Daveigh Chase had a number of small roles on TV series (
ER, Charmed) and TV movies (notably the notorious
Michael Landon, the Father I Knew, Michael Landon Jr.’s detailing of being abandoned by his famous dad) before two years dramatically changed the course of her career. In 2001, she had a small part in the cult hit
Donnie Darko and voiced the lead in the English version of Hayao Miyazaki’s
Spirited Away. Then in 2002, she went scary-drowned-girl in
The Ring and animated-Hawaiian-heroine in
Lilo & Stitch. She has since reprised the character on
Lilo & Stitch: The Series and had a more grown-up role on
Big Love (which also featured her exceptional
singing).