OMG, how sad

'Meet the Parents' actress dead at 31
CNN.COM

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Actress Nicole DeHuff, who memorably took a volleyball in the face from Ben Stiller in the 2000 hit movie 'Meet the Parents,' died of complications from pneumonia. She was 31.

DeHuff had twice visited a hospital shortly before her death February 16 but was sent home both times, the E! Network's E! Online Web site reported Friday.

'Meet the Parents' was DeHuff's first film. A bumbling Stiller, who is dating her sister, accidentally breaks her nose during a volleyball game on the eve of her wedding. The action is one of many that estrange Stiller from DeHuff's menacing father, played by Robert De Niro.

The actress also appeared in the films 'Suspect Zero' and 'See Arnold Run' and had a starring role in the recently completed movie 'Unbeatable Harold,' which was directed by her husband, Ari Palitz.

She had a regular role in the 2002 TV series 'The Court' and appeared on such other shows as 'CSI: Miami,' 'Without a Trace,' 'Dragnet,' 'The Practice' and 'Monk.'

The Oklahoma native earned a bachelor's degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh before moving to Los Angeles

wow

OMG how sad.

I found a pic of her. r.i.p

How sad and so young!

That is very sad. She was my age.

i read that a few days ago that is very sad the hospital kept ignoring her pleas that something was really wrong and sent her home.

the hospital should be sewed because they didn't help her and sent her home the hospital is to blame for this! i am so sorry for her family that they loss a daughter/wife its sad. my prayers go out to her family

That is so sad

i just read this!!! i always used to tease my mom b/c i've had pneumonia twice and she didn't take it seriously the first time so when someone dies from it, they are usually like 80, but i tell her, 'see! i could have died!' but 31!!!!!!!!!!!!! wow poor girl.

OMG so sad. Thoughts and ers are with the family!