<P> Skye McCole Bartusiak ( September 28 , 1992 -- July 19 , 2014 ) was an American film and television actress . She appeared in The Patriot ( 2000 ) , Do n't Say a Word ( 2001 ) , as Rose Wilder in Beyond the Prairie : The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder ( 2002 ) , 24 ( 2002 -- 03 ) , Boogeyman ( 2005 ) , and Kill Your Darlings ( 2006 ) . </P>
<P> Skye McCole Bartusiak ( September 28 , 1992 -- July 19 , 2014 ) was an American film and television actress . She appeared in The Patriot ( 2000 ) , Do n't Say a Word ( 2001 ) , as Rose Wilder in Beyond the Prairie : The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder ( 2002 ) , 24 ( 2002 -- 03 ) , Boogeyman ( 2005 ) , and Kill Your Darlings ( 2006 ) . </P>
who played mel gibson 's wife in the patriot
who played mel gibson 's wife in the patriot
Skye McCole Bartusiak
Skye McCole Bartusiak