Korean actress Kang Soo-youn dies aged 55 - in pictures

  • South Korean actress Kang Soo-youn, who has died at the age of 55, waves on the red carpet at the 2021 Gangneung International Film Festival in Gangneung, South Korea. AP Photo
    South Korean actress Kang Soo-youn, who has died at the age of 55, waves on the red carpet at the 2021 Gangneung International Film Festival in Gangneung, South Korea. AP Photo
  • Kang, who died of a cerebral haemorrhage on May 7, 2022, arrives at the opening ceremony of the first Chungmuro International Film Festival in Seoul, South Korea, in October 2007. Getty Images
    Kang, who died of a cerebral haemorrhage on May 7, 2022, arrives at the opening ceremony of the first Chungmuro International Film Festival in Seoul, South Korea, in October 2007. Getty Images
  • Kang, who began her a career as a child actor in the 1970s, at the Asia Pacific Actors Network celebration dinner at the 12th Busan International Film Festival in South Korea in 2007. Getty Images
    Kang, who began her a career as a child actor in the 1970s, at the Asia Pacific Actors Network celebration dinner at the 12th Busan International Film Festival in South Korea in 2007. Getty Images
  • Kang, who became an internationally acclaimed actress in the 1980s and 1990s with roles in film and television. attends the 2013 Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. Getty Images
    Kang, who became an internationally acclaimed actress in the 1980s and 1990s with roles in film and television. attends the 2013 Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. Getty Images
  • Actor Aaron Kwok and Kang arrive at the opening ceremony of the 18th Busan International Film Festival in South Korea in 2013. Getty Images
    Actor Aaron Kwok and Kang arrive at the opening ceremony of the 18th Busan International Film Festival in South Korea in 2013. Getty Images