Obituary | Squid Game 2 actress dies 3 months after stomach cancer diagnosis
Lee Joo-sil played Park Mal-soon, mother of Wi Ha-joon’s detective and stepmother to Lee Byung-hun’s Front Man, in season 2 of drama series
South Korean actress Lee Joo-sil, a star in the second season of Squid Game,” has died.
She was 81.
The veteran actress collapsed in cardiac arrest at home in Uijeongbu, South Korea, on February 2, three months after being diagnosed with stomach cancer, The Korea Times reported. She was brought to a hospital but could not be revived.
It was the culmination of a six-decade career that saw her blossom from stage actress to television and movies.
Born on March 8, 1944, Lee launched her career in 1964 and began appearing onstage in 1965, rising to prominence in the theatre scene with starring roles in a slew of acclaimed productions, The Korea Times noted. She also worked as a voice actress, according to IMDb.