Actor Nicki Aycox, who starred in the TV show Supernatural, has died at age 47.
The actress’ sister-in-law Susan Raab Ceklosky confirmed her passing in a Facebook post on Thursday.
“My beautiful, smart, fierce, incredibly talented, and loving sister-in-law, Nicki Aycox Raab, passed away yesterday with my brother, Matt Raab, by her side,” the bereaved relative wrote. “Nicki and Matt had a wonderful life together in California. She was definitely a fighter and everyone who knew her loved her.”
The post did not reveal Aycox’s cause of death, however, the actress had announced she’d been diagnosed with leukaemia in an Instagram post in March 2021.
“I became very ill thinking I had Covid in Jan and February. Well things came to a head,” the TV star wrote alongside a photo of her in the hospital with a shorn head. “I ended up in a hospital diagnosed with Leukemia.”
She added, “I want everyone to know I’m doing incredibly well and fighting my way thru chemo. I will update with a better pic of myself, and talk about staying positive thru the worst of times. Take care of yourself all! I’ll be back better, stronger, and wiser!”
In her final Instagram post on March 25, Aycox uploaded a video of herself singing the Whitesnake song Here I Go Again from her hospital bed.
“DO NOT attempt to sing 80s music after taking high doses of chemo,” her caption read. “Will cause memory loss. Literally got not 1 lyric correct.”
Born May 26, 1975, in Hennessey, Oklahoma, Aycox is best known for appearing on the dark fantasy TV drama Supernatural from 2006 to 2008 as Meg Masters, a college student who was possessed by a follower of Lucifer.
She also had roles in Cold Case, Law & Order, Dark Blue, Dark Angel, Ally McBeal, The X-Files and Boy Meets World.
Aycox appeared in a number of movies as well, including Perfect Stranger, Jeepers Creepers 2 and The Girl on the Train. Her final acting credit was in the 2014 film Dead on Campus, in which she played the part of Danielle Williams.
The TV industry was devastated by her loss. Eric Kripke, who created Supernatural and The Boys, mourned Aycox’s passing on Twitter, writing: “Gutted to hear the great #NickiAycox, our first #MegMasters, passed away. Too young.”
“She was a delight & delivered lines like honey & venom,” he added. “I marvel at how she made a simple word like ‘lacklustre’ legendary.”
This article originally appeared in the New York Post and was reproduced with permission.