Actress Annie Wersching dies at 45

The actress

, known for television series such as "24" or "Timeless", died of

at the age of 45, two years after being diagnosed.

The death of the actress was confirmed this Sunday after those close to Wersching shared an online financing campaign on social networks to support her family.

"(Wersching) She was a naturally reserved person and the diagnosis made her even more reserved. She wanted to protect her children, she wanted to get better so she could continue working and honestly, she didn't want to talk about it. She wanted to live her life her way and be with his family," read the description of the GoFundme page.

The executive producer of the series 'The Vampire Diaries',

-in which Wersching had a role-, shared the campaign on Twitter and mourned the death of the actress: "Rest in peace Annie, you are a wonderful soul," she wrote. .

In a statement collected by local media, actor Stephen Full, Wersching's husband, expressed his feelings about the loss: "Today there is a cavernous hole in the soul of this family. But she left us the tools to fill it," he said.

Full also assured that Wersching taught him to look for "adventure" in life and that he would pursue it with his children, "the two true loves of his life."

Wersching was born in St. Louis, Missouri (USA) in 1977, graduated with a degree in fine arts and began her career in the program 'Star Trek: Enterprise'.

The actress's career was broader in the television field by being part of series such as 'Runaways', 'The Vampire Diaries', 'Bosch', 'General Hospital', among others.

Wersching was diagnosed with cancer in 2020, but that did not stop her from being part of programs like 'The Rookie', 'Star Treck: Picard' in which she played the Borg queen, or the recently released series

based on the video game of the same name

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