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Actress Annie Wersching died early Sunday of cancer, her publicist, Craig Schneider, told CNN. Wersching is 45 years old.
She is best known for her role as FBI agent Renee Walker in the series “24”.
Wersching’s husband, Stephen Full, released a statement to CNN:
“There is a cavernous hole in the soul of this family today. But she left us the tools to fill it. She found wonder in the simplest moment. She doesn’t need music to dance. She taught us not to wait for adventure. ‘Go and search. It’s everywhere.’ Let’s find out,” he wrote.
Wersching voiced Tess in the video game “The Last of Us”. Neil Druckman, creative director of “The Last of Us,” the new HBO Max series based on the game; Tweeted On Wessing’s death:
“My dear friend Annie Wersching has died. We have lost a beautiful artist and human being. My heart is broken. Thoughts are with her loved ones.
(Both CNN and HBO Max are part of the same parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.)
A GoFundMe “The Handmaid’s Tale” actress Ever Carradine set out to support Annie’s children and husband “so they can go on with their lives to make Annie proud.”
Wershing continued to appear in television dramas throughout the 2010s. In 2007, she played Amelia Joffe on the long-running ABC soap “General Hospital.” In 2008, she starred as FBI agent Renee Walker on the hit Fox show “24,” co-starring Kiefer Sutherland throughout its seventh and eighth seasons.
Wersching’s other notable TV credits include playing the love interest of Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver) in Amazon Prime’s 2014 series “Bosch” and a recurring role as the villainous vampire Lily Salvatore on The CW’s “The Vampire Diaries.”
Wersching, who portrays the Borg Queen in 2022’s “Star Trek Picard,” has often shared photos of herself in full costume. news Thanks to the makeup and prosthetics that transformed her into an intergalactic villain. Wersching’s role in “Star Trek Picard,” which airs on Paramount+, is listed as one of the actress’ last professional credits on IMDb.
Wersching’s husband ended his statement Sunday with a touching note.
“As I drove our boys, the true loves of her life, down the winding road and street, she yelled BYE! Until we were deaf and into the world. I can still hear it ringing. Bye my friend. ‘I love you little family.. .’
