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Squid Game 2 Actress Lee Joo Shil Passes Away Following Cancer Relapse

Lee Joo-sil, known for her roles in Squid Game and Train to Busan, has passed away at the age of 81 due to stomach cancer, as confirmed by her agency 1230culture.
She had previously battled stage 4 breast cancer for 13 years, overcoming a prognosis of one year, but was diagnosed with stomach cancer late last year.
Lee's career spanned over five decades, with notable performances in stage productions like Macbeth and films such as Train to Busan.
Following her death, fans on social media paid tribute, calling her a phenomenal actress and expressing their sorrow over her passing.

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South China Morning Post

Obituary | Squid Game actress dies of heart attack 3 months after 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.

19 days ago·Hong Kong

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News

Actress from massive Netflix hit show Squid Game dead

An actress who starred in two episodes of the record-breaking new season of Netflix’s biggest TV series has died.

20 days ago

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La Nación, Grupo Nación

She died an actress of ‘The Squid Game’, after a long fight against cancer

Lee Joo-Sil, who plays Park Mal Soon in the second season of the popular Netflix series The Squid Game, died on February 2, after being diagnosed with cancer for the second time in her life.This was confirmed by The Chosun Ilbo, who reported that the 81-year-old actress died while at home in Uijeongbu, South Korea.Joo-Sil was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995 and even predicted that she had only one year to live.However, after 13 years of tre…

20 days ago

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The Hollywood Reporter

‘Squid Game’ Actor Lee Joo Sil Dies at 80

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

20 days ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Le Parisien

Actress Lee Joo-Sil, known for her role in the hit series “Squid Game,” has passed away

According to information from the South Korean newspaper Chosun, the actress died of stomach cancer, which had been diagnosed a few months earlier.

20 days ago·Paris, France

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Entertainment Weekly

Lee Joo-Sil, 'Squid Game' and 'Train to Busan' actress, dies at 81

The actress was recently diagnosed with stomach cancer.YONHAP/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Lee Joo-SilLee Joo-Sil, an actress known for Squid Game and Train to Busan, died Sunday at the age of 81.Lee went into cardiac arrest Sunday morning and was pronounced dead at St. Mary’s Hospital in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi, according to Korean newspaper JoongAng Daily. Lee's agency, 1230Culture, told the newspaper she was diagnosed with stomach cancer three months ag…

20 days ago·United States

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