Mollie Fitzgerald, who appeared in 2011’s Captain America has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of her mother on December 20.
The 38-year-old actress and movie director was arrested on Tuesday after the police found her mother, Patricia Fitzgerald, dead inside her home in Olathe, Kansas. The 68-year-old had suffered from a stab wound.
Fitzgerald had a minor role as Stark Girl in the Captain America origin story and worked as an assistant to the director, Joe Johnston, on set.
The actress was charged and jailed on a $500,000 bond on Tuesday. The police have not released information about a motive as the investigation continues.