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

“Squid Game” actress Lee Joo-sil has died at age 81. Lee passed away Sunday at her family home in Uijeongbu, South Korea, according to Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo. She was diagnosed with stomach cancer in Nov. 2024, the paper said.

A veteran South Korean star of stage and screen, best known for her role on 'Squid Game,' has died several months after a shock medical diagnosis.

Squid Game actor Lee Joo-sil has died three months after being diagnosed with stomach cancer. Lee played Hwang Joon-ho’s (Wi Ha-joon) mother in the second season of the dystopian Netflix drama. The 81-year-old died today at her family home in South Korean city Uijeongbu, national paper The Chosun Ilbo reports.

Her funeral will be held on February 5 at Severance Hospital in Seoul, where fans can pay their respects starting February 4.

Squid Game and Train to Busan actress Lee Joo-sil has died, aged 81. South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo reports that Lee passed away in her family home in Uijeongbu of stomach cancer, a diagnosis that she had received in November.

Veteran South Korean actress Lee Joo Sil, known for her role in Squid Game 2, has passed away at 80 after a battle with stomach cancer. Her agency confirmed her death on February 2, 2025. Lee, who previously overcame stage 3 breast cancer,