R.I.P Annie Wershing.

Cancer has sadly claimed the life of another talented soul, in actress, and most importantly mother, Annie Wershing. Who has died at the age of just 45. Though most will recognise Annie as the hardened smuggler “Tess” from NaughtyDog’s “The Last Of Us”, it was her performance as Renee Walker in 24 that I will remember most prominently. During season 7, after the dissolution of C.T.U, that by this point had been infiltrated by more moles than a golf course, F.B.I agent Renee Walker is introduced as a potential understudy to serial interegator, Jack Bauer. Though a resolute investigator, Renee is initially reluctant to disobey the law to achieve her goals, but eventually resorts to the same methods employed by Jack to get the answers she needs. And Annie’s performance as Renee Walker elevated an otherwise mediocre season.

Her portrayal of Tess in “The Last Of Us” felt like an extension of her character in 24. Tenacious. Inured. As if Renee Walker had been pushed to the limit of her morality, that with the slightest nudge could tip her over the edge and into the abyss. We as an audience have been deprived of yet another great talent, but much sadder is her children being deprived of their mother. Condolences and prayer’s are a poor substitute. What a tragic loss.