Nicki Aycox has passed away. She was best known for her role as Meg Masters on the CW series Supernatural.
Susan Raab Ceklosky, the actress’s sister-in-law, posted on social media that the 47-year-old actress had died. Ceklosky said that Aycox had died on Thursday, but at this point, the cause of death has not been found (November 17).
Aycox fought leukemia for two years, which was very hard on her. She shared updates on her health on her Instagram page, which is called “cashewandolives,” to show how brave she was.
The “Jeepers Creepers” actress wrote in her Instagram bio that she was “about to have stem cell transplant #2.” She also shared her most recent touching post, which was from late March, and showed her singing happily from her hospital bed after a round of chemotherapy.
Please take a minute to read what Aycox’s brother-in-law wrote below:
When the star of “Supernatural” first got sick, she thought she had a cold. However, her doctors later told her that they had found cancer in her body. A source says that she then went through both chemotherapy and stem cell treatment after that.
After Aycox died, her sister-in-law wrote a touching eulogy about her life and posted it on Facebook.
My beautiful, smart, fierce, incredibly talented, and loving sister-in-law, Nicki Aycox Raab, passed away yesterday with my brother, Matt Raab, by her side.
Nicki and Matt had a wonderful life together in California,
Ceklosky wrote, adding:
She was definitely a fighter and everyone who knew her loved her.
Also on November 20, the person who created Supernatural, Eric Kripke, wrote a heartfelt tribute to the actress on social media.
Gutted to hear the great #NickiAycox, our first #MegMasters, passed away. Too young.
She was a delight and delivered lines like honey and venom. I marvel at how she made a simple word like ‘lackluster’ legendary,
he concluded, adding a gif of her blowing out candles as the beloved Meg Masters.
Aycox was born in 1975 in the Oklahoma city of Hennessey. As a child, she took part in pageants and played the piano. She spent a short time at the University of Oklahoma before moving to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career in acting.
In the first and fourth seasons of Supernatural, she played the demon who lives in a human body. This role got her the most attention and made her one of the most well-known cast members. Her last time on the show was in an episode from the fifth season that used old footage from her other appearances.
The actress has had lead roles in Weird Science, L.A. Heat, 3rd Rock From the Sun, USA High, and Boy Meets World. She has also been a guest star in a number of other TV shows and movies.
She also starred in The X-Files, Ally McBeal, and Dark Angel. During this time, she shot movies like Crime and Punishment in Suburbia, Rave McBeth, and Jeepers Creepers 2. In Providence, she played Lily Gallagher for seven episodes.
Aycox played Jaimie Allen in the movie Dark Blue. The Girl on the Train and Dead on Campus, both of which came out in 2014, was her last roles as an actress. Since then, Aycox has stopped acting.
Over the past few years, the former actress has gained a following through her website, Cashews and Olives, which is about veganism and healthy eating. During that time, she also put out her first EP, Red Velvet Room, which had five of her own songs.
She is survived by her loving husband, Matt Raab.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Aycox’s family and friends during this hard time.
