Los Angeles: Actress Lindsey Pearlman, 43, who was known for her work on television series including Chicago Justice and Empire, was found dead in her car in Los Angeles on Friday, five days after she had been reported missing.
Pearlman had last been spotted in Hollywood on Sunday, although her body was found several miles away in a parked car.
According to a security guard working on a film in nearby Runyon Canyon, when police found the body of Pearlman, there were allegedly pills strewn throughout the inside of the vehicle. She was also said to be wrapped in a blanket.
Pearlman’s friends and family including her husband, Vance Smith, had asked for help from the public to help find her after she did not return home on Sunday, February 13.
He shared news of her death on Friday night. ‘The police found Lindsey. She’s gone. I’m broken,’ Smith wrote on social media.
‘I will share more later, but I wanted to say thank you to everyone for their love and efforts and ask you to respect the privacy of her family at this time.’
At one point, Smith shared an image of a woman on a beach in Oregon, although it was never confirmed whether it actually was Lindsey Pearlman or not.
‘Today around 8:30 a.m., Hollywood Area officers responded to a radio call for a death investigation at Franklin Avenue and North Sierra Bonita Avenue,’ the LAPD said in a statement Friday.
‘The LA County Coroner’s Office has since confirmed the individual to be Lindsey Erin Pearlman.’
There were no additional details given by the police. The cause of her death is now being investigated by the coroner.
According to her website, Pearlman was a graduate of The Second City Conservatory and had been active in the Chicago theatre community before heading to California to look for additional on-screen roles.
Her other television credits include The Ms Pat Show, Sneaky Pete, American Housewife, Vicious and General Hospital.
Elaine Hendrix, who portrayed Meredith Blake in The Parent Trap, paid tribute to her friend on Twitter.
‘Thank you to everyone who shared Lindsey’s missing person report. I’m deeply saddened & stunned to share that she was found deceased.
‘There’s no further info to share at this time. Pls send her friends & family love,’ she tweeted.