Lee Joo-shil, actress from the successful Netflix series “Squid Game”, passed away this Sunday due to stomach cancer.
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The also announcer played the character of Park Mal Soon, who was the mother of the characters Hwang Jun Ho (Wi Ha Joon) and Lee Byung Hun (Front Man), in the second season.
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Her public relations agency reported that Lee was diagnosed with stomach cancer three years ago and finally passed away at 10:20 am at her second daughter's home.
Reports indicate that doctors at St. Mary's Hospital in Uijeongbu attempted to revive the 81-year-old actress with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); however, she did not respond.
Her funeral will take place on February 5th.
Who was Lee Joo-shil?
The South Korean actress had a successful career in cinema with films such as 'Notebook From My Mother', 'Clown of a Salesman', 'The Uninvited Hommage', 'Commitment', and 'The City of Violence'.
In addition, he also participated in Korean dramas (k-dramas) such as 'Country Diaries', 'The Uncanny Counter', 'The Present is Beautiful', and 'Beauty and Innocent Boy'.
It was also reported that 31 years ago she had overcome stage 3 breast cancer that had been diagnosed, however, this time she succumbed to the terrible disease.
So far, no comments have been issued by the series production or the digital platform.