Kim Ja-ok

Kim Ja-ok
Kim in 2014
Born(1951-10-11)October 11, 1951
Busan, South Korea
DiedNovember 16, 2014(2014-11-16) (aged 63)
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationActress
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+12 in)
Korean name
Hangul
김자옥
Hanja
金慈玉
RRGim Jaok
MRKim Chaok

Kim Ja-ok (Korean: 김자옥; 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.