The famous series, The Vampire Diaries character Annie Wersching who is also best known for her role as HBI agent Renee Walker in the series “24” along with providing her beautiful voice for Tess in the video game “The Last of Us,” has passed away. She was only 45 years old.
The actress Annie Wersching passed away on Sunday morning in Los Angeles as she was fighting a cancer battle, as revealed by the Associated Press. However, the type of cancer is yet not specified.
Neil Druckmann, who created “The Last of Us,” wrote on Twitter that “We just lost a beautiful artist and human being. My heart is shattered. Thoughts are with her loved ones.”
Actor Abigail Spencer, who appeared with Wersching on the sci-fi series “Timeless,” tweeted, “We love you Annie Wersching. You will be deeply missed.”
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Wersching appeared on dozens of television shows over the course of her two-decade career.
Her first credit was in “Star Trek: Enterprise,” and she would go on to have recurring roles in the seventh and eighth seasons of “24,” “Bosch,” “The Vampire Diaries,” Marvel’s “Runaways,” “The Rookie” and, most recently, the second season of “Star Trek: Picard” as the Borg Queen.
She also provided the voice and motion capture performance for Tess for the popular video game “The Last of Us.”
Initially, the death cause revealed was cancer which was diagnosed in the year 2020, according to the Deadline and she bravely continued working. Moreover, she’s survived by her husband along with her three sons. A GoFundMe page was set up Sunday to support the family.
