Bae Jong-ok (\ubc30\uc885\uc625) is a South Korean actress born on May 13, 1964, in Seoul. A graduate of Chung-Ang University, where she studied journalism, she has enjoyed a particularly long career in film and television since the 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She made her screen debut in 1988 in the film Chilsu and Mansu<\/em>, in which she plays Ji-na. She went on to star in several feature films, including Walking to Heaven<\/em> (1992), Jealousy Is My Middle Name<\/em> (2002), Love Talk<\/em> (2005), The Last Blossom<\/em> (2011), In Between Seasons<\/em> (2018), Innocence<\/em> (2020) and Kingmaker<\/em> (2022). She often excels in roles as mothers, female leaders, or strong-willed women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On television, Bae Jong-ok began appearing in the late 1980s in Sun Shim-lee<\/em>, then in series such as Our Paradise<\/em>, Hotel<\/em>, Foolish Love<\/em> and More Beautiful Than a Flower<\/em>. She has earned lasting recognition thanks to dramas such as My Husband's Woman<\/em> (2007), The World They Live In<\/em> (2008), That Winter, the Wind Blows<\/em> (2013), Wonderful Mama<\/em> (2013) and Bubble Gum<\/em> (2015).<\/p>\n\n\n\n She continues with memorable characters in Graceful Family<\/em> and Designated Survivor: 60 Days<\/em> in 2019. Between 2020 and 2021, she played Queen Sunwon in the historical comedy Mr. Queen<\/em>, before playing Ryu Deok-bong in Secret Royal Inspector & Joy<\/em>. In 2023, she appeared in Longing for You<\/em> as Yoo Jung-sook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2024, she joined two major productions: Dare to Love Me<\/em>, in which she plays the designer Camille, and the thriller Blackout<\/em>, playing the role of Ye Young-sil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2026, Bae Jong-ok is set to star in the Netflix series The Art of Sarah<\/em>, also known as Lady Dua<\/em>, in which she plays Choi Chae-u. She also plays the role of Oh Jeong-hui in We Are All Trying Here<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks to her experience, her elegance, and her ability to portray characters who are either authoritative or deeply human, Bae Jong-ok remains one of the most respected actresses in the South Korean film industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":7443,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":""},"class_list":["post-7442","acteur","type-acteur","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n