On , bartusiak died at the age of 21 in her apartment behind her parents houston home. · skye mccole bartusiak , the 21-year-old actress who tragically died on saturday, had been suffering from seizures in recent days, her mother said. Her boyfriend found bartusiak sitting in her bed inside the garage apartment next to her parents houston home, leading her mother to believe she had a seizure and choked. The seizures stopped for a few years before returning last week, she said. · bartusiak s mother, helen, told cnn that skye was suffering from epileptic seizures a week before she died. · actress skye mccole bartusiak , who played mel gibson’s daughter in “the patriot,” died saturday at her home in houston, her mother said. The star was best known for playing the role of mel gibsons young daughter in. · in the days before she died saturday at 21, skye mccole bartusiak had epileptic seizures , according to her mother. · skye mccole bartusiak , the 21-year-old actress who starred opposite heath ledger and mel gibson in the patriot, died weeks after suffering from seizures.
