"Now and Then" has endured as an iconic coming-of-age flick, even decades after we first met the girl gang of Samantha, Teeny, Roberta, and Chrissy in 1995. The endearing character of Chrissy, played by Ashleigh Aston Moore, immediately became an audience favorite, as did the actor herself.
The success was short-lived, however, with Moore drawing the curtains on acting by 1997 (per IMDb). Exactly a decade later, she was dead. According to Us Weekly, Aston Moore was 26 when she reportedly died of an accidental heroin overdose. Her co-star from the film, Thora Birch, recalled Moore as being "a really cool kid," adding, "she still lives on as Chrissy to me" (per ABC News).
Besides "Now and Then," Aston Moore is also remembered for her roles in the 1992 series "The Odyssey" (which also starred Ryan Reynolds) and the 1995 film "Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain." In a blog post published by Patheos, a friend of hers revealed that Aston Moore had been in a marriage that didn't last and was estranged from her family. The writer claims that Aston Moore began using heroin as a teen and had been sober for a period of time until her final years.
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