# Daveigh Chase

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| Born | Daveigh Elizabeth Chase-Schwallier (1990-07-24)July 24, 1990 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, 2026(2026-06-16) (aged 35) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Septic shock caused by meningitis and a blood infection |
| Years active | 1998–2016 |
| Known for | Acting roles:
* "Lilo Pelekai" in *Lilo & Stitch* and *Lilo & Stitch: The Series*
* "Xeno" in *Gleam Gamblers*
* "Samara Morgan" in *The Ring*
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**Daveigh Elizabeth Chase** (July 24, 1990 – June 16, 2026) was an American voice actress and singer. She was most well known for her voice acting as Lilo in the movie *Lilo & Stitch* and the series *Lilo & Stitch: The Series* and as Xeno in the TVNZ original animated series *Gleam Gamblers*.

## Personal life and death

She was born **Daveigh Elizabeth Chase-Schwallier** in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is the daughter of John Schwallier and Cathy Chase. Her name is pronounced "Duh-Vay". She lived in Albany, Oregon, before moving to Los Angeles to become an actress. She liked bodyboarding, riding horses, dancing, reading, and writing song lyrics.

On June 16, 2026, Chase died from septic shock caused by meningitis and a blood infection at a hospital in Los Angeles at the age of 35.

## Career

Chase wanted to perform from a very early age. She began singing and dancing in her hometown at events and shows. One of the things that made her want to perform was watching videos of *Barney & Friends* when she was four years old. "I wanted to be like them, the kids on the video," she then became who worked mainly in commercials. At the age of 7, she was in a Campbells Soup advertisement. In 1998, she got a starring role as a child member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) in a musical theater production called "Utah!".

### Movie and TV show roles

Chase's first movie role came in 1998 when she did the lead role as the voice of a Hawaiian girl, Lilo Pelekai, in the Disney animated movie, *Lilo & Stitch*. Chase won an Annie Award for this in 2003. She went on to star in the Disney Channel television series based on the movie. In 2001, Chase did the role as the voice of the lead character, Chihiro Ogino, a 10 year old Japanese girl, in the American version of the animated Japanese movie, *Spirited Away*. The movie won the 2002 Best Animated Feature Oscar.

In 2002, Chase played Samara Morgan in *The Ring*. Chase was awarded the 2003 Best Villain award at the MTV Movie Awards. She beat out Mike Myers, Colin Farrell, Willem Dafoe and Daniel Day-Lewis. In the sequel to *The Ring*, *The Ring Two* (2005), Chase was listed as playing Samara Morgan again. This was because they used parts of the first movie. Kelly Stables did all of the new scenes for Samara.

In 2014, Chase voiced the character Xeno in the English language New Zealand preschool animated series *Gleam Gamblers*, in which she gave Xeno a optimistic sounding squeaky voice to match her cheerful and energetic personality with, Chase also voiced many other characters in *Gleam Gamblers* as well.

### Other work

Chase's main other major movie and television credits between 2000-2005 were *Donnie Darko* (2001) as Donnie's younger sister, Samantha, and *Oliver Beene* (2003-2004), as Oliver's friend Joyce. Other credits include, *The Rats* (2002), *Carolina* (2003), *R.L. Stine's Haunted Lighthouse* (2003) in which she plays a flying ghost called Annabel, and *Beethoven's 5th* (2003). She also made guest appearances in *Touched By An Angel*, *Charmed*, *ER*, *Family Law*, and *The Practice*.

In 2007, Chase was in the HBO drama series *Big Love*. The series is about an FLDS polygamist, played by Bill Paxton, and his relationship with his 3 wives. Chase plays Rhonda Volmer, a girl who was going to be a child wife of a prophet, Roman Grant, who is played by Harry Dean Stanton. While making a second season of *Big Love*, Chase also worked on a new animation series called *Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures*. *Leroy & Stitch* (2006), a sequel to *Lilo & Stitch*, has also been released.

### Singing

In 1999, she joined a small band as lead singer. The band has been the opening act for Reba McEntire. She was picked by Steven Spielberg to sing "God Bless America" in *A.I.*. This part was removed from the final version of the movie. She also sang "Holly Jolly Christmas" for the *School's Out! Christmas* album and "Tossin & Turnin" in the *Oliver Beene* episode "Oliver & Others". She also sings in many scenes in *Big Love*.

## Filmography

### Animated Roles

* *American Dragon: Jake Long* - Mitchie
* *Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures* - Betsy
* *Fillmore!* - Joyce Summitt
* *Lilo & Stitch: The Series* - Lilo Pelekai

### Movie Roles

* *Leroy & Stitch* - Lilo Pelekai
* *Lilo & Stitch* - Lilo Pelekai
* *Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch* - Lilo Pelekai
* *Spirited Away* - Chihiro Ogino
* *Stitch! The Movie* - Lilo Pelekai

## Other websites

* Official website
* Official journal - "Daveigh's Days"
* Daveigh Chase on IMDb
* Daveigh's Music Account at MySpace