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"Squid Game" actress dies of stomach cancer

"Squid Game" actress dies of stomach cancer

Korean actress Lee Joo-sil has died at the age of 81, foreign media report.

In the Netflix series, Lee Joo-sil played Park Mal Soon, the mother of Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon) and stepmother of Front Man (Lee Byung-hun). The actress appeared in the first episodes of the second season, which was released last December.

According to reports, Lee Joo-sil had been battling stomach cancer for the past few months. She had previously starred in the hit film “Train to Busan” (2016) and the drama series “The Uncanny Counter.”

Korean media reports that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993 and despite doctors' dire predictions, she managed to survive. In 2023, he stated: "We all become stronger when we face a crisis. If you give up on everything, you become helpless.

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