Actress Isabelle Tate has died at age 23 — weeks after making an appearance on 9-1-1: Nashville.
Tate’s agency confirmed her death, writing via Facebook on Wednesday, October 22, “We are deeply saddened and completely heartbroken to share that Isabelle Tate passed away on October 19th. She was 23.”
The post continued: “I’ve known Izzy since she was a teenager and she recently returned to acting. She booked the first series she auditioned for, 9-1-1 Nashville. She had a wonderful time.”
Tate’s reps shared information from her obituary as well.
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“Isabelle loved volunteering her time to all things, particularly animals — her idea of a fun outing was visiting an animal shelter and doling out lots of love,” the website read. “Isabelle was full of fire, a fighter, never once making excuses for the fact that she might have a disability relative to others.”
A cause of death was not confirmed, with the rest of the obituary reading, “She was also quite musically inclined, often spending hours writing and recording songs with friends and even publishing a few. What she loved the most though was spending time with family and friends, always the life of the party. Her sister was her best friend and her mom was her shining beacon of light.”
Earlier this month, Tate appeared in the 9-1-1: Nashville series premiere. She played an attendee at a bachelorette party who got a dance from stripper-turned-firefighter Blue (Hunter McVey). Tate previously opened up about her health issues after being diagnosed with a progressive neuromuscular disease when she was 13.
“I don’t usually get vulnerable on this app, but l feel like this is something I have to share that’s been going on in my life. When I was 13, I got diagnosed with a progressive neuromuscular disease that weakens my leg muscles over time,” she wrote via Instagram in 2022. “When I was first diagnosed, I couldn’t fully understand what it was or grasp what it could be. Over the years, I was going on with my life and would notice little things get more difficult for me, but not so much where it stood out to me significantly.”
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Tate noted that her condition has “really progressed,” adding, “I’ve come to terms that if I want to live my life to the fullest I need to use a wheelchair at times. This has been a difficult journey for me because having to accept help and surrender to the progression of this condition has been extremely hard.”
At the time, Tate chose to focus on the positive.
“While I was trying to come to terms with this, I really did find that I lost myself in certain ways. I hated that it was not only breaking me down physically, but I was allowing it to also break down my spirit,” she continued. “I would have never expected something like this to happen to me, as most of us wouldn’t. I don’t know why these were the cards I was dealt in life, but I can’t change it so I’m choosing to embrace it and not let it define me.”
She concluded, “This has really changed my perspective on life, and if I’ve learned anything from this it’s to appreciate the little things that are easily taken for granted. You really never know what someone else is going through, so please always be kind and compassionate.”
