Annie Wersching, who performed Tess within the unique The Final of Us online game, has died of most cancers. The actor was 45 years outdated.
Well-known to the gaming neighborhood for taking part in Tess, Wersching additionally had a profitable profession on TV, showing on two seasons of 24 as Renee Walker, on the Amazon detective present Bosch, and most not too long ago within the second season of Star Trek: Picard because the Borg Queen. Based on Deadline, Wersching continued to work after receiving her most cancers prognosis in 2020.
The creators of The Final of Us TV present, Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, stated they might dedicate final evening’s transferring third episode of the present to Wersching.
“Tonight’s episode has develop into significantly poignant in a means we’d have by no means hoped or wished for, and we’re dedicating it to Annie’s reminiscence,” Mazin and Druckmann stated. “It might be too late to get that on display screen for tonight, however we are going to work to get it carried out as quickly as we are able to.”
Druckmann, who additionally co-created the sport, paid additional tribute on Twitter. “We simply misplaced an exquisite artist and human being. My coronary heart is shattered. Ideas are along with her family members,” he stated.
Amongst many others paying tribute to Wersching was her 24 co-star Kiefer Sutherland. “[She] was one of many biggest actors I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with, and my buddy. My coronary heart breaks for her younger household. Could she be remembered for the attractive individual that she was,” he said.
Wersching is survived by her husband, actor Stephen Full, and three sons. In an announcement, Full stated, “There’s a cavernous gap within the soul of this household at this time. However she left us the instruments to fill it. She discovered surprise within the easiest second. She didn’t require music to bop. She taught us to not await journey to seek out you. ‘Go discover it. It’s all over the place.’ And discover it we will.”
A GoFundMe has been set as much as help Wersching’s household.