Daveigh Chase, 35, dies after addiction and homelessness

Actress Daveigh Chase, known for her voice role as Lilo in Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" and for her part in the horror film "The Ring," died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 35. Her death followed a period of hospitalization in Los Angeles for malnutrition, meningitis, and a blood infection that led to sepsis and organ failure, according to statements from her family and her boyfriend.

Her mother, Cathy Chase, provided details in an interview, describing her daughter's final years as marked by addiction and homelessness. Cathy Chase said her daughter's struggles began after a 2016 motorcycle accident for which she was prescribed painkillers, including oxycodone. "She was seeking drugs and was partying with the wrong people," Cathy Chase said. "I never kicked my daughter out. She wanted freedom and these people got her hooked on some drugs. That was the beginning."

The actress had been living homeless, reportedly in an RV on Los Angeles's Skid Row, with her boyfriend, Roy Hernandez. Cathy Chase said she had not seen her daughter since October 2019, following a jail visit related to burglary charges. "She was completely gone, like, out of her mind," her mother recalled. "I honestly...