Actress Isabelle Tate has died. She was 23.
Tate’s death comes just weeks after her appearance on the pilot episode of “9-1-1: Nashville.” She played a bachelorette party attendee who got a dance from stripper Blue Bennings (Hunter McVey) right before he left the profession to become a firefighter.
Tate’s talent agency confirmed her death via Facebook on Tuesday, Oct. 21.
“We are deeply saddened and completely heartbroken to share that Isabelle Tate passed away on October 19th. She was 23,” the post reads. “I’ve known Izzy since she was a teenager and she recently returned to acting. She booked the first series she auditioned for, 9-1-1 Nashville. She had a wonderful time.”
McCray Agency went on to thank the casting agents who gave Tate “wonderful encouragement” and a “nudge back to the acting world” as well as “9-1-1: Nashville” assistant director Lora Sorrentino for “making her set experience a good one.”
The post also gave a shout-out to Tate’s mother, Katerina, and sister, Daniella.
A cause of death was not shared. Tate previously opened up about her struggles with a progressive neuromuscular disease that weakened her leg muscles over time.
“When I was first diagnosed [at age 13], I couldn’t fully understand what it was or grasp what it could be,” she wrote via Instagram in 2022. “Recently, it’s really progressed and I’ve come to terms that if I want to live my life to the fullest I need to use a wheelchair at times. This has been a difficult journey for me because having to accept help and surrender to the progression of this condition has been extremely hard.”
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Tate added that she didn’t “know why these were the cards I was dealt in life,” but she was “choosing to embrace it” and “appreciate the little things that are easily taken for granted.”
Tate’s character on “9-1-1: Nashville” used a wheelchair. Blue gave her a dance after witnessing another woman bullying her at the strip club.
“Shut up, hot wheels,” the woman told Tate’s character after she politely informed her that she was blocking her view of the show.
Tate’s obituary notes that she “never once [made] excuses for the fact that she might have a disability relative to others.” She was described as “a fighter” who “loved volunteering her time to all things, particularly animals.”
“9-1-1: Nashville” is available to stream on Hulu. New episodes premiere on ABC on Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET.
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