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WED · 2026-06-17 · 22:55 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0618-85384
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The Ring and Lilo & Stitch actress Daveigh Chase dies aged 35

Actress Daveigh Chase, known for her roles in "The Ring" and as the voice of Lilo in Disney's "Lilo & Stitch," has died at the age of 35. Her longtime manager confirmed to BBC News that Chase passed away in a Los Angeles hospital from sepsis, following a bout with meningitis.

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The Ring and Lilo & Stitch actress Daveigh Chase dies aged 35
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Actress Daveigh Chase, known for her roles in "The Ring" and as the voice of Lilo in Disney's "Lilo & Stitch," has died at the age of 35. Her longtime manager confirmed to BBC News that Chase passed away in a Los Angeles hospital from sepsis, following a bout with meningitis. She had been admitted for malnourishment prior to her death. Chase, who began her acting career as a child and retired from full-time acting in 2015, was described by her manager as someone who loved cats and preferred independent projects over the fame of Hollywood.

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She was not very Hollywood and preferred independent projects and a private life.

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Chase retired from acting full time in 2015.

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She was admitted to hospital for malnourishment before her death.

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Chase died from sepsis following a bout with meningitis.

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Actress Daveigh Chase, known for 'The Ring' and voicing Lilo in 'Lilo & Stitch', has died at age 35.

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Daveigh Chase, the horror actress who crawled out of a telly in The Ring and who voiced Lilo in Disney's animated Lilo & Stitch, has died aged 35.Chase, who also starred in the cable drama Big Love, died from Sepsis following a bout with Meningitis in a Los Angeles hospital, her longtime manager John Ryan Jr confirmed to BBC News on Wednesday.Ryan said that Chase had been admitted to hospital for malnourishment before her death. The former child star began acting at 4 years old, booking her first Hollywood job when she was 7, but she retired from acting full time in 2015, he said.Getty ImagesThe Ring actors Brian Cox, Daveigh Chase, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman and Naomi Watts at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles in 2002. "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, noting that Chase would often retreat to her home in Las Vegas for years at a time and turn down big studio films to do independent projects. "She was not very Hollywood," he said. "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." Chase, who kept homes in Nevada and downtown Los Angeles, started acting in Las Vegas around age 4 doing voiceover work and theatre.
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