Body Of Misty Upham Believed Found In Washington: State Report

• published: 17 Oct 2014
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Local broadcaster KIRO reported on Thursday, a body believed to be that of missing actress Misty Upham, who played a housekeeper in the movie adaption of "August: Osage County," has been found in the Seattle area. Auburn Police Commander Steve Stocker said, the 32 year-old acclaimed Native American actress, was reported missing by her father on Oct. 6, after she was last seen walking by herself from an apartment the day before around Auburn, some 20 miles south of Seattle. Police Find Missing Actress Misty Upham's Body, Identity Is Confirmed. After police in Auburn, Washington, found a body at the bottom of a 150-foot embankment near Forest Ridge Drive near the White River on Thursday, the actress's father, Charles Upham, confirmed her identity to the authorities After a body was found Thursday believed to be that of “August: Osage County” actress Misty Upham, filmmaker friend and family spokesperson Tracy Rector confirmed that the body has been identified as Upham. She was 32. Upham was found dead in Seattle suburb Auburn in a wooded area. While police were not originally sure the body was Upham’s, they did report that a purse was near the body containing identification of the actress. Rector told Variety that she and the family believes the Auburn Police Department could have done more to locate the actress. “We just want to make it clear that the Auburn police had nothing to do with looking for her or finding her,” she said. “It was friends and family that led the search and rescue teams that found Misty.” Rector says friends and family confirmed her body at 6 p.m. Thursday, and that no cause of death has been revealed yet. A statement on the Auburn Police Department Facebook page said it took five hours and a 10-person team to recover the body. “The Auburn Police Department states that there is no initial evidence or information to indicate foul play; however the Medical Examiner will make the final determination,” the statement wrote. Upham, also known for roles in “Frozen River” and “Django Unchained,” was reported missing by her family on Oct. 6, a day after they told police she was suicidal. Her father, Charles Upham, noted that she had stopped taking her medication for anxiety and bi-polar disorder. Upham had moved to Seattle to help care for her father, who was recovering from a stroke. Charles Upham said that he didn’t believe his daughter would commit suicide, saying she “just decided to leave home for awhile.” “She doesn’t believe in killing herself,” he told KIRO-TV. “She believes that is a sin and she would never do that.” Misty Upham played Johnna Monevata in “August: Osage County,” the cast of which was nominated for a 2014 SAG Award. She was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2009 for her work in “Frozen River.” The King County Coroner’s Office is expected to make a statement on the death on Friday. extra tag. misty upham, misty upham django, misty upham imdb, misty upham native american, misty upham twitter, misty upham facebook, misty upham bikini, misty upham actress, misty upham biography, misty upham in django misty upham missing misty upham photos misty upham django unchained misty upham cannes images misty upham hot misty upham s misty upham hot misty upham measurements misty upham bio misty upham pictures misty upham native american misty upham movie misty upham imdb misty upham osage misty upham django unchained misty upham wiki