‘The Ring’ actor Daveigh Chase dead at 35
Daveigh Chase, best known for her roles in films such as The Ring and Lilo and Stitch has passed away at the age of 35.
The news of the actor’s death was confirmed by her boyfriend, who said that she passed away on June 16th from meningitis and an infection in her blood. After running into septic issues after being admitted to a hospital, the infection led to her entire body shutting down.
While there had been no word of Chase’s health issues, she was admitted to a hospital earlier in the month due to complications from malnutrition.
Chase initially got her first major starring role when working alongside the Gylenhaals in Donnie Darko in 2000. However, horror fans would get to see her as the disturbing Samara Morgan in the 2002 horror classic The Ring, for which she picked up an MTV Award for Best Villain that same year.
From there, Chase spent time with Disney, becoming best known for playing the lead role in Lilo and Stitch and reprising her role in the TV adaptation of the film, which aired on the Disney Channel up until 2006, as well as the sequel Leroy and Stitch, which hit theatres in 2006.
Alongside appearing in major films as a child such as the English dub of Spirited Away, Chase also moved to the small screen on various occasions. While she had started off with various one-episode parts on shows such as CSI and Without a Trace, she would also become known as Rhonda Volmer on the show Big Love.
Working with actors such as Bill Paxton and Amanda Seyfried, Chase would go on to work on various dramas whenever she returned to the big screen, including starring in movies such as Jack Goes Home and Little Red Wagon.
However, details about any new projects with Chase had been scarce for almost a decade. While she did continue to pursue various projects after Big Love, she hadn’t been working on any new material since 2016, where she started in the thriller American Romance.
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