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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.
She initially thought she had contracted Covid-19 after becoming ‘very ill’ but was later diagnosed with cancer and underwent grueling chemo treatments.
She documented her health struggles on her vegan lifestyle website Cashews and Olives and she provided updates on her health on the site’s Instagram.
She shared her last post with fans on March 26, where she was seen singing along to an 80s song from her hospital bed after chemotherapy.
Supernatural creator Eric Kripke also paid tribute to the actress with a heartfelt social media post on Sunday.
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 devoted husband Matt Raab.
‘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. She was definitely a fighter and everyone who knew her loved her,’ she concluded.
Last post: Nicki documented her battle on her cashewsandolives Instagram account, and last shared a video in March 26
Devastating: She initially thought she had contracted Covid-19 after becoming ‘very ill’ but was later diagnosed with cancer
Kripke shared a gif of Aycox’s Meg Masters blowing out a candle, along with a tribute to her.
‘Gutted to hear the great #NickiAycox, our first #MegMasters, passed away,’ Kripke began.
‘Too young. She was a delight & delivered lines like honey & venom. I marvel at how she made a simple word like “lackluster” legendary,’ he concluded with hashtags #RIP #SPN and #SPNFamily.
Tribute: Kripke shared a gif of Aycox’s Meg Masters blowing out a candle, along with a tribute to her
Aycox was born in Hennessey, Oklahoma and spent her childhood performing in pageants and playing the piano.
She studied briefly at the University of Oklahoma before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career.
Nicki had guest-starring roles in Weird Science, L.A. Heat, 3rd Rock From the Sun, USA High and Boy Meets World in the late 1990s.
She had a seven-episode arc as Lily Gallagher in Providence along with guest-starring roles in The X-Files, Ally McBeal, Dark Angel while filming movies like Crime + Punishment in Suburbia, Rave McBeth and Jeepers Creepers 2.
Childhood: Aycox was born in Hennessey, Oklahoma and spent her childhood performing in pageants and playing the piano
She had extended arcs in Ed, LAX and Over There before landing her beloved role as Meg Masters in Supernatural.
She appeared as the demonic character in four episodes of Season 4 and one episode of Season 5.
She also recurred on Cold Case and starred as Jaimie Allen in the TNT crime drama series Dark Blue.
Her final roles before retiring from acting were the 2014 films The Girl On the Train and Dead on Campus.
Arc: She had a seven-episode arc as Lily Gallagher in Providence along with guest-starring roles in The X-Files, Ally McBeal, Dark Angel while filming movies like Crime + Punishment in Suburbia, Rave McBeth and Jeepers Creepers 2
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