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.

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.