Kim Yeong-ok

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Summary

Kim Yeong-ok is a South Korean actor whose career began in 1957 and spans television, film, theater, and voice acting. She is widely known for portraying mothers and grandmothers, often in family dramas, and has also spoken publicly about her family’s separation during the Korean War and her reunion with her brother decades later. No public statements on identity politics, DEI, or political activism are on record.