Jeong Ae-ran
Born in 1927 in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do, her real name was Ye Dae-im. She dropped out of Huaguang Girls' School in China. In 1943, she joined a musical theater group and began her acting career with plays. She debuted as a film actress in 1955 through director Lee Hyun's Watermill. She also appeared as a regular protagonist in horror films. In 1979, she showed off her passionate performance in director Byeon Jang-ho's Eulhwa, for which she won the 18th Grand Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actress. She passed away from old age at her home in Gyeonggi-do in 2005.
Known for
A Shoeshine Boy
Myung Soon-mo
Jang Hee Bin
Great Queen Dowager Jangryeol
In So Long
Heo (Geumsun's grandmother)
The Public Cemetery Under the Moon
For My Husband
Kkoch-bong's Mother
Prince Yeon-san
Eulhwa
Bumpkin Oh-bok
Grandmother
A Bloodthirsty Killer
Mother
A Drifting Story
Female Boss (Prison)
Soil
Farewell to the Duman River
Seon-hee (Tae-young's Wife)
The Beautiful Maid
Mother
Ok-i Makes a Judge Cry
Mrs. Gab-bun
Her Majesty Yeonghwa
Mo-rye
A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan
Fatty's mother
Lady Jang
Mrs. Yoon
Black Hair
A Dream of Fortune
Bokdal Mom (Neighborhood Woman)
The Devil's Stairway
Head Nurse
A Story of a Nobleman
A War Diary
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
Mrs. Yoon
Mines are Better
A Water Mill
The Romantic Train
Sinmungo
Dong-sun's Mother
View from an Alley
Mrs. Um
Even the Clouds Are Drifting
Bonanza
Choi (Park Dal-soo's wife)
Body is Sad
Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness
Mrs. Yoon
The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings
The Regular Tardy Student
Mrs. Choi
Life of the Woman
A Neckless Beauty
Prince Ho-Dong and Princess Nak-Rang
Bride from the Grave
A Salt Peddler
The River of Temptation
The Money
Mother
Red Gate of Tragedy
Seo