For Melissa Gilbert, the death of her former costar Daveigh Chase is a cautionary tale.
The Emmy-nominated actress, who worked with a young Chase on a TV pilot, paid tribute to the late "Lilo & Stitch" star in an emotional Instagram post Monday, June 29.
"This is the [Daveigh Chase] I knew. I shot a pilot for a series with her 20+ years ago," Gilbert wrote alongside a throwback photo of Chase. "I only worked with Daveigh a couple of days, but I could see she was bright both in countenance and in mind. She was bubbly, sweet and professional. But there was something else there, a push or need to perform …for her parents."
Gilbert's remarks come two weeks after reports emerged that Chase died on June 16 at the age of 35 following a hospitalization in Los Angeles for malnutrition. Chase's cause of death was later revealed to be AIDS.
The former child star's father, John Schwallier, told The New York Times his daughter struggled with drug addiction since she was 13 and that she had been homeless and "destitute" near the LA hospital where she died.
The Emmy-nominated actress, who worked with a young Chase on a TV pilot, paid tribute to the late "Lilo & Stitch" star in an emotional Instagram post Monday, June 29.
"This is the [Daveigh Chase] I knew. I shot a pilot for a series with her 20+ years ago," Gilbert wrote alongside a throwback photo of Chase. "I only worked with Daveigh a couple of days, but I could see she was bright both in countenance and in mind. She was bubbly, sweet and professional. But there was something else there, a push or need to perform …for her parents."
Gilbert's remarks come two weeks after reports emerged that Chase died on June 16 at the age of 35 following a hospitalization in Los Angeles for malnutrition. Chase's cause of death was later revealed to be AIDS.
The former child star's father, John Schwallier, told The New York Times his daughter struggled with drug addiction since she was 13 and that she had been homeless and "destitute" near the LA hospital where she died.
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