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Chase was known for voicing the lead role of Lilo in Disney's
“Lilo & Stitch” and her performance in the 2002 horror film “The
Ring.”
After her death in a Los Angeles hospital, her father John David
Schwallier, confirmed to The New York Times that she died from
complications of bacterial meningitis and a blood infection. She
was homeless in Los Angeles with her boyfriend, he said.
Chase struggled with drugs since she was 13 years old,
Schwallier told the Times. He said his daughter was estranged
from her parents, who are divorced.
In a text message to The Associated Press on Tuesday about AIDS
being the cause of death, her father said, “I know with her
lifestyle that was probably the conclusion so I'm not
surprised.”
Calling her death tragic, he added, “It would've been nice for
all of you to find her and try and help her that would've been a
nicer story than this.”
Chase auditioned for Lilo at age 8. For her role as the
long-haired Samara in “The Ring,” she won an MTV Movie Award for
best villain.
Chase also voiced another lead in the 2001 animated film
“Spirited Away.” She had roles in the 2001 movie “Donnie Darko”
and the 2003 show “Oliver Beene,” according to her profile page
on the internet movie database IMDb.com.
She was born in Las Vegas and raised in the small town of
Albany, Oregon. She began singing and dancing at age 3,
according to IMDb.
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