NOLA.com reported. Paramedics pronounced the actress dead at the scene, while the male passenger drove himself to the hospital for treatment.
The New Orleans native achieved international acclaim at 12 for portraying Joy Strong in 2012’s “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” a surrealist drama about a poor bayou community struggling to survive amid a pending storm.
The haunting indie film, which was shot south of Houma, received the coveted Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. “BOTSW” director Benh Zeitlin cast all Louisiana natives for the main roles, auditioning more than 4,000 mostly non-actors, before finally settling on a cast.
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