Go Doo shim

Career

A native of Jeju Island, Go Doo-shim made her acting debut in 1972 and has since 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 ₩373 million.

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.

Film

Variety show

Theater

Radio drama

Awards