{"id":496,"date":"2026-06-19T19:44:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T19:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationacrossamerica.com\/?p=496"},"modified":"2026-06-19T19:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T19:44:44","slug":"daveigh-chase-the-voice-of-lilo-and-face-of-early-2000s-horror-dies-at-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationacrossamerica.com\/?p=496","title":{"rendered":"Daveigh Chase, the voice of Lilo and face of early-2000s horror, dies at 35"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<p>Daveigh Chase, the former child actor best known for voicing Lilo in Disney\u2019s \u201cLilo &amp; Stitch\u201d and portraying the haunting figure Samara in \u201cThe Ring,\u201d has died at age 35.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationacrossamerica.com\/?p=494\">$14 million, green water, peeling paint: Trump\u2019s reflecting pool reno isn\u2019t going well<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chase died following complications from meningitis and a blood infection that led to sepsis, her boyfriend told TMZ, which first reported the news. She had reportedly been hospitalized earlier this month for malnutrition before her condition deteriorated.<\/p>\n<p>Chase rose to prominence in the early 2000s with two defining roles that became part of millennial pop culture: the optimistic voice of Lilo in Disney\u2019s 2002 animated hit \u201cLilo &amp; Stitch,\u201d and the chilling antagonist in the horror film \u201cThe Ring,\u201d a performance that earned her an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationacrossamerica.com\/?p=492\">Trump\u2019s Iran framework hits immediate turbulence after announced deal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She also appeared in projects including \u201cDonnie Darko,\u201d HBO\u2019s \u201cBig Love,\u201d and provided voice work for the English-language version of Studio Ghibli\u2019s \u201cSpirited Away.\u201d Her acting career slowed in the mid-2010s, and she had largely stepped back from Hollywood in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>News of her death prompted an outpouring of tributes from fans who remembered her as both a defining childhood voice and one of early-2000s cinema\u2019s most recognizable young actors.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationacrossamerica.com\/?p=490\">Trump has one chance to save face: Resign now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The actor from &#8220;Lilo &#038; 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