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Daveigh Chase, Voice of Lilo and Star of ‘The Ring,’ Dead at 35; Official Cause Was AIDS
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Coroner rules the cause Former child actress and voice actress… |
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Coroner rules the cause Former child actress and voice actress Daveigh Chase died earlier this month at age 35, and the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has now ruled the death was caused by acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS. The office also listed chronic polysubstance use as a secondary cause. Chase, who also used the name Daveigh Schwallier, had earlier been reported to have died after complications tied to a severe blood infection, but the official finding is what now stands in the record. It is a painful reminder that rumors spread fast, but the paperwork usually arrives late and with less mercy than people expect. From Disney voice star to a hard fall Chase became known in the early 2000s as the voice of Lilo in Disney’s Lilo & Stitch and later in related films and TV projects, including Stitch! The Movie, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, and Leroy & Stitch. She also played Samara Morgan in The Ring and appeared in Donnie Darko, S. Darko, and Big Love. Her early work gave her a place in pop culture that many child actors never get, but it also came with the usual Hollywood trap: the industry celebrates the talent,…
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