Daveigh Elizabeth Chase (born Chase-Schwallier; July 24, 1990 – June 16, 2026) /dəˈveɪ/ də-VAY[1] was an American actress. She first came to prominence as a child actress, portraying Samantha Darko in the cult classic film Donnie Darko (2001) and voicing the characters of Chihiro Ogino in the English dub of the Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away (2001) and Lilo Pelekai in the Walt Disney Animation Studios animated feature film Lilo & Stitch (2002). For her performance in the latter, she won an Annie Award in 2003, and she continued to voice Lilo in its subsequent media franchise.

    • smegger@aussie.zoneEnglish
      561·
      13 天前

      Sad that funding for treatment may have been a factor in her death. If only there was universal health care.

        • taiyang@lemmy.worldEnglish
          251·
          13 天前

          If you read, she was estranged from her family and faced housing instability. Her post-acting life was not good and she needed social help long before her illness.

          • CannonFodder@lemmy.worldEnglish
            32·
            13 天前

            Wot? Read an article?
            Ok. My bad. Yes, social support and medical access should be available to all, obviously. What a sad story.

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.todayEnglish
      91·
      13 天前

      seems likely had anorexia(the wiki state she had malnutrion, and weightloss) which can be ED or another disease. due to that weakened immune system she had blood infection and that resulted in meningitis( the bacterium responsible for meningitis)