Annie Wersching, known for her regular role as FBI agent Renee Walker in the series ’24’, died on Sunday at the age of 45.
The actor’s death followed her battle with cancer publicist told the The Bharat Express News. She was diagnosed in 2020 and continued to work, according to a GoFundMe for her husband, Stephen Full, and three children Freddie, 12; Ozzie, 9; and Archie, 4.
“She is a private person by nature, and the diagnosis made her even more so. She wanted to protect her boys. She wanted to get better so she could keep working. And honestly, she just didn’t really want to talk about it. She wanted to live her life, on her terms, and be with her family,” the fundraiser said. “Annie lived for her family. She loved her job and cherished her friends, but Steve and the boys were absolutely everything to her.”
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Wersching starred in “Star Trek: Enterprise,” “Bosch,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Runaways,” “Supernatural,” “The Rookie,” and “Star Trek: Picard,” among others. She also performed voice work for the character Tess in the video game ‘The Last of Us’.
Neil Druckmann, who created “The Last of Us,” said on Sunday that he had just learned that his “dear friend” had passed away.
“We just lost a wonderful artist and human being. My heart is shattered. Thoughts are with her loved ones,” he said tweeted.
Jon Cassar, director and executive producer of “24”, remembered Wersching as a “beautiful soul” and an “incredible talent”.
