Daveigh Elizabeth Chase, the American actress best known for her work as a child star, has reportedly passed away at the age of 35.
Chase, who became widely recognized for voicing Lilo in Disney’s animated classic Lilo & Stitch and for her role in the horror film The Ring, died after being hospitalized in Los Angeles.
According to her manager, John Ryan Jr., she was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday due to severe malnourishment.
Her condition worsened after she was diagnosed with meningitis and sepsis, along with serious bloodstream infections. He added that her health declined rapidly during treatment.
He said: “She was the greatest. She loved cats. She worked with cat rescues with us. She was very to herself,” said Ryan, her friend and manager of 15 years.She was not very Hollywood.
He added: “She’d rather eat at Bob’s Big Boy and go home with the cats. She loved acting but wasn’t into the fame scene”.
Born on July 24, 1990, Chase began acting at a very young age, landing her first Hollywood role when she was just seven.
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She went on to build a strong early career in film and voice acting, eventually earning an Annie Award in 2003 for her performance as Lilo, a role she continued to reprise in later projects within the franchise.
She gradually stepped away from full-time acting in 2015, after spending much of her childhood and early adult life in the entertainment industry.
