Go Doo-shim

Go Doo-shim (born May 22, 1951) is a South Korean actress.
Career
A native of Jeju Island, Go Doo-shim made her acting debut in 1972 and since then she had a prolific career on television, film and theater.
Best known for playing the quintessential devoted, self-sacrificing mother figure on TV, Go has won the Daesang (the highest acting prize in Korea) a record number of seven times: for her performances in the dramas Fetters of Love (1989), The Dancing Gayageum (1990), My Husband's Woman (1992), Virtue (2000), Ode to the Han River (2004), More Beautiful Than a Flower (2004) and All About My Mom (2015). Go was reported to be the top earner among all actors and entertainers who appeared on the KBS network in 2004, with total earnings of .
She also received acclaim for more atypical roles in the films Jealousy (1983), My Mother, the Mermaid (2004), Family Ties (2006), and Good Morning President (2009).
To celebrate her 40th anniversary in the entertainment industry, Go returned to the stage in a 2012 production of Richard Alfieri's Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks.
Filmography
Television series
Chief Inspector (MBC, 1972)
Guest (MBC, 1974)
Seong Chun-hyang (MBC, 1974)
Reed (MBC, 1974)
Annyeong (Hi) (MBC, 1975)
Tide (MBC, 1975)
The Way Back (MBC, 1975)
Iron's Adventure (MBC, 1976)
Purity (MBC, 1976)
Investigative Team 113 – 200th Episode Special (MBC, 1977)
I Regret (MBC, 1977)
X Search Party (MBC, 1978)
Owner (MBC, 1978)
Hot Hands (MBC, 1978)
Rouge (MBC, 1978)
Hope (MBC, 1979)
Anguk-dong Lady (MBC, 1979)
Become a Mountain and Become a River (MBC, 1979)
Oil (MBC, 1980)
Country Diaries (MBC, 1980-2002)
Attorney Hong (MBC, 1980)
Heungbujeon (MBC, 1980)
Abe's Family (MBC, 1980)
Prince Yi Kang (MBC, 1980)
Symphony of Spring (MBC, 1981)
Gyo-dong Madam (MBC, 1981)
Women's Country (MBC/Yomiuri TV, 1981)
Veteran (MBC, 1981)
Burning Bridges (MBC, 1981)
Chief Inspector – "The Sound of a Baby's Cries" (MBC, 1981)
Saeassi (MBC, 1981)
Ishim's Secret Skill (MBC, 1981)
Annals of Renunciation – An Hee-je (MBC, 1982)
Escape (MBC, 1982)
Saedaek (MBC, 1983)
Jester (MBC, 1983)
Bongamri Children (MBC, 1983)
Gosanja Kim Jeong-ho (MBC, 1983)
500 Years of Joseon: The Ume Tree in the Midst of the Snow (MBC, 1984)
MBC Bestseller Theater – "Lodging" (MBC, 1987)
MBC Bestseller Theater – "Yellow Half Moon" (MBC, 1987)
MBC Bestseller Theater – "Surene" (MBC, 1987)
Temptation (MBC, 1987)
MBC Bestseller Theater – "Rain Shower" (MBC, 1987)
Bucho (MBC, 1987)
500 Years of Joseon: Queen Inhyeon (MBC, 1988)
MBC Bestseller Theater – "The Third Encounter" (MBC, 1988)
Making Memories (MBC, 1989)
The Confines of Love (KBS2, 1989)
MBC Bestseller Theater – "Imjin River" (MBC, 1989)
Flaming River (MBC, 1989)
The 2nd Republic (MBC, 1989)
The House with a Deep Yard (MBC, 1990)
500 Years of Joseon: Daewongun (MBC, 1990)
Two Diaries (MBC, 1990)
The Dancing Gayageum (MBC, 1990)
Beyond the Mountains (MBC, 1991)
Kingdom of Anger (MBC, 1992)
My Husband's Woman (KBS2, 1992)
Sons and Daughters (MBC, 1992)
Nakdong River (MBC, 1993)
MBC Best Theater – "Flower Fertilizer" (MBC, 1993)
Attorney Park Bong-sook (SBS, 1994)
Korea Gate (SBS, 1995)
Men of the Bath House (KBS2, 1995)
Mom's Flag (SBS, 1996-1997)
