Actress Annie Wersching, who provided the voice and motion capture for Tess in The Last of Us, has passed away from cancer aged just 45.
Wersching was diagnosed with an unspecified cancer back in summer 2020, but kept it private and continued to act. In addition to her work on The Last of Us, Wersching is best known for her role as Renee Walker in 24 and Julia Brasher in Bosch.
The Last of Us wasn’t the only video game that she worked on, as Wersching also provided voice and capture performance for Tassyn in Anthem.
https://twitter.com/Neil_Druckmann/status/1619787693600428032?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EtweetMore recently, Wersching starred in the second season of Star Trek: Picard as the Borg Queen.
The character of Tess was a major player in the early stages of The Last of Us, accompanying Joel and Ellie during their initial trek from the Boston Quarantine Zone to meeting up with the Fireflies.