen Dowager Jo
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
When Night Falls at Myeongdong
Korean Movie, 1964,
Mrs. Jeong
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Just Watch What We Do and See
Korean Movie, 1964,
Yoon [Famous painter]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Rice
Korean Movie, 1963,
Mrs. Seok
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Cheol Jong and Bok Nyeo
Korean Movie, 1963,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
A Reluctant Prince
Korean Movie, 1963,
Bok Nyeo's Mother
(Support Role)
|
6.9
|
Goryeojang
Korean Movie, 1963,
[Village shaman]
(Support Role)
|
8.0
|
The Great Story of Shim Cheong
Korean Movie, 1962,
Seung Sang's wife
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Mother’s Love
Korean Movie, 1962,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Tyrant Yeonsan
Korean Movie, 1962,
Queen Dowager In Soo
(Support Role)
|
7.5
|
A Sad Cry
Korean Movie, 1962,
Mrs. Jo
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Prince Yeonsan
Korean Movie, 1961,
Queen Dowager In Soo
(Support Role)
|
6.9
|
Katyusha
Korean Movie, 1960,
Ran Shil
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
A Revival
Korean Movie, 1960,
Mrs. Choi [Boong Goo's Mother]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Don't Cry, Brother And Sister!
Korean Movie, 1960,
Dong Ri's Wife
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
A Blood Bamboo
Korean Movie, 1959,
Mo Dang
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Sorrow of Twilight
Korean Movie, 1959,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Nameless Stars
Korean Movie, 1959,
Mrs. Yoon [Sang Hoon's Mother]
(Support Role)
|
9.0
|
Terms of Marriage
Korean Movie, 1959,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Story Of Chun Hyang
Korean Movie, 1958,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
A Night of Harbor
Korean Movie, 1957,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Looking For Love: Going Across River Doomankang
Korean Movie, 1928,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Farewell
Korean Movie, 1927,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Seekers of Paradise
Korean Movie, 1927,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
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