
All About Korean Senior Actress, Go Doo-Shim
Go Doo-Shim is a South Korean actress who is famous for acting as a self-sacrificing mother figure on TV. She debuted as an actress and 1972, and has become one of the most active senior actress in the entertainment industry. Let’s get to know Go Doo-Shim.
Go Doo-Shim’s Profile and Facts

Profile
Real Name : Go Doo-Shim
Born : May 22, 1951
Origin : Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea
Education : Jeju Girls’ High School, Jeju National University – Honorary doctorate in Literature
Occupation : Actress
Media : www.kodoosim.com
Facts
- Go Doo-Shim is best known for playing the quintessential devoted, self-sacrificing mother figure on TV.
- She debuted as actress in 1972.
- She earned an Honorary Doctorate in Literature from Jeju National University.
- Go Doo-Shim once complimented Dasom (ex-Sistar) from the KBS1 drama “The Virtual Bride”, she said “Dasom become the vitamin in the drama”.
- She gained the title “National Mother” because of her acting.
Go Doo-Shim’s Family

Go Doo-Shim married Kim Ji-Hong in 1976. But their marriage only lasted until 1998. From their marriage, they had a son named Kim Jung-Hwan. Go Doo-Shim never opened up about her family issues, so there isn’t any news there.
Who is Go Doo-Shim’s Husband?

Go Doo-Shim married Kim Ji-Hong in 1976. But their marriage only lasted until 1998. There isn’t any news about the reason it ended.
List of Go Doo-Shim’s Awards

Go Doo-Shim’s achievements are really amazing. She has already won 7 Daesang Awards and became the top earner among actors and actressed in South Korea in 2004, with total earnings of ₩373 million. Up until now, she has already won 41 awards for both dramas and movies. Below is a list of her awards from her debut until now.
No | Year | Awards |
1 | 1975 | MBC TV: Best New Actress in TV (Tide) |
2 | 1977 | 13th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best New Actress in TV (Purify) |
3 | 1980 | MBC Drama Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Jealousy) |
4 | 1982 | 28th Asia Pacific Film Festival: Best Supporting Actress (Jealousy) |
5 | 1983 | 22nd Grand Bell Awards: Best Supporting Actress in TV |
6 | 1984 | MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actress |
7 | 1985 | 12th Korea Broadcasting Awards: Excellence Award in TV (Country Diaries) |
8 | 21st Baeksang Arts Awards: Popularity Award in TV (500 Years of Joseon – The Ume Tree in the Midst of the Snow) | |
9 | 1986 | MBC TV: Top Excellence Award, Actress |
10 | 1989 | 25th Baeksang Arts Awards: Popularity Award |
11 | KBS Drama Awards: Grand Prize/ Daesang (Fetters of Love) | |
12 | 1990 | 26th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Actress in TV (Fetters of Love) |
13 | MBC Drama Awards: Grand Prize/Daesang (The Dancing Gayageum, The House with a Deep Yard) | |
14 | 1991 | 27th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Actress in TV (The Dancing Gayageum) |
15 | 4th Korean PD Awards: Best Actress in TV (The Dancing Gayageum) | |
16 | Korea Broadcasting Awards: Excellence Award in a TV Drama (The Dancing Gayageum) | |
17 | 1992 | 3rd 농촌문화상 문예,대중예술부문 수상 |
18 | 1993 | 29th Baeksang Arts Awards: Grand Prize/Daesang in TV, Best Actress in TV (My Husband’s Woman) |
19 | 1996 | Korean Writers’ Association Awards: 가장 문학적인상, Entertainment/Broadcasting category |
20 | 6th 아산효행대상 효친부문 수상 | |
21 | 1997 | Jeju Island Culture Award, Arts category |
22 | 1998 | MBC Proud Korean Awards: Best Actress in TV |
23 | 2000 | SBS Drama Awards: Grand Prize/Daesang (Virtue) |
24 | SBS Drama Awards: Big Star Award (Virtue) | |
25 | 2001 | MBC Drama Awards: Special Awards |
26 | 2002 | 주를 빛낸 사람 여성부문 선정 |
27 | 2003 | SBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Short (Acorn Jelly) |
28 | 2004 | 31st Korea Broadcast Awards: Best Actress in TV (More Beautiful Than a Flower) |
29 | 5th Busan Film Critics Awards: Best Supporting Actress (My Mother, the Mermaid) | |
30 | 12th Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best Supporting Actress (My Mother, the Mermaid) | |
31 | 14th Korea Catholic Mass Communication Awards: Grand Prize/Daesang (More Beautiful Than a Flower) | |
32 | 3rd Korean Film Awards: Best Supporting Actress (My Mother, the Mermaid) | |
33 | MBC Drama Awards: Grand Prize/Daesang (Ode to the Han River) | |
34 | KBS Drama Awards: Grand Prize/Daesang (More Beautiful Than a Flower) | |
35 | 2005 | 28th Golden Cinematography Awards: Most Popular Actress (Mom’s Way) |
36 | 2006 | 47th Thessaloniki Film Festival: Best Actress (Family Ties) |
37 | 2007 | Okgwan Medal of Cultural Merit |
38 | 2008 | 5th 불자대상 |
39 | 2011 | KBS Human Awards: Love and Sharing Award |
40 | 2014 | SBS Drama Awards: Special Award, Actress in a Drama Special (One Warm Word) |
41 | 2015 | KBS Drama Awards: Grand Prize/Daesang |