Davey Chase’s official cause of death has been confirmed.
A Los Angeles County coroner’s report obtained by Page Six on Monday lists the “Ring” star’s primary cause of death as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Also listed is chronic polysubstance use, which is defined as using multiple drugs over a short period of time, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
Chase’s manner of death was determined to be natural causes. US Weekly first reported the news.
The actress died on June 16 after being diagnosed with meningitis and several “serious” blood infections that led to sepsis, according to her boyfriend Roy Hernandez. She was 35 years old.
TMZ reported that she was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital earlier this month due to malnutrition.
In the days leading up to her death, Hernandez launched a GoFundMe fundraiser to help the late actress “find solace and peace.”
“My girlfriend Davey Chase has always been the light of my life. She is known to many as a talented child actor who starred in ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘Spirited Away,’ ‘Donnie Darko,’ and more. But behind the scenes, she faced more than her share of hardships,” Hernandez said in the campaign bio.
“Davie, who had a difficult childhood and experienced a painful rift with her family, was bullied in downtown Los Angeles and struggled to find safety and happiness. When we met, I promised to protect her and give her the love and comfort she deserved. Together we found a moment of happiness and hope.”
At the time the campaign was launched, Chase was in “critical condition” and doctors had told Hernandez “he may not have much time left.”
“All she wanted was a place where we could live together, feel safe and be happy. Now, more than ever, I want to give her a sense of home and peace in her final days,” he added.
Chase shot to fame in 2002 when he landed leading roles in Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” and the horror film “The Ring.”
The latter film won her an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain. Her additional credits include HBO’s “Big Love,” where she played Rhonda Vollmer, “Donnie Darko,” “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” “Beethoven’s Fifth,” “ER” and “Mercy.”
She eventually stepped away from the spotlight after her last on-screen appearance in 2016’s American Romance.
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