Veteran South Korean actor Lee Joo-Shil, best known for her role on Squid Game, has died. She was 88. Joo-Shil’s death comes just three months after she was diagnosed with stomach cancer, the Korea Herald reported.

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.