Jeanette Maus,Resident evil VILLAGE actress, died at age 39
Resident evil fans are excited to play Resident Evil VILLAGE. It is a new direction for the series because from fighting Zombies and mutants, The player will not face werewolves, vampires and witches. Actress Jeanette Maus gave life to those witches. Sadly it is one of her last few roles.
The Capcom development team announced that the actress who played the role the witches in Resident evil VILLAGE passed away. Jeanette Maus died at the very young age of 39. The cause of her passing is her long battle with Colon Cancer. Before Resident evil 8, she have an onscreen role the film Charm City Kings.
The Witches are the daughters of one of the lead villains of the game Lady Dimitrescu. . The facial expressions of the witches you will see in the game is Jeanette’s talent because they the RE:engine uses motion capture acting. Her voices and likeness are use to bring these characters to life.
She have two upcoming movies before she passed away. Both films are currently in post production.
We here at Capcom R&D 1 are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Jeanette Maus, the talented actress who helped bring several different characters, including our witches to the world in Resident Evil Village. Our hearts go out to her family and loved ones. pic.twitter.com/zG1K6BrkY0
— Capcom Dev 1 (@dev1_official) January 28, 2021
Her former Acting coach gave tribute to her on this nostalgic Instagram post that shows what kind of person she is.
If you play Resident evil 8 aka Resident evil VILLAGE and feel dread and intimidation from the witches. Then it means Jeanette Maus did a great job. The game is now a tribute to her talent. The Whole Resident evil community barely knows her but they gave their condolences to her family and loved ones. We only get to see snippets of her acting on the demo and trailers but people already gave it positive reaction.
It would have been nice if she gets to play the game in release and see the labors of her hard work. Sadly it us the players who will embark on that experience for her.