Kim Ja-ok

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Ja-ok
Ja-ok (center) in 2014
Born(1951-10-11)October 11, 1951
Busan, Korea
DiedNovember 16, 2014(2014-11-16) (aged 63)
Seoul, Korea
OccupationActress
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Korean name
Hangul
김자옥
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Ja-ok
McCune–ReischauerKim Cha-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).[1] 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.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

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