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.

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