Her final film, Jung_E, will debut on Netflix later this year.

Kang suffered a cardiac arrest at her home in Seoul on Thursday.

Her turn in 1987’sThe Surrogate Wombwon her the Best Actress prize at the Venice film festival.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by YONHAP/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (12549566b) South Korean actress Kang Soo-youn poses for a photo at the opening ceremony of the 3rd Gangneung International Film Festival (GIFF) at Gangneung Art Center in Gangneung, 240 kilometers east of Seoul, South Korea, 22 October 2021. GIFF will run through 31 October, showing 116 films from 42 countries. 3rd Gangneung International Film Festival, Korea - 22 Oct 2021

South Korean actress Kang Soo-youn has died at 55.YONHAP/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Her funeral will be held Wednesday, and the Samsung Medical Center in Seoul is hosting her memorial altar.