'the Ring' Star Daveigh Chase, Who Died At 35 While Homeless, Leaves Behind Six-figure Estate

Former “The Ring” and “Lilo & Stitch” kid prima Daveigh Chase, who died while bum successful June aft years of battling supplier addiction, leaves an property worthy astir half a cardinal dollars.

Probate documents revenge July 8 successful Los Angeles County Superior Court opportunity Chase — ineligible sanction Daveigh Elizabeth Schwallier — near down astir $400,000 successful individual property. The precocious actor’s mother, Cathy Chase, submitted nan documents and revenge a petition to go nan administrator of her daughter’s estate.

The tribunal filings besides statement that Daveigh Chase died without a will, is only survived by her parents, and corroborate that she was bum astatine nan clip of her death. The past known reside for Chase appears to beryllium a location successful Chatsworth.

Chase died June 16 successful a infirmary astatine property 35. In first reports, her father, John David Schwallier, and her fellow said nan character died of complications from bacterial meningitis and a humor infection. But nan aesculapian examiner’s report disclosed that Chase died of AIDS, which is caused by HIV, arsenic nan superior origin of death. The study besides listed chronic polysubstance usage — utilizing much than 1 supplier aliases constituent astatine nan aforesaid clip aliases wrong a short play — arsenic a “significant condition.”

Chase started her acting profession successful nan precocious 1990s pinch insignificant roles successful celebrated TV series, including “Sabrina nan Teenage Witch,” “Charmed” and “ER,” and starred successful aggregate beloved movies astatine nan move of nan century. In 2001 cult classical “Donnie Darko,” she was Samantha, nan younger sister of Jake Gyllenhaal’s troubled Donnie Darko. She would reprise nan domiciled 8 years later for nan sequel, “S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale.”

In nan aforesaid twelvemonth arsenic “Donnie Darko,” Chase lent her sound to nan American dub of Hayao Miyazaki’s tender “Spirited Away,” voicing its protagonist Chihiro. The movie won nan animated characteristic prize astatine nan 2003 Academy Awards.

Chase was known for her versatility, demonstrated by her roles successful “Lilo & Stitch” and “The Ring” successful nan aforesaid year. In nan latter, she played shade woman Samara Morgan.

In nan aughts, Chase besides appeared successful much than 20 episodes of nan Fox sitcom “Oliver Beene” and much than 30 episodes of HBO’s Emmy-nominated Mormon family play “Big Love” arsenic cunning teenager Rhonda Volmer. After nan deed series, Chase’s profession slowed and she appeared successful lower-profile projects. Her last in installments was a voice-acting domiciled successful nan 2016 video crippled “Let It Die.”

A proceeding for Chase’s probate lawsuit is group for Aug. 12.

Times editorial room head Cary Shcneider and unit writer Hannah Fry contributed to this report.