Overview
- Her boyfriend, Roy Hernandez, confirmed to TMZ that Chase died Tuesday, June 16, after what he described as meningitis and a bloodstream infection that progressed to sepsis.
- Multiple outlets report she had been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital earlier in June for malnutrition and that a GoFundMe was set up to help cover medical expenses.
- Chase rose to fame as the voice of Lilo in Disney’s Lilo & Stitch and as Samara in the 2002 horror hit The Ring, and she had a recurring role as Rhonda Volmer on HBO’s Big Love.
- Reports emphasize struggles in her later life, including a reduced public profile since the mid-2010s and prior run-ins with the law such as a 2017 arrest.
- Coverage is developing and the cause of death currently cited in media comes from her boyfriend via TMZ rather than an official coroner or medical statement, which may be released next.