DePrez was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2015 . A GoFundMe was set up by her friend Derrick Kardos , raising $ 77,000 . Initially cancer-free by March 2016 , DePrez died of the disease on December 19 , 2017 at the age of 52 . She was included in the annual In Memoriam section of the 90th Academy Awards
90th Academy Awards
90th Academy Awards
Thérèse DePrez