SKYE MCCOLE DEAD

Skye McCole Bartusiak, who portrayed Rose Wilder in Beyond the Prairie 2 and Mel Gibson's young daughter in The Patriot, was found unresponsive in a garage apartment at her parents' home. Attempts to revive her were unsuccessful. She was only 21. For more information, you can visit http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=878397

Skye McCole Bartusiak, best known for playing Mel Gibson's daughter in The Patriot, has died. She was 21.

"We are all shocked and heartbroken over Skye's passing," Bartusiak's manager said in a statement. "Aside from being incredibly talented, Skye was a beautiful and loving person who will be greatly missed. We ask everybody to respect the family's privacy during this most difficult time of grieving."
Bartusiak's longtime friend Abigail Breslin also honored the late actress.

"One of my very good friends and someone who was like a sister to me, Skye McCole Bartusiak passed away today. So devastated," the Little Miss Sunshine actress wrote on Twitter Saturday.

Bartusiak was found dead in her Texas home, according to TMZ, which first reported the news. The cause of death has not been determined.
The actress was 7 when The Patriot was released in 2000. She went on to have roles in The Cider House Rules and Fox's 24. On stage, she played Helen Keller opposite Hilary Swank in a 2003 production of The Miracle Worker.

Her most recent credits include the 2012 feature Sick Boy and several short films.

She will always be little Missie Davis in the Love Comes Softly series to me. She nailed that role, my favorite scene is when she was angry with Marty for spying on her talking to her dead mother. She could really turn on the emotions. Michael Landon Jr. knew how to pick the perfect little girl for that movie.
My heart and love go out to all those that loved Skye.

Jemeny Gin, I forgotten all about that! She was really good in that role...........as you say, she nailed it........

I have watched it so many times. I believe that Lennon Parker did an interview with her a few years ago too. Pioneerontheprairie.com

Wow so young to die. R.i.P

Sounds like an accidental drug overdose: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/10/13/patriot-actress-died-accidental-drug-overdose/ How very sad.

Oh my gosh. How very sad.

It's not even sad anymore! Just another useless death amongst the many........and it just keeps coming......