Daveigh Chase, RIP

Now this really sucks. Former child star Daveigh Chase has passed away yesterday at the way-too-young age of 35.

She appeared in the weird but wonderful classic Donnie Darko, and starred in its sequel, S. Darko

Chase was probably more famous for voicing Lilo in Disney's Lilo & Stitch (as well as its TV show), and she also gave voice to Chihiro Ogino in the American dub of the Studio Ghibli classic Spirited Away.

Chase played Samara Morgan in the American remake of The Ring (2002), something which I never even knew until now. In the Ring, Samara was the spooky/creepy ghost that haunted (and hunted) people after she emerged from their TV sets.

Chase also had a recurring part in HBO's Big Love, about a Mormon family that also starred Bill Paxton.

Again, she left us way too soon. RIP.

Farewell, Dawn

Just found out that actress Michelle Trachtenberg has died yesterday, February 26. She was so young, only thirty nine years old. The cause of death is still being determined at time of writing (she recently had a liver transplant operation). She was known for her roles in EuroTrip and Gossip Girl, but I'll always fondly recall her as Dawn Summers from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. RIP.