{"id":68130,"date":"2026-06-17T19:33:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=68130"},"modified":"2026-06-17T19:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:33:20","slug":"daveigh-chase-voice-of-lilo-in-lilo-stitch-dies-at-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/daveigh-chase-voice-of-lilo-in-lilo-stitch-dies-at-35\/","title":{"rendered":"Daveigh Chase, voice of Lilo in \u2018Lilo &amp; Stitch,\u2019 dies at 35"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Daveigh Chase, the former child actress best known as the voice of Lilo in Disney\u2019s \u201cLilo &amp; Stitch\u201d and for her role in \u201cThe Ring,\u201d has died at 35 after being diagnosed with meningitis and serious blood infections, according to TMZ and a fundraiser organized by her boyfriend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chase died Tuesday from meningitis and an infection in her blood, her boyfriend, Roy Hernandez, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/17\/daveigh-chase-dead\/\">TMZ<\/a>. He said the infections caused septic complications and led to her body shutting down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chase had been admitted to a hospital in Los Angeles earlier this month because of malnutrition, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-daveigh-chase-find-comfort-peace?attribution_id=9ca22526-58c3-41d9-80f6-f0bf4dd001fe\">GoFundMe page<\/a> created before her death, Hernandez said Chase had been diagnosed with meningitis and several serious blood infections and that doctors had told him she might not have much time left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDaveigh Chase, my girlfriend, has always been a light in my life,\u201d Hernandez wrote. \u201cMany people know her as a talented childhood actor from \u2018Lilo &amp; Stitch,\u2019 \u2018Spirited Away,\u2019 and \u2018Donnie Darko.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chase voiced Lilo Pelekai in Disney\u2019s 2002 animated film \u201cLilo &amp; Stitch,\u201d a role that made her recognizable to a generation of children and families. She also voiced Chihiro in the English-language version of Hayao Miyazaki\u2019s \u201cSpirited Away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chase also played Samara Morgan, the ghostly girl at the center of the 2002 horror film \u201cThe Ring,\u201d and appeared as Samantha Darko in \u201cDonnie Darko.\u201d Her other work included television roles and voice acting during the 2000s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hernandez wrote that Chase had faced hardship in recent years and struggled to find safety and happiness in downtown Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll she ever wanted was a place where we could live together, feel safe, and be happy,\u201d Hernandez wrote before her death. \u201cNow, more than ever, I want to give her that sense of home and peace in her final days.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daveigh Chase, the former child actress best known as the voice of Lilo in Disney\u2019s \u201cLilo &amp; Stitch\u201d and for her role in \u201cThe Ring,\u201d has died at 35 after being diagnosed with meningitis and serious blood infections, according to TMZ and a fundraiser organized by her boyfriend. 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