Actor Nicki Aycox, who performed the unique Meg Masters on "Supernatural," died final week on the age of 47, her sister-in-law wrote on Fb. The reason for demise has not been confirmed, however Aycox had been battling leukemia since 2021.
"My lovely, sensible, fierce, extremely proficient, and loving sister-in-law, Nicki Aycox Raab, handed away yesterday with my brother, Matt Raab, by her facet," the actor's sister-in-law Susan Raab Ceklosky wrote on Fb on November 17. "Nicki and Matt had a beautiful life collectively in California. She was positively a fighter and everybody who knew her beloved her."
Aycox's first performing credit score was in 1996 for the TV collection "Bizarre Science." She went on to have roles in "The Twilight Zone," "The X-Recordsdata," "CSI" and "Jeepers Creepers 2" earlier than touchdown the function because the demon Meg Masters within the CW collection "Supernatural." She was in 4 episodes of the present in 2006 earlier than returning for yet one more in 2008, based on IMDB.
Aycox introduced in March 2021 that she was recognized with leukemia after feeling "very in poor health" for a number of months and pondering that she had COVID.
"I would like everybody to know I am doing extremely nicely and combating my approach via chemo," she mentioned on Instagram on the time.
Most of her Instagram posts since have been associated to her well being and therapy.
"Hopefully by Holidays 2022 I will be out of this Leukemia nightmare," she wrote in January, saying that she had simply began one other spherical of chemotherapy, a brand new transplant and doable t-cell remedy.
However in latest months, her well being appeared to worsen. In March, she mentioned that she was on the lookout for a spot to hire for 2 to 4 months.
"Remedy is getting powerful and we're making a protracted drive a number of instances every week," she wrote. "It is taking a toll."
Her final submit on Instagram was in March of this yr, laying in a hospital mattress and singing the '80s music "Right here I Go Once more" by Whitesnake.
Eric Kripke, who created "Supernatural," tweeted that he is "gutted" to have discovered of Aycox's demise.
"Too younger. She was a delight & delivered traces like honey & venom," he mentioned. "I marvel at how she made a easy phrase like 'lackluster' legendary."
Jim Beaver, who portrays Bobby Singer within the present, mentioned that his first episode was with Aycox.
"She was a terrific actress and a pleasant colleague. Im so unhappy to listen to of her demise," he tweeted on Sunday. "Sleep nicely, my buddy."