Ju Jeung-nyeo

Biography

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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Known For

The Barefooted Young
The Barefooted Young
A Young Zelkova
A Young Zelkova
A Salaryman
A Salaryman
The Housemaid
The Housemaid
A Sad Pastorale
A Sad Pastorale
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
The Teacher with Ten Daughters
Her Majesty Yeonghwa
Her Majesty Yeonghwa
The Heartbreaking Story
The Heartbreaking Story
Nilliri
Nilliri
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry

Filmography

1977 Night Journey
as
1976 Similar Toes
as
1976 Blue Days
as
1976 Windmill of My Mind
as
1975 Bird of Paradise
as
1974 The Earth
as
1974 Ecstasy
as
1974 Wives on Parade
as Kang-goo
1974 The Testimony
as Mrs. Song
1970 Revenge of the Snake Woman
as
1970 Mi-ae
as
1970 The Little Bridegroom's Return
as
1969 Rebirth
as
1969 Women of Yi-Dynasty
as
1968 Potato
as
1968 Salt Pond
as
1968 A Young Zelkova
as Mme Kang
1968 Desire
as
1967 Children in the Firing Range
as
1967 Mist
as Auntie