Annie Wersching of '24' fame passes away at 45

Annie Wersching, who was best known for her work in the television series 24 and the video game The Last of Us, passed away early morning on January 29 after a battle with cancer, according to her publicist. The actress was 45 when she died. Following Wersching's tragic passing, her husband Stephen Full made an impassioned statement to the media.

It read, “There is a cavernous hole in the soul of this family today. But she left us the tools to fill it. She found wonder in the simplest moment. She didn’t require music to dance. She taught us not to wait for the adventure to find us. ‘Go find it. It’s everywhere.’ And find it we shall.”

Neil Druckmann, the creator of the upcoming HBO Max series based on the video game The Last of Us, posted a note of sorrow and sympathies on his social media account. He tweeted, “Just found out my dear friend, Annie Wersching, passed away. We just lost a beautiful artist and human being. My heart is shattered. Thoughts are with her loved ones.”

Wersching is well known for her performance in the television series 24 as FBI agent Renee Walker. The seventh and eighth seasons of the smash television series from 2008 starred Annie Wersching and Kiefer Sutherland together. She made her television debut on the hit ABC soap opera General Hospital in 2007 as Amelia Joffe. In the video game The Last of Us, she provided Tess' voice as well.

A few other significant television roles also contribute to Annie's portfolio. In the 2014 Prime Video series Bosch, the actress portrayed Harry Bosch's (Titus Welliver's) love interest. She also had a recurring appearance on The Vampire Diaries as the evil vampire Lily Salvatore. Wersching's final professional gig was as the Borg Queen in the 2022 Paramount+ television series Star Trek Picard.