The Final of Us viewers had their hearts damaged once they watched Tess (Anna Torv) die making an attempt to save lots of Joel and Ellie, however longtime followers of the franchise didn’t count on the information that might begin out the week regarding unique Tess actress Annie Wersching.
As per Selection, Wersching, who performed Tess in The Final of Us sport and had roles in 24, The Vampire Diaries, and Star Trek: Picard, had handed away on the age of 45 after a battle with most cancers. Wersching was mentioned to have been identified again in 2020 and continued to work for 2 extra years earlier than passing.
Neil Druckmann, co-director of The Final of Us, has additionally shared a hyperlink to Wersching’s household GoFundMe marketing campaign. Right here’s his submit:
Wersching’s household wrote:
“Annie lived for her household. She cherished her work and cherished her buddies, however Steve and the boys have been her absolute every little thing. It’s so Steve can have time to grieve with out the stress of needing to work. So he will be daddy to Freddie (12), Ozzie (9) and Archie (4) as they navigate the longer term with out their mother, with out candy Annie.”
The third episode of The Final of Us collection on HBO Max was additionally mentioned to have been devoted to Wersching, and showrunner Craig Mazin mentioned, “We’re dedicating it [Episode 3] to Annie’s reminiscence. It could be too late to get that on display for tonight, however we are going to work to get it finished as quickly as we are able to.”
We might not have gotten a live-action look from Wersching within the present, however she nonetheless left behind one essential character in some of the celebrated sport franchises of all time.
Catch The Final of Us now streaming on HBO Max.
