Isabelle Tate had just appeared in an episode of 9-1-1: Nashville before she died in October 2025. She was just 23 and was battling a nervous system condition known as neuromuscular disease for several years. In the wake of Tate’s untimely death, fans, colleagues and peers are mourning her as they learn more about her health and final years.
According to Tate’s obituary, her full name was Isabelle Adora Tate, and she died on October 19, 2025. Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Tate obtained her bachelor’s degree in business from Middle Tennessee State University and “wanted to change the world.”
“She was also an aspiring actress, and was most recently even featured in a TV show,” the obituary read. “Isabelle loved volunteering her time to all things, particularly animals — her idea of a fun outing was visiting an animal shelter and doling out lots of love. Isabelle was full of fire, a fighter, never once making excuses for the fact that she might have a disability relative to others. She was also quite musically inclined, often spending hours writing and recording songs with friends and even publishing a few.”
Below, learn more about Tate’s life, career, accomplishments and health history before she died.
Though no cause of death has official been disclosed, Tate was battling an illness known as neuromuscular disease.
Neuromuscular disorders are a range of conditions that involve the dysfunction of one’s “peripheral nerves, muscles or the communication between them,” per Cleveland Clinic. The disease causes muscle weakness, muscle atrophy and numbness and/or tingling.
