A film director who worked with Macaulay Culkin's sister Dakota before her tragic death has paid tribute to the Home Alone star's older sibling - remembering her as a "humble" young woman.
The 29-year-old stepped in front of a car in West Los Angeles just before 11pm on Tuesday, according to Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Richard French.
She was rushed to UCLA hospital with massive head trauma and died the following day.
Prior to her death, Culkin was trying to break into film production, and landed a behind-the-cameras role on independent movie Lost Soul.
The film's director, Dana Schroeder, recalls: "Dakota was very humble. She didn't want to get in front of the cameras, she wanted to work behind the scenes."
A pal of Dakota Culkin tells People.com, "She was very low key, but at the same time proud of her siblings. She was very close to Macaulay. They would talk frequently on the phone or go out to eat.
"All of us who knew and worked with Dakota are in deep shock. It was a total freak accident."
Culkin, 28, has five other siblings: Shane, 32, actor Kieran, 26, Quinn, 24, Christian, 21, and actor Rory, 19.
The 29-year-old stepped in front of a car in West Los Angeles just before 11pm on Tuesday, according to Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Richard French.
She was rushed to UCLA hospital with massive head trauma and died the following day.
Prior to her death, Culkin was trying to break into film production, and landed a behind-the-cameras role on independent movie Lost Soul.
The film's director, Dana Schroeder, recalls: "Dakota was very humble. She didn't want to get in front of the cameras, she wanted to work behind the scenes."
A pal of Dakota Culkin tells People.com, "She was very low key, but at the same time proud of her siblings. She was very close to Macaulay. They would talk frequently on the phone or go out to eat.
"All of us who knew and worked with Dakota are in deep shock. It was a total freak accident."
Culkin, 28, has five other siblings: Shane, 32, actor Kieran, 26, Quinn, 24, Christian, 21, and actor Rory, 19.
- 12/14/2008
- WENN
Dakota Culkin had the famous name, but didn't want the fame. Macaulay's sister, who was killed in a traffic accident, was "a real sweetheart, a really good kid," says Dana Schroeder, a director who recently worked with the one-time art production assistant on an independent film Lost Soul."Dakota was very humble," Schroeder tells People. "She didn't want to get in front of the cameras, she wanted to work behind the scenes." Culkin, 29, was accidentally struck by a car in L.A. Tuesday night, and died the next day. No crime was committed, police say. A close friend of Culkin's,...
- 12/13/2008
- by Ken Lee
- PEOPLE.com
Dakota Culkin, the older sister of former child actor Macaulay Culkin, died Wednesday, December 10 after being hit by a car. She was 29 years old.
TMZ, which breaks the news, reports Dakota accidentally stepped off a curb and was struck while she was walking to an unmentioned destination in West Los Angeles on Tuesday, December 9. It was at that time that she was hit by a car.
Rushed to UCLA Medical Center, Dakota who recently worked as an art production assistant on the 2009 thriller "Lost Soul", lost her fight for life after suffering "massive head trauma." No record on the car that hit Dakota. In the meantime, Los Angeles Police Department is still investigating the accident and no arrest has been made.
A representative for Macaulay Culkin confirms Dakota Culkin's death, telling Us Weekly, "We can officially confirm that the victim is Dakota Culkin. This is a terrible tragic accident.
TMZ, which breaks the news, reports Dakota accidentally stepped off a curb and was struck while she was walking to an unmentioned destination in West Los Angeles on Tuesday, December 9. It was at that time that she was hit by a car.
Rushed to UCLA Medical Center, Dakota who recently worked as an art production assistant on the 2009 thriller "Lost Soul", lost her fight for life after suffering "massive head trauma." No record on the car that hit Dakota. In the meantime, Los Angeles Police Department is still investigating the accident and no arrest has been made.
A representative for Macaulay Culkin confirms Dakota Culkin's death, telling Us Weekly, "We can officially confirm that the victim is Dakota Culkin. This is a terrible tragic accident.
- 12/12/2008
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Macaulay Culkin is in mourning: E! News has learned that the Culkin clan of seven siblings, which includes fellow actors Kieran and Rory, has lost a member. The Home Alone star's older sister, Dakota Culkin, 29, was struck by a car when she stepped off the curb and in front of a moving vehicle Tuesday evening in Los Angeles. She was taken to UCLA Medical Center with massive head trauma and died from her injuries yesterday afternoon. The elder Culkin worked in production design, most recently on the film Lost Soul. "She was a real sweetheart and excited to learn all she could about the film business," the film's director, Dana Schroeder, exclusively tells E! News....
- 12/11/2008
- E! Online
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