Rachael Carpani’s loved ones are in mourning.
The Australian actress—who appeared on N.C.I.S.: Los Angeles, A&E’s The Glades, Lifetime’s Against the Wall and the 2020 Ben Affleck film The Way Back—died at the age of 45, her sister Georgia announced.
“It is with great sadness that Tony and Gael Carpani announce that their beautiful daughter, beloved Australian actress Rachael Carpani, unexpectedly but peacefully passed away after a long battle with chronic illness, in the early hours of Sunday 7th December,” she wrote on Instagram Dec. 15. “The funeral will be a private event, to be held on Friday 19th December with close family and friends.”
She added, “The family requests privacy at this very difficult time and will be making no further statements.”
While comments were turned off on Georgia’s post, fans flooded the comments on a 2024 photo she had posted with Rachael—who was best known for playing Jodi Fountain on the Australian soap opera McLeod’s Daughters for nearly 180 episodes.
