Awards & Winners

Y?ko Shimada

Date of Birth 17-May-1953
Place of Birth Kumamoto
(Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality Japan
Also know as 島田 楊子
Profession Actor
Yōko Shimada is a Japanese actress. She is best known to Western audiences for her portrayal of Mariko in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun. She was the only female member of Shōgun's massive cast of Japanese actors shown speaking English, for which she relied on a dialogue coach, as she was not fluent in the language at the time. Her English improved greatly during the production, however, allowing her to work in a few English language films during the 1980s and 1990s.

Awards by Y?ko Shimada

Check all the awards nominated and won by Y?ko Shimada.

1981


Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
Honored for : Sh?gun

Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie Sh?gun
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama Sh?gun