MBC Best Theater – "Haunted House" (MBC, 1996)
What To Say (SBS, 1996)
Sit by the River and Weep (MBC, 1996)
Im Kkeok-jeong (SBS, 1996)
Daughter's Choice (MBC, 1997)
The Reason I Live (MBC, 1997)
Drops (MBC, 1997)Young (SBS, 1997)I Love You! I Love You! (SBS, 1998)I Hate You, But It's Fine (SBS, 1998-1999)Love and Success (MBC, 1998)Someone's House (KBS1, 1999)Should My Tears Show (MBC, 1999)Virtue (SBS, 2000)Mom and Sister (MBC, 2000)The Rules of Marriage (MBC, 2001)Around the Corner (MBC, 2001)Legend (SBS, 2001)Fox and Cotton Candy (MBC, 2001)Picnic (MBC, 2001)Miss Mermaid (MBC, 2002)Rustic Period (SBS, 2002)MBC Best Theater – "Evil Relationship" (MBC, 2002)Like a Flowing River (SBS, 2002)Sweetheart (SBS, 2003)Yeonhwa Island (MBC, 2004)More Beautiful Than a Flower (KBS2, 2004)Ode to the Han River (MBC, 2004)You are a Star (KBS1, 2004)Best Mother (SBS, 2005)The Youth in Barefoot (MBC, 2005)Seoul 1945 (KBS1, 2006)How Much Love? (MBC, 2006)The Snow Queen (KBS2, 2006-2007)TV Literature – "A Dwarf Launches a Little Ball" (KBS1, 2007)A Happy Woman (KBS2, 2007)Kimcheed Radish Cubes (MBC, 2007-2008) Kaikyo (NHK, 2007)Chunja's Happy Events (MBC, 2008)Aster (MBC, 2008)Swallow the Sun (SBS, 2009) Life is Good (MBC, 2009)The Great Merchant (KBS1, 2010)Please Marry Me (KBS2, 2010)Twinkle Twinkle (MBC, 2011)The Peak (MBC, 2011)If Tomorrow Comes (SBS, 2011-2012) Immortal Classic (Channel A, 2012)You Are the Best! (KBS2, 2013)Hur Jun, The Original Story (MBC, 2013) Marry Him If You Dare (KBS2, 2013)One Warm Word (SBS, 2013)Mother's Garden (MBC, 2014)Drama Festival – "Old Farewell" (MBC, 2014)4 Legendary Witches (MBC, 2014)High Society (SBS, 2015)All About My Mom (KBS2, 2015)The Virtual Bride (KBS2, 2015)Dear My Friends (tvN, 2016)Second to Last Love (SBS, 2016)Our Gap-soon (SBS, 2016-2017)My Mister (tvN, 2018)
Tale of Fairy (tvN, 2018)
When the Camellia Blooms (KBS2, 2019)
Country Diaries 2021 (MBC, 2021)
The One and Only (JTBC, 2021)
Our Blues (2022, tvN)
Curtain Call (2022)
Island (TVING, 2022)
FilmThe Woman Who Leaves Work in the Morning (1979) The Hidden Hero (1980)Two Women (1980)Jealousy (1983)Is The Soldier Back? (1984)The Heat of the Green Season (1987)Madame Freedom 1990 (1990)Things That Sadden My Wife (1991)The Woman Who Won't Divorce (1992)Plum Blossom (2000)Saving My Hubby (2002)My Mother, the Mermaid (2004)Thomas Ahn Jung-geun (2004)Mom's Way (2005)Family Ties (2006)Good Morning President (2009) Grand Prix (2010)The Preparation (2017)Exit (2019)Start-Up (2019, cameo)
Everglow (2021)
Television showsHD History Special (KBS1, 2005-2006) - MCGo Doo-shim's The Art of Cooking (O'live TV, 2012)
I like Ko Doo-shim (Channel A; LG Hello Vision, 2022)
TheaterThe Mistress of the Inn (1976)Bullfighter's Waltz (1977)Seventh Table at the Winter Hotel (1979)The Cherry Orchard (1989)The Visit (1990)The Lion in Winter (1993)
느영나영 풀멍살게 (1995)I, I'm a Woman (monodrama, 1999)Mother (2007) Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2012)Love Tune (2014)
Radio dramaWhite Butterfly (MBC, 1975)
법정야화 episode 29: The Case of the Ttukseom Serial Murders (MBC, 1978)
어떤 관계 (MBC, 1983)30 Turbulent Years (MBC, 1989)
Awards
1975 MBC TV: Best New Actress in TV (Tide)
