J. Madison Wright

Actress, model

J. Madison Wright Morris, a former child actress and model, died July 21 in Lexington, Ky. She was 21.

She died of a heart attack a day after returning from her honeymoon with husband Brent Joseph Morris. They were married July 8.

She moved with her family to Los Angeles to pursue acting In 1992 and started out at 9 playing uppity young beauty contestants in “Grace Under Fire” and “The Nanny.”

Her first major role came in the mid-1990s NBC series “Earth 2.” She also appeared in the 1997 feature film “Shiloh,” with her younger sister Tori, and in several television shows, including “ER.” Her last role was in the 1998 Disney TV movie “Safety Patrol.”

Morris had a heart transplant in 2000 after an X-ray revealed she had an enlarged heart, and she was diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy. After her operation, she gave talks to various groups about organ donation.

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She had planned to teach high school this fall.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her parents, a sister and two brothers.

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