Daveigh Elizabeth Chase (née Chase-Schwallier; born July 24, 1990) is an American actress best known for playing Rhonda Volmer in the HBO series Big Love, Samara Morgan in The Ring, Lilo Pelekai in the Lilo & Stitch franchise, Samantha Darko in Donnie Darko and Chihiro in the English version of Spirited Away.
She appeared in:
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1998) as Little Girl
- Charmed (2000) as Young Christina Larson
- The Practice (2000) as Jennifer Wakefield
- ER (2000) as Taylor Walker
- Donnie Darko (2001) as Samantha Darko
- S. Darko (2009)
- Yes, Dear (2001) as Brooke
- A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001) as Child Singer (deleted scene)
- Spirited Away (2001) as Chihiro (voice)
- Touched by an Angel (2001) as Heather Albright
- Lilo & Stitch franchise as Lilo Pelekai (voice):
- Lilo & Stitch (2002)
- Lilo & Stitch (Game Boy Advance) (2002)
- Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise (2002)
- Stitch! The Movie (2003)
- Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003-06)
- Leroy & Stitch (2006)
- The Ring (2002) as Samara Morgan
- Fillmore! (2003) as Joyce Summit / Tracy Mabini (voice)
- Oliver Beene (2003-04) as Joyce
- CSI (2004) as Tessa Press
- Cold Case (2004) as Ariel Shuman, 1990
- Big Love (2006-11) as Rhonda Volmer
- Without a Trace (2008) as Diana Reed
- Mercy (2009) as Ashley Jeffries
- Let It Die (2016) as Kiwako Seto (voice)
Tropes applying to her roles:
- Creepy Child: As Samara Morgan, Samantha Darko and, to a much lesser extent, Lilo Pelekai.
- Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: Definitely as Samara Morgan.
- Protagonist Title: Lilo Pelekai and Samantha Darko.
- What Could Have Been: Has lost out on two roles to Kristen Stewart: Sarah in Panic Room and Tracy in Into the Wild. She even noted it in her blog:"I would be lying if I said I didn't want every role I auditioned for, otherwise why would I waste my time? But there were some that stood out, that I really really did want and was so close and even thought I might get... but unfortunately I didn't. One was to play Robin Williams' daughter in RV, that singer girl got the part. Another was for movie Panic Room, I was one of a few girls up for it, lost it to Hayden Panettiere who is on Heroes now, but she got fired from the movie I was told, and I was then up for it again but this time lost it to Kristen Stewart.... so it wasn't meant to be.... and another film that hasn't come out yet, I was one of a few girls who met w/ director Sean Penn but again lost out to Kristen Stewart, go figure lol and then there are guest roles on TV shows haha the list could go on."
