Korean actress Lee Joo-sil, known for her recent role in Netflix’s Squid Game, passed away on February 2, 2025, at the age of 80, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She died at St. Mary’s Hospital in Uijeongbu, South Korea. Her funeral was held on February 5 in Seoul, as reported by Korean media outlets.

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

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.

Actress Lee Joo-sil played the mother of undercover detective Hwang Joon-ho in “Squid Game”. She passed away at the age of 81, three months after being diagnosed with stomach cancer.

Lee had been diagnosed with stomach cancer just three months before her passing, according to "The Korea Herald." This was not her first battle with a severe illness; she was prev