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Daveigh Chase Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 22, 2026 • 3 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth24 July 1990

Age36 years

BirthplaceLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

ProfessionActress

NationalityAmerican

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyMother - Cathy Chase; Father - John Schwallier; Half-brother - Cade; Step-sister - Gaia Brown; Boyfriend - Roy Hernandez

Daveigh Chase Biography

Daveigh Elizabeth Chase-Schwallier was born on July 24, 1990, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was raised primarily by her mother, Cathy Chase, after her parents divorced.

Early life and background

Daveigh Elizabeth Chase-Schwallier was born on July 24, 1990, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was raised primarily by her mother, Cathy Chase, after her parents divorced. As a child she lived for a time in Albany, Oregon, where she began studying singing and dancing and performed at local talent shows and contests. Her interest in performing led to early commercial work; at about seven years old she appeared in a Campbell’s Soup advertisement and began attending casting calls with the help of her mother and local contacts. She was homeschooled to balance education and an emerging acting schedule, and she adopted her mother’s maiden name professionally.

Career

Chase made her television debut in 1998 and quickly accumulated guest roles on series such as Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Charmed, ER, and The Practice. On film, she appeared in Donnie Darko (2001) as Samantha Darko and later returned to that character in the sequel S. Darko. Her other notable on-screen work includes the horror hit The Ring (2002), in which she played the eerie child Samara Morgan, a role that raised her profile with teen audiences and earned her an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain in 2003.

Voice work became a major part of her public profile. In 2002 she provided the voice of Lilo Pelekai in Disney’s Lilo & Stitch, a part she later reprised for the television series and a direct-to-video sequel. She also supplied the English-language voice for the lead girl in the animated film Spirited Away and voiced other animated characters, including Chihiro and Betsy in Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures. In 2006 she continued with animation work on Leroy & Stitch, and in 2016 she voiced a character in the video game Let It Die.

From 2006 to 2011 Chase had a recurring role on HBO’s Big Love as Rhonda Volmer. Her later film credits include Yellow (2012), Killer Crush (2015), American Romance (2016), and Jack Goes Home (2016). Her last known on-screen and voice credits date to 2016.

Public profile

During her career Chase won several awards for her performances. In 2003 she received recognition for voice acting and young artist achievements related to Lilo & Stitch, and she won an MTV award for her role in The Ring. Over time she became widely associated with a handful of iconic early-2000s characters—most prominently Lilo and Samara—which remained the roles most commonly referenced in coverage of her work.

Her personal life attracted media attention later on for difficulties she experienced. Reports indicate arrests in 2016, 2017, and 2018 related to a range of incidents, and accounts in later years described struggles with substance use and periods of homelessness. In 2017 she was investigated after an incident involving an unconscious man at a hospital; later that year she was arrested for driving a reportedly stolen vehicle. In August 2018 she was arrested on misdemeanor charges related to controlled substances and drug paraphernalia.

Latest updates

In June 2026 Chase was hospitalized in Los Angeles with severe infections and malnutrition. She was reported to have developed meningitis and systemic infections that progressed to septic shock. Daveigh Chase died on June 16, 2026, in Los Angeles at the age of 35. Her death was attributed to blood infection, sepsis, and organ failure. After her passing, public statements and a dispute over a fundraising page and funeral arrangements were reported between her family and her boyfriend, Roy Hernandez. Family members said she had savings in a SAG-AFTRA trust fund and that they were arranging her funeral.

Personal interests and notes

Outside of work, Chase enjoyed bodyboarding, horseback riding, dancing, reading, and writing song lyrics. She kept pets and shared her affection for animals in public posts. She also sang country music as a child and continued to be identified as a singer in addition to her acting career.

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Recent Work

American Romance

Played Krissy Madison in the 2016 film

2016
Jack Goes Home

Appeared in the 2016 film

2016
Let It Die

Voiced the character Kiwako Seto in the 2016 video game

2016
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Career Highlights

  1. Voiced Lilo Pelekai in Disney’s Lilo & Stitch (2002) and related television and direct-to-video projects
  2. Played Samara Morgan in The Ring (2002), earning the 2003 MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
  3. Appeared as Samantha Darko in Donnie Darko (2001) and later S. Darko
  4. Regular role as Rhonda Volmer on HBO’s Big Love (2006–2011)
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