<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F07%2F20%2Fshowbiz%2Fobit-skyemccolebartusiak%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak</a>, seen here with Mel Gibson in "The Patriot," died Saturday, July 19, at her home in Houston, according to her mother. She was 21. Bartusiak played Gibson's youngest daughter in the film, one of her best-known roles.
Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak —
Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak, seen here with Mel Gibson in "The Patriot," died Saturday, July 19, at her home in Houston, according to her mother. She was 21. Bartusiak played Gibson's youngest daughter in the film, one of her best-known roles.
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Bartusiak attends the 'American Primitive' reception on January 10, 2009, in Palm Springs, California.
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Bartusiak attends the 'American Primitive' reception on January 10, 2009, in Palm Springs, California.
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Bartusiak arrives at Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids' Choice Awards on March 29, 2008, in Westwood, California.
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Bartusiak arrives at Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids' Choice Awards on March 29, 2008, in Westwood, California.
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Bartusiak arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "In Her Line of Fire" on April 19, 2006, in Los Angeles.
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Bartusiak arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "In Her Line of Fire" on April 19, 2006, in Los Angeles.
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Bartusiak arrives at the premiere of "Sky High" on July 24, 2005 in Hollywood.
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Bartusiak arrives at the premiere of "Sky High" on July 24, 2005 in Hollywood.
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Bartusiak arrives at the premiere of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" on July 10, 2005 in Hollywood.
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Bartusiak arrives at the premiere of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" on July 10, 2005 in Hollywood.
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Bartusiak and her dog Pippa attend the 4th Annual "Nuts For Mutts" dog show and pet adoption at Pierce College on April 3, 2005, in Woodland Hills, California.
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Bartusiak and her dog Pippa attend the 4th Annual "Nuts For Mutts" dog show and pet adoption at Pierce College on April 3, 2005, in Woodland Hills, California.
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Bartusiak arrives at the "Raising Helen" screening during the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival on May 1, 2004, in New York City.
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Bartusiak arrives at the "Raising Helen" screening during the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival on May 1, 2004, in New York City.
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Bartusiak attends the premiere of "Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams" on July 28, 2002, in Hollywood, California.
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Bartusiak attends the premiere of "Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams" on July 28, 2002, in Hollywood, California.
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Bartusiak attends the premiere of "The Patriot" on June 27, 2000, in Century City, Calfiornia.
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Bartusiak attends the premiere of "The Patriot" on June 27, 2000, in Century City, Calfiornia.
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