Fiona Hepler Lowe

Fiona Hepler Lowe was the second of three daughters of actor and director Chad Lowe and film producer Kim Painter, born in Los Angeles in November 2012. <cite index="3-2">Hepler was Lowe's late mother's maiden name and Rob's middle name.</cite> She was not a public figure in her own right, but grew up in the spotlight created by her father's decades-long acting career and her uncle Rob Lowe's fame. <cite index="9-3">Chad Lowe is an American actor and director who won an Emmy Award for his supporting role in Life Goes On as a young man living with HIV, and has had recurring roles on ER, Melrose Place, and Now and Again.</cite> <cite index="9-1">He is the younger brother of actor Rob Lowe.</cite>

Chad Lowe often shared glimpses of his daughters with his social media followers. In early 2025, the family's Pacific Palisades home was destroyed, and <cite index="4-3,4-4">Chad Lowe shared pictures of his three daughters, Nixie Barbara, Fiona Hepler, and Mabel Painter, on Instagram after taking them back to see the remains of their childhood home, calling the way they had handled the experience nothing short of remarkable.</cite> <cite index="1-7,1-8">Last year, Chad shared an Instagram post celebrating Fiona entering her teenage years, captioning a photo of her, "Celebrating Fiona officially becoming a teen today!!"</cite>

Fiona was remembered by her family as loving, smart, and creative, with a particular love of dance. <cite index="1-9">Her family said she was "a loving young girl who was smart, creative, and loved to dance."</cite> Her significance to the public came from her place inside a well known Hollywood family, one already familiar to audiences through her father's television career and, previously, through his marriage to Oscar winning actress Hilary Swank.

Fiona Hepler Lowe died on September 29, 2026, at the age of 13. <cite index="1-1">Chad Lowe's daughter, Fiona Hepler Lowe, died at age 13.</cite> <cite index="1-2">In a statement shared with People on Tuesday, September 29, the Lowe family said, "We are deeply heartbroken by the loss of our beloved Fiona."</cite> The statement did not disclose where she died or describe the circumstances, and no cause of death has been made public as of this writing. News of her death spread quickly across entertainment outlets, prompting an outpouring of condolences for Chad Lowe, Kim Painter, and their two surviving daughters.