‘9-1-1: Nashville’ Actress Isabelle Tate, 23, Dies From Rare Neuromuscular Disease

Tate, diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease at age 13, had recently returned to acting.

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The cause of death for Isabelle Tate, 23, who recently returned to acting in the television premiere of “9-1-1: Nashville,” was confirmed by her talent agency as a rare neuromuscular disease.

The McCray Agency wrote in a now-expired Instagram story on Oct. 23 that she had “passed away peacefully” from a rare form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease.

“We are deeply saddened and completely heartbroken to share that Isabelle Tate passed away on October 19th. She was 23,” the agency wrote in a separate tribute.

“I’ve known Izzy since she was a teenager and she recently returned to acting. She booked the first series she auditioned for, 9-1-1: Nashville. She had a wonderful time.”

CMT is an inherited neurological disorder that impacts a person’s peripheral nerves, according to the Mayo Clinic. It causes lifelong progressive symptoms, which include muscle weakness, loss of sensation, and atrophy in the arms and legs.

“Isabelle was full of fire, a fighter, never once making excuses for the fact that she might have a disability relative to others,” read her obituary.

“What she loved the most though was spending time with family and friends, always the life of the party. Her sister was her best friend and her mom was her shining beacon of light.”

Tate is survived by her mother, stepfather, father, and sister, with the family requesting in lieu of flowers that donations be made in her memory to the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association to advance research and treatment.

Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Tate was diagnosed with CMT at the age of 13 and previously opened up about being in a wheelchair and appreciating the “little things that are easily taken for granted.”

“When I was first diagnosed, I couldn’t fully understand what it was or grasp what it could be,” she wrote on Instagram in 2022.

“Over the years, I was going on with my life and would notice little things get more difficult for me, but not so much where it stood out to me significantly. Recently, it’s really progressed and I’ve come to terms that if I want to live my life to the fullest I need to use a wheelchair at times.”

Earlier this year, country singer-songwriter Alan Jackson, 66, retired from touring after being diagnosed with CMT.

“It’s genetic that I inherited from my daddy. There’s no cure for it, but it’s been affecting me for years. And it’s getting more and more obvious,” he told the Today show in 2021.

“I know I’m stumbling around stage now,” he said. “I’m having a little trouble balancing, even in front of the microphone. I just feel very uncomfortable.”

The two-time Grammy-winning artist performed his final concert in Milwaukee on May 17.