Actress Annie Wersching, best known for playing FBI agent Renee Walker in the series 24, has died aged 45.
Wersching died Sunday morning in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer.
Stephen Full, her husband and father of three sons, confirmed the news in a statement sent to US news agencies.
“There is a hole in the soul of this family today.
“But she left us with the tools to fill it. She found magic in the simplest of moments.
“She didn’t ask for music to dance. She taught us not to wait for adventure to find you. ‘Go find it. It’s everywhere.’ And we will find it.”
Wersching also voices Tess in the video game The Last Of Us.
Its creator, Neil Druckmann wrote on Twitter: “We just lost an artist and a beautiful person. My heart is broken. Thoughts of her loved ones.”
Annie Wersching, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Kiefer Sutherland and Katee Sackhoff attend the premiere for season 8 of 24
Actor Abigail Spencer, who appeared with Wersching in the sci-fi series Timeless tweeted: “We love you Annie Wersching. You will miss it so much.”
Born and raised in St Louis, Missouri, Wersching has appeared on dozens of television shows during his two-decade career.
Her first credit was in Star Trek: Enterprise and she will 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 is the second season of Star Trek: Picard as Queen Borg.
