Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak, best known for her role as Mel Gibson’s daughter in The Patriot, has died. She was 21 years old.
The
cause of death of the former child star remains unknown, but it has
been reported that she passed away in her sleep in her family’s home in
Texas Saturday, TMZ reported.
Bartusiak
was seven years old when she was cast in the role of Susan Martin, the
daughter of Benjamin Martin played by Gibson in the 2000 hit film
directed by Robert Emmerich.
According to Variety, over the past 14 years Bartusiak also appeared in a number TV shows, including 24, Lost, CSI and House MD.
A
native of Houston, the 21-year-old actress has recently produced and
starred in several shorts, including Frame of Reference and Bushido last
year, and Sick Boy in 2012.
According
to a TMZ report, police were called to the Bartusiaks' family's home in
Houston at around 9am Saturday after Skye was found unresponsive inside her
garage apartment.
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