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Actress Annie Wersching died of cancer early Sunday morning, her publicist, Craig Schneider, told CNN. Wersching was 45 years old.
She was best known for playing FBI agent Renee Walker on the series “24.”
Wersching’s husband, Stephen Full, issued a statement to CNN:
“There is a cavernous hole in the soul of this family today. But she left us the tools to fill it. She found wonder at the simplest moment. She didn’t need music to dance. She taught us not to wait for adventure to find you. She goes looking for him. It’s everywhere.’ And we will find it,” she wrote.
Wersching also provided the voice of Tess in the video game “The Last of Us.” Neil Druckmann, the creative director of the new HBO Max series “The Last of Us” based on the game, tweeted on Wesching’s passing:
“I have just found out that my dear friend, Annie Wersching, has passed away. We have just lost a beautiful artist and human being. My heart is broken. Thoughts are with his loved ones.”
(CNN and HBO Max are part of the same parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.)
A GoFundMe was created by “Handmaid’s Tale” actress Ever Carradine in support of Annie’s children and husband “so they can continue to live life in a way they know will make Annie proud.”
Wersching appeared regularly in television dramas throughout the years and into the 2010s. In 2007, she starred as Amelia Joffe on the ABC soap opera “General Hospital.” Her breakout role came in 2008 when she played FBI agent Renee Walker on Fox’s hit show “24,” starring opposite Kiefer Sutherland during the seventh and eighth seasons.
Some of Wersching’s other notable television credits include her role as the love interest of Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver) in the 2014 Amazon Prime series “Bosch” and a recurring role as the villainous vampire Lily Salvatore on “The Vampire Diaries.” from C.W.
Playing the Borg Queen in “Star Trek Picard” in 2022, Wersching frequently shared photos of herself on set in full costume accompanied by messages of gratitude for the makeup artists and prosthetists who transformed her into the intergalactic villain. Wersching’s role in “Star Trek Picard,” which airs on Paramount+, is listed as one of the actress’ last professional credits on IMDb.
Wersching’s husband concluded his statement with a moving recollection on Sunday.
“As she led our children, the true loves of her life, up the winding driveway and down the street, she was screaming GOODBYE! Until we were out of earshot and out into the world. I can still hear it ring. Goodbye my friend. ‘I love you little family…’”
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