Actors We Lost Too Soon

Any actor's dream is to see their name up in lights - but when that stardom is cut tragically short, their fans are robbed of the promise of what might have been. And sadly, Hollywood has seen plenty of actors come and go long before their time. Best known for playing Mel Gibson's youngest daughter in the Revolutionary War epic The Patriot, Skye McCole Bartusiak died on July 19th, 2014. She was 21. According to CNN, Bartusiak was found by her boyfriend sitting up in her bed in their Houston apartment. Her mother, Helen, stated that paramedics tended to her for 45 minutes, but were unable to restart her heart. She told the publication: "We lost our girl. She was a kind and really beautiful girl." Her mother also stated that Bartusiak had been suffering from epileptic seizures in the days leading up to her death - and believed that had been the cause. She told CNN: "We think she had a seizure and choked and nobody was there." However, according to a report by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, Bartusiak's cause of death was listed as an accidental overdose - from the combined toxic effects of hydrocodone and difluoroethane with carisoprodol. Watch the video for more Actors We Lost Too Soon. #JamesDean #BrittanyMurphy #2Pac Skye McCole Bartusiak | 0:00 James Dean | 1:14 Natasha Richardson | 2:00 Nelsan Ellis | 3:20 Adrienne Shelly | 4:40 Tupac Shakur | 5:38 Lucy Gordon | 6:36 Cameron Boyce | 7:34 Bernie Mac | 8:30 John Ritter | 9:37 Brittany Murphy | 10:32 Jonathan Brandis | 11:44