Korean actress Lee Joo-sil, known for her recent role in Netflix’s Squid Game, passed away on February 2, 2025, at the age of 80, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She died at St. Mary’s Hospital in Uijeongbu, South Korea. Her funeral was held on February 5 in Seoul, as reported by Korean media outlets.

The veteran Korean film, TV and stage actor died Sunday following a cancer recurrence diagnosis in November 2024.

Lee Joo Sil, featured in the second season of 'Squid Game,' has died. Learn about her life and career below.

Squid Game' actress Lee Joo-Sil died Sunday after going into cardiac arrest, according to her talent agency, 1230Culture. She was 81 years old. Lee played Jun-Ho's mom, Park Mal Soon, on the Netflix series' second season.

Lee Joo-Sil, who played Park Mal Soon, the mother of undercover detective Hwang Joon-Ho (Wi Ha Joon) and stepmother of Hwang In Ho (Lee Byang Hun) in the second season of Netflix’s dystopian drama Squid Games, died at her family home in Uijeongbu, South Korea on February 2. She was 81 and was diagnosed with stomach cancer in November 2024.

Actress Lee Joo-sil played the mother of undercover detective Hwang Joon-ho in “Squid Game”. She passed away at the age of 81, three months after being diagnosed with stomach cancer.

Lee had been diagnosed with stomach cancer just three months before her passing, according to "The Korea Herald." This was not her first battle with a severe illness; she was prev