Ok Ja-yeon
Born (1988-12-19) December 19, 1988 (age 35)
Suncheon, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
Alma materSeoul National University (Department of Aesthetics)
Years active2012–present
AgentYouth Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
옥자연
Revised RomanizationOk Ja-yeon
McCune–ReischauerOk Chayŏn

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

Early life

Ok was born and raised in Suncheon[1] by school teacher parents.[2][3]

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.[3][4] She was also a member of the theater club in middle school, but had no desire of becoming an actress during that time.[5][6]

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.[2] Due to her interest in the arts, she then decided to major in aesthetics and planned to pursue law later.[1][2][4]

In her third year of university, Ok watched the play Snow In March and was moved by the performance of actor Jang Min-ho. She cited it as the reason why her love for theater and acting grew and her dream of becoming an actress was born.[1][5][7]

Career

Ok decided to change careers and pursued acting at 25 years old (in Korean age).[2] She made her acting debut in the theater play Guest in 2012.[1][5][6]

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.[1][4] For her performance, she received a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards.[8][9]

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.[10][11]

In April 2023, Ok was named as a judge at the 24th Jeonju International Film Festival for the International Competition category.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
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 [13]
Ashfall Min Support role [14]
2021 The Very Rose Yoon Jeong Main role
Save the Cat Young-woo
Ghost Image [15]
On the Line Intelligence Temple #1 Cameo [16]
2022 Alienoid Doctor [17]
2023 The Archeology of Love Yeong-sil Main role [18]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Two Cops Jin Soo-ah Support role
Bad Guys: City of Evil Yang Pil-soon [19]
2018 Wok of Love Lee Ji-kyung [20]
2019 Different Dreams Oh Kwang-shim [21]
2020 Find Me in Your Memory Ms. Kang Cameo (Episode 30)
The Uncanny Counter Baek Hyang-hee Support role [22]
2021 Mine Kang Ja-kyung / Lee Hye-jin Main role [23]
The Veil Lin Wei Support role
2022 Big Mouth Hyun Ju-hee [24]
Under the Queen's Umbrella Royal Consort Gwi-in Hwang [25]

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2023 Queenmaker Guk Ji-yeon [26]
2023–2024 Gyeongseong Creature Na Young-chun [27]
2024 LTNS Jeong Min-soo [28]

Television shows

Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Jump Like a Witch Cast Member [29]

Theater

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Guest Acting debut [1][5][6]
2013 Sunday Morning Rice Thief
2012–2013 Romeo and Juliet Guard [6]
2014 Dry and Worn Out
King Claudius Gertrude [6]
The Story of the Beast's Body Doctor
Hamlet Avatar Ophelia
2015 The Hague 1907 Lee Jun's wife
Origin of Faith 2: The Winds of Fukushima Su-jin [30]
2016 Game Emma Sara
Blackbird Una Lead role [31][32][33]
2020 Wandering Around Lee Ja-yeon [34]
2022 Hiding White Flowers Maiko [35]

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 Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actress – Television Mine Nominated [8][9]
Jeonju International Film Festival 2022 Best Actress The Archeology of Love Won [10][11]
Singapore International Film Festival 2022 Best Actress Won [36]

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