Annie Wersching Dies at Age 45

Annie Wersching Passed away Sunday January 29, 2023 due to cancer.

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Annie Wersching Passed away Sunday January 29, 2023 due to cancer.

Brooklynn Sheffield, Staff Writer

Annie Wersching is an American actress.  Wersching, who was born and reared in St. Louis, Missouri, had numerous television appearances during the course of her two-decade career. She made her acting debut in “Star Trek: Enterprise,” and since then she has appeared in recurring roles. She appeared in “The Rookie” and “The Castle,” among other shows. After appearing as a guest star. Annie went on to guest star on several other television programs, including Angel, Charmed, Cold Case, Killer Instinct, and Supernatural. In the seventh and eighth seasons of the popular Fox television series “24,” she co-starred with Kiefer Sutherland in the character of FBI agent Renee Walker, which became her breakthrough performance. Annie died at the age of 45. Her publicist told The Associated Press that Annie died on January 29, 2023, after a battle with cancer, which was not specified. Annie preferred to keep her personal affairs private and disliked talking about them.

 After her death, her husband wrote a statement on CNN about how Annie lived life. He said Annie found wonder in the simplest moment. “There is a cavernous feeling in the soul of this family today, but she left us the tools to fill it.”  After Annie’s death, a GoFundMe was set up by “Handmaid’s Tale” actress , Ever Carradine, to support Annie’s children and husband, “so they can continue to live life in a way that they know would make Annie proud.” The star also said,”she wanted to protect. She taught us not to wait for adventure to find you. Go find it. It’s everywhere.” 

In the video game “The Last of Us,” Wersching also contributed to Tess’ voice. In response to Wesching’s loss, Neil Druckmann, the show’s creator for the upcoming HBO Max series has tweeted “We just lost a beautiful artist and human being. My heart is shattered. Thoughts are with her loved ones.”