Skye McCole Bartusiak, born on the 28th of September, 1992, was an American actor who became known for her role in the series “24”, and for starring in movies including “The Patriot”, “Don’t Say a Word”, and “Boogeyman”. She passed away in 2014.
So how much was Bartusiak’s net worth? As of mid-2017, it is reported to be $250,000, acquired largely from the years she worked as an actress in both film and television, which began in the late ‘90s.
Skye McCole Bartusiak Net Worth $250,000
Born in Houston, Texas, Bartusiak was the daughter of Raymond Donald Bartusiak and Helen McCole. She started her career at a very young age, while still attending St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal School. Bartusiak’s acting career began when she was six years old when she appeared in the television series “Storm of the Century” in 1999. It was then followed with an appearance in the series “JAG” and “Judging Amy”. In that same year, she also appeared in her first movie “The Cider House Rules”. Her early years in acting helped establish her career and her net worth.
In 2000, Bartusiak starred alongside Mel Gibson in the movie “The Patriot”; her performance as a traumatized young kid earned her a nomination for a Young Artist award for Best Ensemble in a feature film. Other films that she starred in included “Riding in Cars with Boys” and “Don’t Say a Word”.
While being active in films, Bartusiak also starred in various television series. Some of the shows she appeared in included “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”, “Touched by an Angel” and “24”, in which she starred from 2002 to 2003.
Bartusiak also became active in TV movies, and starred in “Blonde”, “Firestarter: Rekindled”, and “Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder”. She also shared a Character and Morality in Entertainment Award with her co-stars in the TV movie “Love Comes Softly”.
In 2003, Bartusiak tried her hand in a stage production, starring alongside Hilary Swank in “The Miracle Worker”. She also continued to star in films, and appeared in “Against the Ropes”, “Boogeyman”, “Pineapple”, and “Good Day for It” during 2008 to 2011. Meanwhile, she was also consistent in appearing in various television shows, including “George Lopez”, “House”, “Lost”, ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”, and “Close to Home”. She last appeared in “Frame of Reference” in 2013.
In total, Skye appeared in over 20 films on the big screen, and a similar number on TV. Her years acting in television, film, and stage production tremendously increased her wealth.
In terms of her personal life, Bartusiak met her untimely death in 2014, when her boyfriend found her unconscious inside her home; she was ruled by the coroner to have died due to accidental overdose.
Young Artist Awards - Best Ensemble in a Feature Film/Best Performance (2001, 2002)
Movies
The Patriot (2000), Don't Say a Word (2001), Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), Boogeyman (2005), Kill Your Darlings (2006), Sick Boy (2012)
TV Shows
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000), Touched by an Angel (2001), Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (2002), 24 (2002–03), George Lopez (2004)
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My parents met in the theatre and I thought that was so romantic. My dad was a scenic designer and my mom was a dancer, and that's how they met, they met in the theatre. And I thought, yes!, I get to be like my mom and my dad.
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There are lots of people I'd like to work with. It would be fun to be in a movie with Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen.
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It's a lot easier for grown-ups, for kids on set, it's always, `Go to school, go to school.'
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I'm looking for a Santa Claus movie because I know the real Santa, and I bet I can get him to do it.
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At the time of her death she had two dogs named Milo and Tex.
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Favorite movies were The Princess Bride, Walk the Line and The Insider.
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Graduated from Laurel Springs High School in 2010.
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Her parents met in the theatre. Her father was a scenic designer and her mother was a dancer.
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Her mother, Helen McCole Bartusiak, passed away on May 22, 2015.
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The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences ruled that McCole's death was accidental. The "combined toxic effects of hydrocodone and difluoroethane with carisoprodol" were listed as the main cause of death. [October 2014]
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Shares a birthday with fellow Houston native Hilary Duff, although the two were born 5 years apart.
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When she was younger, she made short films starring her dog Pippa.
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Had directed 2 film shorts and was in the stages of directing her first feature at the time of her death.
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She died on the same day as "Maverick" and "The Rockford Files" star James Garner.
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On July 19, 2014, McCole Bartusiak was found dead in her apartment behind her parents' Houston home. Her mother told CNN and the Associated Press that the actress was found by her boyfriend, sitting up in her bed; she began CPR on her daughter before paramedics arrived, who then worked "for 45 minutes" to no avail. Helen McCole Bartusiak said Skye "had been healthy and did not drink or do drugs", and had recently been suffering from epileptic seizures and that this likely played a role in her death.