Honored Artist of the Kazakh SSR
1935 – 2006
Primorye, Chaldanka village
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Actress of the Korean Theater
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Pak Sofya Sanchunovna became famous for performing Korean folk and lyrical songs. She performed live in the play “Chun Hyang Den”. She went on tour as a lead vocalist of the concert brigade.
She was a graduate of the Tashkent State Institute of Arts and Culture. She had a wonderful acting career and played dozens of unforgettable roles.
The roles include:
The role of Bernarda in “House of Bernarda Alba”;
The role of a common woman in “Don’t Die Young” by Choi Yong Geun,
The role of Tolkynai in “Mother’s Field” by Ch. Aitmatov;
The role of Pyan Dek “Simchenden”, and many others.
In 1983 she was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Kazakh SSR.