Overview
- Sanz’s parents announced on Instagram that she suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at her day program and was rushed to hospital, and they said she died Monday despite doctors’ efforts.
- TMZ was first to report the family’s account and multiple outlets have since quoted the parents’ statement as the primary source of the news.
- A&E issued a statement offering condolences and noting Sanz’s years on Born This Way, which ran from 2015 to 2019 and won multiple Emmys for its portrayal of adults with Down syndrome.
- Sanz appeared across all four seasons and her life on the show included a widely viewed 2018 wedding to castmate Angel Callahan; reports say the couple later separated.
- No public coroner report or full details on survivors, funeral plans or an official medical release have been published yet, and further information is expected as the story develops.