Left In Limbo: Celebs Who Died While Working On Projects
Aaliyah
Aaliyah started out as R. Kelly’s protégé but a secret marriage to the much older singer nearly derailed her career. Aaliyah reemerged as an even bigger R&B star and she was eager to branch out. The “Rock the Boat” singer landed a role opposite Jet Li in the action film “Romeo Must Die” and a star was born. Intent on taking over the acting world, she landed a role in “Queen of the Damned” and “The Matrix Reloaded” and had filmed both of her parts before she was killed when her private plane crashed during take off in the Bahamas. Nona Gaye took over her part in the “Matrix” and “Queen of the Damned” was released six months after her death in her memory.