Ju Jeung-nyeo

Actor

1926-02-12 – 1980-09-18 · South Hamgyong, North Korea

Ju Jeung-ryu (February 11, 1926 – 1980) was South Korean actress whose fame peaked in the 1950s and 1960s. She starred in about 400 films. Ju was born in Yonghung, Hamkyongnam-do, nowadays in North Korea. While attending Hamnam Girls' High School, Ju became an ardent play fan. When she became eighteen, she ran away from home and joined in the theater company, Gohyeop. Her first role as an actress was a maid in Muyeongtap (무영탑) written by Yu Chi-jin.

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• The Housemaid (1960) — Mrs. Kim
• Goryeojang (1963) — Widow
• Mist (1967) — Auntie
• The Barefooted Young (1964) — Mrs. Oh
• I Am a King (1966) — Chun-seon
• Flame in Valley (1967) — Jum-rye
• Romance Papa (1960) — Mother
• Prince Yeonsan (1961) — Deposed Queen Yun
• Wives on Parade (1974) — Kang-goo
• Night Journey (1977)
• Tyrant Yeonsan (1962)
• The Testimony (1974) — Mrs. Song
• Lady Jang (1961) — Queen In-gyeong
• A Young Zelkova (1968) — Mme Kang
• The Teacher with Ten Daughters (1964)
• The Country Left Behind (1962)
• Mi-ae (1970)
• It's Not Her Sin (1959) — Sung-hee
• The Sea Knows (1961) — Hideko's Mother
• Dongsimcho (1959) — Mrs. Kim (Sister of Sang-gyu)
• Sorrow Even Up in Heaven (1965) — Park U-ok
• A Salaryman (1962)
• Her Majesty Yeonghwa (1964) — Sa-do
• The Heartbreaking Story (1964) — Queen Sindeok