Ju Jeung-nyeo

Personal Info

Birthday

February 12, 1926

Day of Death

1980-09-18

(54 years old)

Place of Birth

South Hamgyong, North Korea

Also Known As

Jeung-nyeo Ju

주증녀

Ju Jeung-ryu

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.

Known For

The Housemaid

Dongsimcho

Prince Yeonsan

Lady Jang

Flame in Valley

Romance Papa

Full Ship

The Sea Knows

Filmography

1974
Wives on Parade
as Kang-goo
The Testimony
as Mrs. Song
1968
A Young Zelkova
as Mme Kang
1967
Mist
as Auntie
Flame in Valley
as Jum-rye
Full Ship
as Ms. Gu-po
1966
Nilliri
as Mrs. Jeong
I Am a King
as Chun-seon
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
as Mrs. Gong
1965
Sorrow Even Up in Heaven
as Park U-ok
1964
Her Majesty Yeonghwa
as Sa-do
The Barefooted Young
as Mrs. Oh
The Heartbreaking Story
as Queen Sindeok
1963
The Classroom of Youth
as Mrs. Yang
Goryeojang
as Widow
1961
Prince Yeonsan
as Deposed Queen Yun
The Sea Knows
as Hideko's Mother
Lady Jang
as Queen In-gyeong
1960
The Housemaid
as Mrs. Kim
Mother's Power
as Jeong-ok
Romance Papa
as Mother
A Sad Pastorale
as Park Jeong-im
1959
Dongsimcho
as Mrs. Kim (Sister of Sang-gyu)
It's Not Her Sin
as Sung-hee