The actress was recently diagnosed with stomach cancer.
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Lee Joo-Sil, an actress known forSquid GameandTrain to Busan, died Sunday at the age of 81.
Lee’s agency, 1230Culture, told the newspaper she was diagnosed with stomach cancer three months ago.
Lee Joo-Sil.Credit:YONHAP/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
1230Culture didn’t immediately respond toEntertainment Weekly’s request for comment.
I overcame it well because I have children," she reportedly said at the time.
“Everyone becomes stronger when faced with a crisis, added Lee.
Lee Joo-Sil in season 2 of ‘Squid Game’.Netflix
If you let everything go, you become helpless.
I was grateful for that kind of thinking.”
Lee also starred in 2016’sTrain to Busan, playing the mother of protagonist Seok-Woo (Gong Yoo).
A funeral service will be held Wednesday in Sinchon, Seoul.
