Annie Wersching, The Last of Us Game and 24 Actress, Dies at 45 #GeekLeap

Acclaimed actress Annie Wersching has handed away on the age of 45 after a protracted battle with most cancers.

As reported by Deadline, Wersching was recognized with most cancers in 2020, but continued her performing profession, showing in each Star Trek: Picard and The Rookie.

Wersching is finest identified for her roles as Renee Walker within the present 24, in addition to Leslie Dean in Marvel’s Runaways. She can also be well-known for her excellent efficiency as Tess Servopoulos within the 2013 PlayStation recreation The Final of Us.

Neil Druckmann, co-creator of The Final of Us, posted on Twitter saying, “Simply came upon my expensive buddy, Annie Wersching, handed away. We simply misplaced a stupendous artist and human being. My coronary heart is shattered. Ideas are along with her family members.” He additionally posted a hyperlink to a GoFundMe that has been arrange for her household.

Simply came upon my expensive buddy, Annie Wersching, handed away. We simply misplaced a stupendous artist and human being. My coronary heart is shattered. Ideas are along with her family members.

There’s a go fund me arrange for her household: https://t.co/dhvk6uOvZV

— Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) January 29, 2023

Wersching is survived by her husband, actor Stephen Full, and her three youngsters: Freddie, Ozzie, and Archie. Her husband additionally issued the next assertion concerning her premature passing, “There’s a cavernous gap within the soul of this household in the present day. However she left us the instruments to fill it. She discovered marvel within the easiest second. She didn’t require music to bop. She taught us to not anticipate journey to search out you. ‘Go discover it. It’s in all places.’”

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