Actor Lee Nam-hee, who had maintained the theater stage for more than 40 years, has left us.
According to bereaved family members, Lee Nam-hee passed away on the 22nd at around 5 p.m. from chronic illness. She was 64.
Born in 1962, Lee Nam-hee debuted in 1983 through the play "Antigone." She was active in "Male Impulse," "Othello," "Ur-Faust," "Death of a Salesman," "Kafka on the Shore," "I came out of hikikomori," "Goodbye, summer," "Yon," and "Hamlet."
Lee Nam-hee, who worked across media and genres in the film "The Priests" and the drama "Yookryongi Narsha" (drama), was active for 40 years. In particular, she did not lose her passion for the stage, preparing to appear on stage even up to last year.
A member of the Korea Theatre Association and an actor with the Modern Art Theater troupe, Lee Nam-hee won the acting award at the 48th Dong-A Theatre Awards in 2012, the best actor award at the 4th Korea Theater Awards in 2011, the Korea Theatre Association acting award in 2000, and the Korea Theatre Association best actor award in 1998.
Lee Nam-hee's funeral wake will be set up in room 15 at Severance Hospital. The funeral procession is on the 24th.
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