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

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(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), ''

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'' (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

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'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) *철이의 모험 (MBC, 1976) *''Purity'' (MBC, 1976) *''Investigative Team 113 - 200th Episode Special'' (MBC, 1977) *후회합니다 (MBC, 1977) *X 수색대 (MBC, 1978) *''Owner'' (MBC, 1978) *''Hot Hands'' (MBC, 1978) *''Rouge'' (MBC, 1978) *''Hope'' (MBC, 1979) *''Anguk-dong Lady'' (MBC, 1979) *산이 되고 강이 되고 (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) *여인들의 타국 (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) *이심의 비련기 (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'' "처숙" (MBC, 1987) *''MBC Bestseller Theater'' "노란 반달문" (MBC, 1987) *''MBC Bestseller Theater'' "수레네" (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) *무슨 말을 하랴 (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) *방울이 (MBC, 1997) *새끼 (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) *'' Mothers and Sisters'' (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'' "악연" (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) *''

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'' (SBS, 2009) *''Life is Good'' (MBC, 2009) *''

The Great Merchant ''The Great Merchant'' (; lit. ''Merchant Kim Man-deok'') is a 2010 South Korean historical drama starring Lee Mi-yeon, Han Jae-suk, Park Sol-mi, Ha Seok-jin, and Go Doo-shim. It aired on KBS1 from March 6 to June 13, 2010 on Saturdays and Su ...

'' (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 ''Marry Him If You Dare'' (; lit. ''Mirae's Choice'' or ''Future's Choice'') is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Yoon Eun-hye, Lee Dong-gun, Jung Yong-hwa, Han Chae-ah, and Choi Myung-gil. It aired on KBS2 from October 14 to Dec ...

'' (KBS2, 2013) *'' One Warm Word'' (SBS, 2013) *'' Mother's Garden'' (MBC, 2014) *''Drama Festival'' "Old Farewell" (MBC, 2014) *''

4 Legendary Witches ''4 Legendary Witches'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Han Ji-hye, Ha Seok-jin, Go Doo-shim, Oh Hyun-kyung and Ha Yeon-soo. It aired on MBC from October 25, 2014, to March 8, 2015, on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 ( KST ...

'' (MBC, 2014) *'' High Society'' (SBS, 2015) *''

The Eccentric Daughter-in-Law ''The Virtual Bride'' (; lit. ''The Eccentric Daughter-in-Law''), is a 2015 South Korean drama series starring Kim Dasom, Go Doo-shim and Ryu Soo-young. It aired on KBS2 from August 17 to September 22, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 f ...

'' (KBS2, 2015) *''

'' (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 ''My Mister'' () is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Lee Sun-kyun and Lee Ji-eun. The series was directed by Kim Won-seok, written by Park Hae-young and produced by Chorokbaem Media. It aired on tvN from March 21 to May 17, 201 ...

'' (tvN, 2018) * ''

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'' (tvN, 2018) * ''

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'' (KBS2, 2019) * ''Country Diaries 2021'' (MBC, 2021) * '' Only One Person'' (JTBC, 2021) * ''

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'' - Hyun Sook-hee (2022, tvN) * '' Curtain Call'' (2022) - Geum-soon * ''

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'' (TVING, 2022)

Film

*''The Woman Who Leaves Work in the Morning'' (1979) *''

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'' (1980) *''Two Women'' (1980) *''Jealousy'' (1983) *병사는 돌아왔는가 (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) *''

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'' (2000) *''

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'' (2002) *'' My Mother, the Mermaid'' (2004) *''Thomas Ahn Jung-geun'' (2004) *''Mom's Way'' (2005) *''

'' (2006) *'' Good Morning President'' (2009) *''

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'' (2010) *'' The Preparation'' (2017) *'' Exit'' (2019) *''

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'' (2019, cameo) * ''Everglow'' (2021)

Television shows

*''HD History Special'' (KBS1, 2005-2006) - MC *''Go Doo-shim's The Art of Cooking'' (O'live TV, 2012) * ''I like Ko Doo-shim'' (Channel A; LG Hello Vision, 2022)

Theater

*''

The Mistress of the Inn ''The Mistress of the Inn'' ( it, La locandiera ), also translated as ''The Innkeeper Woman'' or ''Mirandolina'' (after the play's main character), is a 1753 three-act comedy by the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni about a coquette. The play ...

'' (1976) *''Bullfighter's Waltz'' (1977) *''Seventh Table at the Winter Hotel'' (1979) *''

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'' (1989) *'' The Visit'' (1990) *''

The Lion in Winter ''The Lion in Winter'' is a 1966 play by James Goldman, depicting the personal and political conflicts of Henry II of England, his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, their children and their guests during Christmas 1183. It premiered on Broadway at the ...

'' (1993) *느영나영 풀멍살게 (1995) *''I, I'm a Woman'' (

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, 1999) *''Mother'' (2007) *''Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks'' (2012) *''Love Tune'' (2014)

Radio drama

*''White 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

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: Best New Actress in TV (''Purity'') *1980

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: Best Supporting Actress in TV *1982 28th Asia Pacific Film Festival: Best Supporting Actress (''Jealousy'') *1983 22nd

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: Best Supporting Actress (''Jealousy'') *1984

: Excellence Award, Actress *1985 12th Korea Broadcasting Awards: Excellence Award in TV (''Country Diaries'') *1985 21st

: 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

: Popularity Award *1989

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: Grand Prize (Daesang) (''Fetters of Love'') *1990 26th

: Best Actress (TV) (''Fetters of Love'') *1990

: Grand Prize (Daesang) (''The Dancing Gayageum, The House with a Deep Yard'') *1991 27th

: 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

: 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

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: Grand Prize (Daesang) (''Virtue'') *2000

: Big Star Award (''Virtue'') *2001

: Special Award *2002 주를 빛낸 사람 여성부문 선정 *2003

: 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

: Grand Prize (Daesang) (''Ode to the Han River'') *2004

: Grand Prize (Daesang) (''More Beautiful Than a Flower'') *2005 28th Golden Cinematography Awards: Most Popular Actress (''Mom's Way'') *2006 47th

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: Best Actress (''

'') *2007 Okgwan Medal of Cultural Merit *2008 5th 불자대상 *2011 KBS Human Awards: Love and Sharing Award *

2014 SBS Drama Awards The 2014 SBS Drama Awards () is a ceremony honoring the best performances in television on the SBS network for the year 2014. It was held at the COEX Hall D in Samseong-dong, Seoul on December 31, 2014, and hosted by Lee Hwi-jae, Park Shin-hye, ...

: Special Award, Actress in a Drama Special ('' One Warm Word'') *2015

: Grand Prize (Daesang) (''

'') *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 The 58th Baeksang Arts Awards () ceremony, organised by '' Ilgan Sports'' and JTBC Plus, was held on May 6, 2022, at KINTEX, Ilsanseo-gu, Gyeonggi Province, beginning at 7:45 p.m. KST. The event was hosted by Shin Dong-yup, Bae Suzy and Park ...

; Best Actress – Film/ Everglow nom * 2022 Wildflower Film Awards; Best Actress; Everglow nom

References

External links

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