Jessica Campbell, best known for her roles in the 1999 film
Election and cult classic series
Freaks And Geeks, has died at 38.
Campbell s family announced the actor died on Dec 29, 2020 in Portland, Oregon, the United States.
Campbell retired from acting to become a naturopathic physician, and she collapsed after seeing patients at her practice.
She was unable to be revived and her cause of death is to be determined.
Campbell first appeared in the 1992 TV movie
In the Best Interest Of The Children, starring Sarah Jessica Parker.
Her following major film role was in 1999 comedy satire
Election, with Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon.
 alongside Sarah Jessica Parker. Her next role, in 1999âsÂ
Election, is probably her best-known: she played Tammy Metzler, a young lesbian who runs for student body president out of spite for her all-American brother. The role earned Campbell an Independent Spirit Award nomination for best debut performance.Â
She then appeared in Judd Apatowâs cult TV seriesÂ
Freaks and Geeks as Amy Andrews, love interest to a young Seth Rogen.Â
Campbellâs former collaborators, including Apatow and CampbellâsÂ
Election costar Reese Witherspoon, took to Twitter on Wednesday to express their condolences:Â
Some of my favorite memories of making Freaks and Geeks are of watching Jessica Campbell and @sethrogen figure their relationship out in improvisations. Jessica was so funny and an amazing, thoughtful actress. What a terrible loss. https://t.co/R9Y5RTKNat
Jessica Campbell, ‘Election’ and ‘Freaks and Geeks’ Star, Dies at 38
The actress-turned-naturopathic physician died suddenly last monthBrian Welk | January 13, 2021 @ 8:25 AM Last Updated: January 13, 2021 @ 10:53 AM
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Jessica Campbell, the young actress who played Tammy Metzler in Alexander Payne’s “Election” alongside Reese Witherspoon, has died. She was 38.
According to a GoFundMe arranged by her cousin, Campbell passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 29, leaving behind a 10-year-old son.
Campbell also starred in two episodes of “Freaks and Geeks,” and one of the show’s directors and writers, Judd Apatow, donated $5,000 to the fundraiser.
No cause of death was given, but Campbell’s family told TMZ that the former actress died in Portland, Ore., after collapsing in a bathroom. Results from an autopsy are expected soon.