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Jeon Ok is a Actor Sud coréenne born on 2 april 1911 at Hamhung
This is a Korean name; the family name is Jeon.
Jeon Ok (April 2, 1911 – October 22, 1969) was a Korean actress and singer. Jeon was referred to as "Queen of Tears" for her excellence at acting for tragic dramas.
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Jeon Ok
Birth name Jeon Deok-rye (전덕례)
Nationality Coree du sud
Birth 2 april 1911 at Hamhung
Death 22 october 1969 (at 58 years) at Seoul (Coree du sud)
Nationality Coree du sud
Birth 2 april 1911 at Hamhung
Death 22 october 1969 (at 58 years) at Seoul (Coree du sud)
Jeon Ok (April 2, 1911 – October 22, 1969) was a Korean actress and singer. Jeon was referred to as "Queen of Tears" for her excellence at acting for tragic dramas.
Biography
Jeon Ok was born Jeon Deok-rye in Hamhung, South Hamgyong province, now part of North Korea, in 1911, during the Japanese colonial period. When Jeon was 15 years old, she was introduced to the film industry by her brother. Jeon aspired to be an actress in Towolhoe (토월회), her debut role was as a supporting actress in the 1927 film Jal itgeora (잘 있거라), directed by Na Woon-gyu. Jeon gained popularity after taking a lead role in Arirang Gogae (아리랑고개), based on Park Seung-hui (박승희) and produced by Towolhoe. However, when the theatre closed, she moved to Joseon Yeongeuksa in 1930. Jeon was noted for her monologues as well as her tragic performances which often brought audiences to tears, so she was dubbed the "Queen of Tragedy" or "Queen of Tears". After the liberation of Korea, Jeon was mainly active in film.Usually with
Filmography of Jeon Ok (6 films)
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The Seaside Village (1965)
Genres Drama
Actors Shin Young-kyun, Go Eun-ah, Lee Nak-hoon, Jeon Ok, Kim Jeong-eun
Rating64%
A woman in a fishing village is widowed when her husband dies in a fishing boat. She has a liaison with a mainland man who is drafted. She goes insane and waits on a mountain for the return of her husband. Based on a novel.
Goryeojang (1963)
, 1h30Directed by Kim Ki-young
Genres Drama
Actors Kim Jin-kyu, Ju Jeung-ryu, Park Am, Jeon Ok
Roles Village Shaman
Rating71%
The film tells the story of a poor farm-worker who, according to local tradition, must take his 70-year-old mother into the mountains to die. Deciding to break the custom, he instead returns home with his mother. The Japanese films, The Ballad of Narayama (1958) (Keisuke Kinoshita) and The Ballad of Narayama (1983) (Shohei Imamura) deal with a similar subject.
Prince Yeonsan (1961)
Directed by Shin Sang-ok
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Actors Shin Young-kyun, Shin Seong-il, Ju Jeung-ryu, Heo Jang-kang, Kim Jin-kyu, Do Kum-bong
Roles Queen In-su
Rating70%
A historical drama about Yeonsangun of Joseon as a prince trying to restore the status of his mother, the
Salangeul chajaseo (1929)
Directed by Na Woon-gyu
Actors Jeon Ok, Na Woon-gyu
The plot concerns three characters who have lost hope in continuing their lives in Korea—Kokosu (Lee Geum-ryong), an old man who has lost his farmland; Dong-min (Na Woon-gyu); and Jong-hui (Jeong Ok), who had been betrayed by her boyfriend. Kokosu had been a bugler in the Korean military during the last days of the Joseon Dynasty. Seeking a better life in northeast China, the three are attacked by bandits and the Japanese while attempting the ice-covered Tumen River crossing of the China–North Korea border . With his last breath, Kokosu blows the army bugle he had carried with him all his life. Dong-min takes the bugle and continues playing it.
Farewell (1927)
Directed by Na Woon-gyu
Genres Drama
Actors Jeon Ok, Na Woon-gyu
This film is a melodrama telling a story of greed and lust. It begins with millionaire Min Bum-shik's wife and a steward plotting Min's murder in order to collect his money. Rapes, murder and prison sentences follow in the convoluted plot.