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Ju Jeung-nyeo

Acting Born Feb 12, 1926 South Hamgyong, North Korea 24 credits

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

Film

The Housemaid

as Mrs. Kim

Full filmography

  • The Housemaid (1960) as Mrs. Kim
  • Prince Yeonsan (1961) as Deposed Queen Yun
  • Dongsimcho (1959) as Mrs. Kim (Sister of Sang-gyu)
  • Lady Jang (1961) as Queen In-gyeong
  • Goryeojang (1963) as Widow
  • Tyrant Yeonsan (1962)
  • A Sad Story of Danjong (1963)
  • The Testimony (1974) as Mrs. Song
  • The Teacher with Ten Daughters (1964)
  • I Am a King (1966) as Chun-seon
  • The Sea Knows (1961) as Hideko's Mother
  • A Young Zelkova (1968) as Mme Kang
  • The Classroom of Youth (1963) as Mrs. Yang
  • Rebirth (1969)
  • The Heartbreaking Story (1964) as Queen Sindeok
  • Potato (1968)
  • Flame in Valley (1967) as Jum-rye
  • Her Majesty Yeonghwa (1964) as Sa-do
  • Romance Papa (1960) as Mother
  • The Last Empress (1966)
  • Nilliri (1966) as Mrs. Jeong
  • Sorrow Even Up in Heaven (1965) as Park U-ok
  • The Earth (1974)
  • Night Journey (1977)