NEW: Nikita Pearl Waligwa, the Ugandan teen who graced the silver screen as a chess whiz in Disney's 'Queen of Katwe,' died this weekend from a brain tumor, according to her school. She was 15.
"You were a darling to many and we have lost you to [a] brain tumor at such a tender age," the school tweeted."Rest in Perfect Peace dear."
Waligwa starred in the 2016 Disney film"Queen of Katwe," a biographical film about Ugandan chess player Phiona Mutesi, who came from the slums to be one of the top players in the world. Waligwa played Gloria, Mutesi's friend and fellow chess player who says in chess,"the small one can become the big one."Nikita Pearl Waligwa appears in a scene in Disney's "Queen of Katwe.
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