Actress Isabelle Tate’s cause of death has been confirmed.
The “9-1-1: Nashville” actor died of “a rare form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease” on Oct. 19, Tate’s talent agency, The McCray Agency, revealed in an Instagram Story post on Thursday.
She passed away “peacefully” and her family “requests privacy as they deal with this sudden and shocking loss.”
The agency also included a link to donate to the CMTA, the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association.
“In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in Izzy’s memory be made at the same link,” the statement read.
“CMT is a rare multisystem, multiorgan disease that causes lifelong, progressive symptoms, including muscle weakness and atrophy in the arms and legs, sensory loss, and other complications,” according to the organization. “These symptoms often lead to challenges with balance, walking, hand use, and other daily activities.”
According to TMZ, the disease confined her to a wheelchair.
Tate appeared on the pilot of the ABC series and it was her first major acting job. The Post has learned that the Ryan Murphy show will have an “in memoriam” card for her at the end of next week’s episode.
On Wednesday, the Nashville-based McCray Agency wrote on Facebook, “We are deeply saddened and completely heartbroken to share that Isabelle Tate passed away on October 19th. She was 23.”
“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,” the post concluded. “She had a wonderful time.”
The series also stars Chris O’Donnell, LeAnn Rimes and Hunter McVey.
According to her obituary, “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.”
Additionally, she was an “aspiring actress,” who was “the life of the party,” “full of fire, a fighter” and “never once making excuses for the fact that she might have a disability relative to others.”
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