Reese Witherspoon and Chris Klein pay tribute to Election co-star Jessica Campbell after sudden death at 38

Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein and Matthew Broderick are among those who remember Election actress Jessica Campbell, who died at 38.

Campbell, who played Tammy Metzler in the 1999 film About Three High School Students Running for Student Body President, died “suddenly and unexpectedly” at home on Dec. 29, according to her professional website. After success in Hollywood – also appearing on TV Freaks and Geeks and the 2001 film Object security – she became a naturopathic doctor and had a practice in Vancouver, Washington.

A GoFundMe in his name has been set up for his 10-year-old son, Oliver, as well as to cover unexpected cremation, commemoration and probate costs. Campbell has been described as “a true adventurer in every sense of the word”, packing “a staggering amount of experiences in her tragically short life … Traveling the world, acting, becoming a doctor, being the mother of the child. coolest ever; those bucket list items woven into the daily fabric of her reality. His passion for life and the people there was incredible.

Her cousin Sarah Wessling, who organized the fundraiser online, told TMZ the family are awaiting autopsy results from the Multnomah County medical examiner. Campbell had a normal day seeing patients. During a visit with her mother and aunt later, she collapsed on the bathroom floor. They said Campbell had congestion, thinking she had a cold, but the family did not suspect COVID.

Election director Alexander Payne and Freaks and Geeks Executive producer Judd Apatow was among the top donors listed on GoFundMe – and tributes to Campbell abound.

Witherspoon, whose character Tracy Flick faced off against Tammy Metzler in the Election election, wrote that she is “so sorry” to hear the news. “Work with Jessica on Election was such a pleasure. I send all my love to Jessica’s family and loved ones.

Chris Klein, who played Campbell’s brother and opponent in the film, wrote that he was “shocked and saddened to receive the news.” He said Election “Was the first ‘big movie’ for both of us. I will be forever grateful for the experiences we shared on this trip.

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Broderick, who played civics teacher Jim McAllister, said The Hollywood Reporter, “When I think of Jessica, I remember a shy, incredibly sweet, rosy-cheeked teenage girl who loved to chat with me about what is best to order from Applebee’s. She was very expensive and a very good actress. Heartbreaking news. My deepest sympathy to his son and the rest of his family. “

Apatow shared on Twitter that some of her “favorite creation memories Freaks and Geeks are watching Jessica Campbell and @sethrogen imagine their relationship in improvisations, “while playing tuba player Amy Andrews, a two-episode Ken Miller sweetheart from Rogen in 2000.” Jessica was so funny and an amazing actress and thoughtful. What a terrible loss. (Rogen forwarded Apatow’s post.)

Campbell’s professional website details how she long envisioned a career in traditional medicine, but after “some soul-searching, she realized that holistic medicine was what really spoke to her. And “because of a family history of cancer, she knew she wanted to focus on integrative cancer care.”

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