Lee was diagnosed with cancer and, after 13 long years of fighting the disease, she finally passed away at the age of 81 in her home in Uijeongbu, South Korea. The third season of Squid Game is on the way. Will Park Mal Soon appear in the series? Here’s what we know.

Lee made her debut in the hit South Korean dystopian survival thriller Squid Game in season 2, playing the mother of former detective Hwang Jun-ho (played by Wi Ha-joon). Born 194

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.

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

Sil, best known for playing Park Mal Soon in the second season of Netflix's 'Squid Game', has passed away at the age of 81, reported People. Lee suffered from cardiac arrest at her family home on the morning of February 2 and was pronounced dead after being transferred to St Mary's Hospital in Uijeongbu,

Joong Ang Daily reports. She was 81. According to the South Korean outlet, Lee was diagnosed with stomach cancer three months ago. Her talent agency, 1230 Culture, informed the publication that she died in Uijeongbu,