Daveigh Chase, known largely as the voice of Chihiro in the 2001 Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away and the beloved animated Disney film Lilo & Stitch, has passed away at the age of 35. According to sources, her death was caused by complications of meningitis.
Beyond the aforementioned roles, Chase also appeared in the 2001 cult classic film Donnie Darko, and later starred as Samara Morgan in the 2002 American film The Ring. Her final role was 2016’s thriller American Romance, in which she played the protagonist, Krissy Madison. Over the course of her nearly 20-year career, Chase brought home several awards, including Best Villain at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards for The Ring and Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role: Age 10 or Under at the 2003 Young Artist Awards for Lilo & Stitch.
Spirited Away remains one of Studio Ghibli’s most successful films, grossing nearly $400 million at the worldwide box office. It remained the highest-grossing film in Japanese history for 19 years until being surpassed by Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train in 2020. Additionally, it became the first hand-drawn, non-English-language animated film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards. The most recent Studio Ghibli film, The Boy and the Heron, was released in 2023.
- Release Date
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July 20, 2001
- Runtime
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125 minutes
- Director
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Hayao Miyazaki
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Rumi Hiiragi
Chihiro (voice)
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Mari Natsuki
Yubaba / Zeniba (voice)
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Takashi Naito
Father (voice)
Source: TMZ
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