Kim Young-ok (actress)

For the South Korean Olympic speed skater, see Kim Young-ok (speed skater).
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Young-ok
김영옥
Kim in July 2019
Born (1938-01-06) January 6, 1938 (age 86)
Keijō, Keiki-dō (Gyeonggi Province), Korea, Empire of Japan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • voice actress
  • entertainer
Years active1959–present
Spouse
Kim Young-gil
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(m. 1960)​
Children2
Awards Bogwan Order of Cultural Merit (2018)
Korean name
Hangul
김영옥
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Yeong-ok
McCune–ReischauerKim Yŏngok

Kim Young-ok (Korean: 김영옥; born January 6, 1938)[1] is a South Korean actress who debuted in 1957.[2] She is known as South Korea's "National Grandma" for her many portrayals of grandmothers in film and television.[3][4]

  1. ^ "김영옥". Daum Encyclopedia (in Korean). Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "'국민 할머니' 김영옥". Monthly Chosun (in Korean). June 25, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "김영옥 "서른살 부터 할머니 연기, 아무렇지 않다"". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). April 8, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "'힙합의 민족' 할미넴 김영옥 ˝국민할머니? 당연한 것.˝". Kookje Shinum (in Korean). April 18, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2019.