The actor responsible for bringing Tess to life in The Last of Us, Annie Wersching, passed away over the weekend, leading their fellow 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Naughty Dog cast members to pay tribute online. 

It was announced over the weekend that actor Annie Wersching had passed away have been suffering from cancer since 2020. Wersching was primarily known for their work in Staওr Trek: Picard and 24, but was also widely recognized for their work as Tess in Naughty Dog's The Last of Us, providing voice acting and motion capture for the character. 

, "we just lost a beautiful artist and human being. My heart is shattered. Thoughts are with her loved ones." The developer then linked to the GoFundMe campaign set up to support Wersching's children. 

In a follow-up tweet, Druckmann also : I miss my silly friend who helped bring Tess to life. Annie, you left us way too s♊oon. You will forever be part of the TLoU & Naughty Dog family!" along with several behind-the-scenes shots of Druckmann, Baker, Wersching, and Ellie performer Ashley Johnson in the mo-cap studio.

"Annie, so much of Tess is what you imbued into the character," , "your strength is her strength and in some way, you live on in not only h൩er but the many roles you brought to life." The official also paid tribute to Wersching by tweeting: "We at Nಌaughty Dog are deeply saddened to hear of Annie Wersching's passing. We keep her in our hearts and memories, and we hope that her family may find peace during this time."

It isn't just the people who worked with Wersching who have been paying their respects. Several The Last of Us fans have also taken to Twitter to🎉 share their favorite Tess❀ moments, praising the actor's performance as the post-apocalyptic smuggler.

Craig Mazin, the showrunner of HBO's The Last of Us tv show has also released a joint statement with Druckmann about Wersching's passing to . "Even though the HBO show is a new iteration of The Last of Us, our storylines, worlds, and lives have become inextricably linked. We are a blended TLOU family now, and when tragedy strikes, we all feel it," Mazin writes. It's then revealed that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Last of Us episode 3 will be dedicated to ℱWersching, however since the episode has already aired, this will be added at a later date. 

If you'd like to pay respects to Wersching's family, consider donating to the actor's dedicated .