Nicki Aycox Dies: ‘Supernatural’ Actor Was 47

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It’s a sad day for Supernatural fans.

Tributes are being paid to Supernatural actress Nicki Aycox, who has died at the age of 47.

SUPERNATURAL actress Nicki Aycox has passed away last week at age 47. Aycox, who is most known for playing Meg Masters on the hit CW show, died on November 16 after battling leukemia for more than a year. Her sister-in-law Susan Raab Ceklosky announced her passing on Facebook.

The acting world is in mourning with the passing of actress Nicki Aycox, who passed away at just 47 years of age.The actress - best known for roles such as Meg Masters on The CW's Supernatural and Jaimie Allen on TNT's Dark Blue - was diagnosed with leukemia in 2020 and passed from the disease on Thursday, it was confirmed on social media by her sister-in-law, Susan Raab Ceklosky.Supernatural creator Eric Kripke also paid tribute to the actress with a heartfelt social media post. R.I.P.: The acting world is in mourning with the passing of actress Nicki Aycox, who passed away at just 47 years of age Passing: The actress - best known for roles such as Meg Masters on The CW's Supernatural and Jaimie Allen on TNT's Dark Blue - was diagnosed with leukemia in 2020 and passed from the disease on Thursday, it was confirmed on social media by her sister-in-law, Susan Raab Ceklosky Raab Celosky confirmed Aycox's death in a Facebook post on Thursday, along with photos of Aycox, her husband Matt Raab and their two children.'My beautiful, smart, fierce, incredibly talented, and loving sister-in-law, Nicki Aycox Raab, passed away yesterday with my brother, Matt Raab, by her side,' Raab Celosky said.  'Nicki and Matt had a wonderful life together in California.