Actress Daveigh Chase, 35, Dies in Los Angeles from Bacterial Meningitis Complications
Daveigh Chase, known for "The Ring" and voicing Lilo in Disney's "Lilo & Stitch," died at age 35 in Los Angeles due to complications from bacterial meningitis and a blood infection, according to her father.
Actress Daveigh Chase, 35, passed away on Tuesday in Los Angeles, NBC News reported. Her father, John Schwallier, said she died from complications of bacterial meningitis and a blood infection and had been suffering from severe malnutrition.
Chase’s former manager, John Ryan Jr., told Deadline that the actress’s estate has sufficient resources for funeral expenses and that a recent GoFundMe page was not authorized by the family. He urged the public not to donate to the campaign, stating that the page was created without the family’s knowledge.
Born in Las Vegas, Chase began her career in a Campbell’s Soup commercial before gaining fame as the voice of Lilo in Disney’s "Lilo & Stitch" at age eight and later portraying Samara in the horror film "The Ring." She received the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain in 2003 for her role in the latter film.