1977 13th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best New Actress in TV (Purity)
1980 MBC Drama Awards: Best Supporting Actress in TV
1982 28th Asia Pacific Film Festival: Best Supporting Actress (Jealousy)
1983 22nd Grand Bell Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Jealousy)
1984 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actress
1985 12th Korea Broadcasting Awards: Excellence Award in TV (Country Diaries)
1985 21st Baeksang Arts Awards: Popularity Award in TV (500 Years of Joseon - The Ume Tree in the Midst of the Snow)
1986 MBC TV: Top Excellence Award, Actress
1989 25th Baeksang Arts Awards: Popularity Award
1989 KBS Drama Awards: Grand Prize (Daesang) (Fetters of Love)
1990 26th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Actress (TV) (Fetters of Love)
1990 MBC Drama Awards: Grand Prize (Daesang) (The Dancing Gayageum, The House with a Deep Yard)
1991 27th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Actress (TV) (The Dancing Gayageum)
1991 4th Korean PD Awards: Best Actress in TV (The Dancing Gayageum)
1991 Korea Broadcasting Awards: Excellence Award in a TV Drama (The Dancing Gayageum)
1992 3rd 농촌문화상 문예,대중예술부문 수상
1993 29th Baeksang Arts Awards: Grand Prize (Daesang) for Television, Best Actress (TV) (My Husband's Woman)
1996 Korean Writers' Association Awards: 가장 문학적인상, Entertainment/Broadcasting category
1996 6th 아산효행대상 효친부문 수상
1997 Jeju Island Culture Award, Arts category
1998 MBC Proud Korean Awards: Best Actress in TV
2000 SBS Drama Awards: Grand Prize (Daesang) (Virtue)
2000 SBS Drama Awards: Big Star Award (Virtue)
2001 MBC Drama Awards: Special Award
2002 주를 빛낸 사람 여성부문 선정
2003 SBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Short (Acorn Jelly)
2004 31st Korea Broadcasting Awards: Best Actress in TV (More Beautiful Than a Flower)
2004 5th Busan Film Critics Awards: Best Supporting Actress (My Mother, the Mermaid)
2004 12th Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best Supporting Actress (My Mother, the Mermaid)
2004 14th Korea Catholic Mass Communication Awards: Grand Prize (Daesang) (More Beautiful Than a Flower)
2004 3rd Korean Film Awards: Best Supporting Actress (My Mother, the Mermaid)
2004 MBC Drama Awards: Grand Prize (Daesang) (Ode to the Han River)
2004 KBS Drama Awards: Grand Prize (Daesang) (More Beautiful Than a Flower)
2005 28th Golden Cinematography Awards: Most Popular Actress (Mom's Way)
2006 47th Thessaloniki Film Festival: Best Actress (Family Ties)
2008 5th 불자대상
2011 KBS Human Awards: Love and Sharing Award
2014 SBS Drama Awards: Special Award, Actress in a Drama Special (One Warm Word)
2015 KBS Drama Awards: Grand Prize (Daesang) (All About My Mom)
2021 8th Korean Film Producers Association Awards: Best Actress (Everglow)
2021 22nd Women in Film Korea Festival : Producer Award (Everglow'')
2022 58th Baeksang Arts Awards ; Best Actress – Film/ Everglow nom
2022 Wildflower Film Awards; Best Actress; Everglow nom
State honors
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References
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Living people
1951 births
South Korean film actresses
South Korean television actresses
South Korean stage actresses
Best Actress Paeksang Arts Award (television) winners
People from Jeju Province