Lee's death comes shortly after she disclosed her stomach cancer diagnosis three months earlier. Lee's diagnosis marked a painful return to the world of illness for the actress, who had previously been told in 1993 that she had Stage 4 breast cancer and had just a year to live.

Squid Game actress Lee Joo-sil died at age 81 after a battle with stomach cancer. According to Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo, the actress died in her home in Uijeongbu on Sunday morning. Lee starred as Hwang Jun-Ho’s mother in two episodes Squid Game Season 2.

Sil, who plays Park Mal Soon in Netflix's hit series Squid Game has passed away at 81 years old. Confirmed by multiple outlets, Lee's talent agency, 1230Culture, the actress went into cardiac arrest at her family home on February 2nd,