Actress played student Tammy Metlzer
Jessica Campbell, who starred in the 1999 black comedy Election has died at the age of 38.
The actress played student presidential candidate Tammy Metlzer in the 1999 cult movie - but although she won praise for her breakout role she left acting two years later.
She died unexpectedly in Portland on December 29, her family confirmed as her cousin Sarah Wessling set up a crowdfunding campaign to help support Campbell’s ten-year-old son Oliver.
Wessling wrote: ‘A true adventurer in every sense of the word, Jessica packed a staggering amount of experiences into her tragically short lifetime… To know her is to have an over-the-top story involving her. To know her is to have known true friendship.’
Jessica Campbell, the actress who played Carver High School’s firebrand student presidential candidate Tammy Metlzer in the 1999 cult classic
Election, has died. Per
Deadline and a verified crowdfunding page arranged by her cousin, the former actress died suddenly on December 29 after collapsing in a bathroom in Portland. As of now, her cause of death is unknown. “Her passion for life and the people in it was astounding,” reads the tribute in the GoFundMe campaign for Campbell’s memorial. “In addition to the impressive energy she poured into her own life, Jessica, on multiple occasions, dropped everything to travel across state lines and care for her loved ones in need. She was fun, she was loud, she was compassionate and loyal; no matter what she did, she was always uniquely Jessica.” She was 38.