Daveigh Chase, the former child actor best known for starring in the 2002 horror film The Ring and originating the voice of Lilo Pelekai in the 2002 animated movie Lilo & Stitch, has died at the age of 35.
The actor’s death was announced by her boyfriend, Roy Hernandez, who told TMZ that she died Tuesday from meningitis and an infection in her blood, which caused her to have septic issues and led to her body shutting down.
Her untimely death comes days after Hernandez had launched a GoFundMe to raise money for her treatment. “Daveigh was diagnosed with meningitis and several serious blood infections. Her condition has become critical, and the doctors have told me she may not have much time left,” the page read.
Chase starred as the evil Samara Morgan in Gore Verbinski’s critically acclaimed The Ring, alongside Naomi Watts and Martin Henderson. Her list of credits also included Donnie Darko (2001), single episodes of Charmed, The Practice and ER, as well as a significant role in the two-season sitcom Oliver Beene as Joyce. Her final on-screen credit was in the 2016 thriller American Romance, after which she stepped away from acting following a series of personal and legal issues.
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