South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron found dead at her home in Seoul

Kim Sae-ron at the Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong in 2017. The South Korean actress was found dead at her home in Seoul on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron was found dead in her house in Seoul on Sunday, police said.

“She was found dead and there is no sign of foul play,” a police official said, without giving more details.

She was 24 years old.

Kim was found at her home on Sunday evening by a friend who reported the discovery to police, Yonhap news agency said.

Kim is best known for her role in the 2010 film The Man from Nowhere , in which she played a kidnapped child rescued by a former special forces agent.

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South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron found dead at her home in Seoul

South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron found dead at her home in Seoul

She won the best new actress award at the Korean Film Awards for her performance.