Kelley Mack, best known for playing Addy in The Walking Dead Season 9, passed away at age 33. She died on August 2 in her hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, surrounded by close family.
Her family confirmed the heartbreaking news in an emotional Instagram post. “With indelible sadness, we are announcing the passing of our dear Kelley,” they wrote. “Such a bright, fervent light has transitioned to the beyond, where we all eventually must go.”
Her younger sister shared the touching message and added that Kelley passed peacefully with her loving mother Kristen, and devoted aunt Karen by her side. “Kelley has already come to many of her loved ones in the form of various butterflies 🦋❤️,” she wrote. “She will be missed by so many to depths that words cannot express.”
Mack died quietly, battling glioma, a rare and aggressive disease affecting the central nervous system.
Who was Kelly Mack?
Born Kelley Klebenow, she racked up over 35 screen credits throughout her career. Audiences best knew her as Addy in Season 9 of The Walking Dead, Penelope Jacobs in Season 8 of Chicago Med, and in FOX’s 9-1-1. She also worked extensively in commercials and voice-over projects, appearing in campaigns for Dr. Pepper, Ross Stores, Dairy Queen, Chick-fil-A, and others.
She began acting in commercials as a child and pursued her creative ambitions through education. Mack graduated from Hinsdale Central High School and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in cinematography from Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in Orange, California.
Throughout her illness, Mack chose to keep her glioma diagnosis private
What Is Glioma?
Glioma is a broad term for tumors that develop in glial cells – non-neuronal cells that play a critical role in supporting and protecting neurons in the brain and spinal cord.
Mack’s death has put focus on this rare disease.
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