NEW YORK CITY, NY – Over the past six decades, several popular actresses have lost their own lives by
suicide during the middle of their fame.
Marilyn Monroe's
1962 infamous suicide was the first and since then still occassionally happened (while the first and only ever suicide which televised live was made infamously in July 1974 by popular female news anchor
Christine Chubbuck); most recently was South Korean actress
Kim Saeron (24), who died by suicide last Sunday evening (February 16, 2025) at 5 pm local time. Here are some of other notable popular modern actresses of 2010s who died by suicide at just of the very young age.
Canadian multi-talented actress August "Auggie" Ames (born in August 1994) was one of America's most popular pornographic actresses and glamour models in mid 2010s. On December 5, 2017, Ames was found died by suicide at her age of 23 years old. Prior to her death, Ames was supposed to star in a upcoming film, but she was then abused by her ex-boyfriend in one of the making scenes.
Indian actress Banerjee was also ruled suicide to death, on April 1, 2016 after being abused by her ex-boyfriend. She was 24 years old at the time of her death.
From October to November 2019, the Korean entertainment industry were shocked by the death of two of rising stars and actresses Sulli of F(x) and Hara of Kara. Sulli was first to died by suicide on October due to mental illness, and moments after Sulli's suicide, Sulli's best friend Hara mourned Sulli's death. The following month in November, it was Hara's turn to lost her life in same case as Sulli's. Following Sulli and Hara's deaths by suicide, many people blamed their anti-fans for attacking themselves by bullying the two of them, similar to Ames.
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