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Chase in 2007, photo by s_bukley /Bigstock
Birth Name: Daveigh Elizabeth Chase-Schwallier
Date of Birth: July 24, 1990
Place of Birth: Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Date of Death: June 16, 2026
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, one quarter Italian/Sicilian, German, Scottish, French, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Daveigh Chase was an American actress, singer, model, and voice actress. She voiced Lilo Pelekai in the film Lilo & Stitch (2002), and its sequels, Stitch! The Movie and Leroy & Stitch ; as well as on Lilo & Stitch: The Series , and in the video games Disney’s Lilo & Stitch and Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise . Her roles also included the films Donnie Darko , Spirited Away , Samara Morgan in The Ring (2002), Carolina (2003), Beethoven’s 5th , the sequel S. Darko ; Yellow (2012), Little Red Wagon , Jack Goes Home , and American Romance ; the series Fillmore! , Oliver Beene , Big Love , and Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures ; the made-for-tv movies The Rats (2002) and Killer Crush ; the video game Let It Die ; and the short film Haunted Lighthouse 3D . She was also billed as Daveigh Elizabeth Chase.
Daveigh was the daughter of Cathy Chase and John Schwallier. She was partly raised in Albany, in the Willamette Valley, Oregon.
Daveigh’s paternal grandfather was Jerry Hart Schwallier (the son of John William Schwallier, Jr. and Anna Bell/Belle Thurman). Jerry was born in Kentucky. John was born in Kentucky, the son of John Chevelier Schwallier, who was born in France; and of Catherine/Katherine/Catharina B. Koehler/Koewler, who was an ethnic German, from Alsace, France. Daveigh’s great-grandmother Anna was born in Kentucky, the daughter of Henry Clay/Clayton Thurman and Cora Angeline/Angelina Hogg.
Daveigh’s paternal grandmother was named Viola Annuziata Cangialosi (the daughter of Anna). Viola was born in Tripoli, Libya, to Italian parents.
Daveigh’s maternal grandfather was Basil Terry Chase (the son of Millard Burke Chase and Nora Elizabeth Bennett). Daveigh’s grandfather Basil was born in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee. Millard was the son of Thomas Robb/Rob Chase, whose father and paternal grandfather were ministers, in the Methodist faith; and of Nancy Cate Lasater. Daveigh’s great-grandmother Nora was born in Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia, the daughter of Abner Marric Bennett and Margaret Emma Stancil.
Daveigh’s maternal grandmother was Ida Veigh Swann (the daughter of George Olney Swann and Ida Mae Thompson). Daveigh’s grandmother Ida was born in Alabama. George was the son of Robert L. Swann and Mary Elizabeth Tew. Daveigh’s great-grandmother Ida was the daughter of John Henry Thompson and Clara Elizabeth Young.
Sources: Obituary of Daveigh Chase – https://www.legacy.com
Marriage record of Daveigh’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Divorce record of Daveigh’s paternal grandparents, Jerry Hart Schwallier and Viola Annuziata – https://www.myheritage.com
Genealogy of Daveigh’s paternal grandfather, Jerry Hart Schwallier – https://www.wikitree.com
Death record of Daveigh’s paternal grandfather, Jerry Hart Schwallier – https://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Daveigh’s paternal grandmother, Viola (Annuziata) Schwallier – https://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Daveigh’s paternal great-grandmother, Anna (Cangialosi) Annuziata – https://lasvegassun.com
Genealogy of Daveigh’s maternal grandfather, Basil Terry Chase – https://www.findagrave.com