Lee Joo-Sil, a veteran actress recognized for her position in Netflix‘s hit Squid Game and who appeared in such movies like Train to Busan over the course of her six decade profession, has died at her household house in Uijeongbu on the age of 81, Korean legacy paper The Chosun Ilbo reported.
The reason for dying was abdomen most cancers, which Lee obtained a prognosis for in November.
Lee beforehand revealed that she had been recognized with Stage 4 breast most cancers roughly 30 years in the past and was given a one-year prognosis, however finally fought the illness for 13 years and overcame it.
Born March 8, 1944 in South Korea, Lee launched into her profession in 1964, rising to prominence in her house nation for voice appearing and on-stage performing. She has appeared in stage productions of Demise of a Salesman and Macbeth, in addition to Okay-dramas like The Uncanny Counter and motion movie Dedication. In 2016, she was in Prepare to Busan, the beloved horror flick starring reverse Gong Yoo as his on-screen mom. In Season 2 of the blockbuster Netflix thriller present Squid Sport, she appeared as undercover detective Hwnag Joon-ho’s (Wi Ha-joon) mom.
Further credit embrace It’s Stunning Now (2022) and Nation Diaries (aka, Jeonwonilgi), which ran from 1980 by way of 2002, in addition to the latest KBS2 weekend drama Magnificence and Mr. Romantic. Her movie roles embrace A Single Spark, Sikgaek (Le Grand Chef) and plenty of others. In 2023, she gained the Finest Supporting Actress Award on the Wildflower Movie Competition.
Lee’s funeral service is scheduled for Feb. 5 at Sinchon Severance Hospital in South Korea.
