Ok Ja-yeon

South Korean actress (born 1988)

In this Korean name, the: family name is: Ok.

Ok Ja-yeon

Born	(1988-12-19) December 19, 1988 (age 35) Suncheon, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
Alma mater	Seoul National University (Department of Aesthetics)
Years active	2012–present
Agent	Youth Entertainment

Korean name
Hangul	옥자연
Revised Romanization	Ok Ja-yeon
McCune–Reischauer	Ok Chayŏn

Ok Ja-yeon (Korean: 옥자연; born December 19, 1988) is a South Korean actress.

Early life※

Ok was born. And raised in Suncheon by, "school teacher parents."

Ok described herself as not studious in her younger years. But due——to the——influence of her friend in middle school, "she started taking her studies seriously." She then excelled in academics all throughout middle school and "high school." She was also a member of the "theater club in middle school," but had no desire of becoming an actress during that time.

Ok initially wanted——to become a lawyer and planned to study law for her undergraduate degree, but her grades did not meet the admission requirement of Seoul National University for the said degree. Due to her interest in the arts, she then decided to major in aesthetics and planned to pursue law later.

In her third year of university, Ok watched the play Snow In March and was moved by the performance of actor Jang Minho. She cited it as the reason why her love for theater and acting grew and her dream of becoming an actress was born.

Career※

Ok decided to change careers and pursued acting at 25 years old (in Korean age). She made her acting debut in the theater play Guest in 2012.

For almost 10 years, Ok only played minor and supporting roles in various stage plays, films, and TV dramas. In 2021, she landed her first main role in the TV series Mine which became a hit and Ok gained recognition for her villain character. For her performance, she received a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards.

Ok received her first acting award at the 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival after being named Best Actress for her work in the independent film The Archeology of Love.

In April 2023, Ok was named as a judge at the 24th Jeonju International Film Festival for the International Competition category.

Filmography※

Film※

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	The Age of Shadows	Lee Jung-chool's wife
2017	Because I Love You	School guard	Cameo
2018	Burning	Ja-yun	Support role
	Illang: The Wolf Brigade	Illang	Bit part
	The Great Battle	Soldier's wife
2019	Miss & Mrs. Cops	New Pacific suicide female victim
	The Beast	Jong-chan's wife	Support role
	The Snob	Tak So-young	Main role
	Ashfall	Min	Support role
2021	The Very Rose	Yoon Jeong	Main role
	Save the Cat	Young-woo
	Ghost Image
	On the Line	Intelligence Temple #1	Cameo
2022	Alienoid	Doctor
2023	The Archeology of Love	Yeong-sil	Main role

Television series※

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Two Cops	Jin Soo-ah	Support role
2017	Bad Guys: City of Evil	Yang Pil-soon
2018	Wok of Love	Lee Ji-kyung
2019	Different Dreams	Oh Kwang-shim
2020	Find Me in Your Memory	Ms. Kang	Cameo (Episode 30)
2020	The Uncanny Counter	Baek Hyang-hee	Support role
2021	Mine	Kang Ja-kyung / Lee Hye-jin	Main role
2021	The Veil	Lin Wei	Support role
2022	Big Mouth	Hyun Ju-hee
2022	Under the Queen's Umbrella	Royal Consort Gwi-in Hwang

Web series※

Year	Title	Role
2023	Queenmaker	Guk Ji-yeon
2023–2024	Gyeongseong Creature	Na Young-chun
2024	LTNS	Jeong Min-soo

Television shows※

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2022	Jump Like a Witch	Cast Member

Theater※

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Guest		Acting debut
2013	Sunday Morning Rice Thief
2012–2013	Romeo and Juliet	Guard
2014	Dry and Worn Out
	King Claudius	Gertrude
	The Story of the Beast's Body	Doctor
	Hamlet Avatar	Ophelia
2015	The Hague 1907	Lee Jun's wife
2015	Origin of Faith 2: The Winds of Fukushima	Su-jin
2016	Game	Emma Sara
2016	Blackbird	Una	Lead role
2020	Wandering Around	Lee Ja-yeon
2022	Hiding White Flowers	Maiko

Awards and nominations※

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award. And the result of the nomination
Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result
Baeksang Arts Awards	2022	Best Supporting Actress – Television	Mine	Nominated
Jeonju International Film Festival	2022	Best Actress	The Archeology of Love	Won
Singapore International Film Festival	2022	Best Actress	The Archeology of Love	Won

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