Angelique Bates called attention to Kianna Underwood’s dire living situation prior to the former child star’s tragic death.
The All That star had urged others to help her former costar in the years leading up to Underwood’s death at age 33 in an apparent hit-and-run in New York City on Friday morning.
Over two years ago, Bates, 45, sounded alarms about Underwood who had been homeless, living in New York City, and took to social media to call out their former crew members for not reaching out to her.
In November 2023, she shared an Instagram video and called out Nickelodeon for turning a blind eye.
‘She’s one of us and she needs help but she’s not getting it,’ she said in her video before later adding: ‘Nobody’s speaking on Kianna Underwood.’
She said that the cast members acted like a close-knit family while on TV but appeared to not uphold the same behavior when they were off the set.
Angelique Bates called attention to Kianna Underwood’s dire living situation prior to the former child star’s tragic death; Bates is pictured January 10 in Los Angeles
Bates starred on two seasons of the sketch comedy series, while Underwood — who died in a hit-and-run crash — appeared on seven episodes of the sketch comedy series. She joined the cast for the 10th season in 2005, when she was just seven years old; Underwood is pictured on All That
After learning of Underwood’s death, Bates shared a clip with the news article headline she read and a throwback clip of the late star on the show.
She wrote in her caption: ‘Y’all have no idea how much this one hurts…Sick to my stomach….So many people failed baby girl.’
Bates starred on two seasons of the sketch comedy series, while Underwood appeared on seven episodes of All That.
She joined the cast for the 10th season in 2005 and was just seven years old at the time.
Underwood also starred in 23 episodes of Little Bill.
The Deputy Commissioner of Public Information released a report explaining that the police responded to a 911 call at nearly 7 a.m. on Friday, per People.
The New York Police Department also told the outlet that Underwood was struck by a black Ford SUV while trying to cross an intersection.’
She ‘sustained severe trauma to the head and body,’ and she ‘was pronounced dead at the scene,’ the outlet reported.
The New York Police Department also confirmed they are still looking for the driver who left the scene after hitting Underwood with their car.
The All That star had urged others to help her former costar in the years leading up to Underwood’s death at age 33 in an apparent hit-and-run in New York City on Friday morning
Over two years ago, Bates, 45, sounded alarms about Underwood who had been homeless, living in New York City, and took to social media to call out their former crew members for not reaching out to her
Bates starred on two seasons of the sketch comedy series while Underwood appeared on seven episodes of All That; pictured in November 2025
After learning of the news of Underwood’s death, Bates shared a clip with the news article headline she read and a throwback clip of the late star on the show; pictured in September 2025
The New York Police Department confirmed to The Daily Mail that a 33-year-old woman was killed while crossing Pitkin Avenue in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn.
The unidentified driver was in a gray vehicle.
No arrests have been made, and police are still on the hunt for the suspect.
The driver fled the scene and left the victim’s body on the street.
Underwood was reportedly dragged two blocks and suffered severe trauma.
She was pronounced dead when emergency responders arrived at the scene, law enforcement said.
Video footage from a local laundromat obtained by the New York Daily News showed a horrific scene in which the driver dragged Underwood for over two blocks before her body rolled onto the street.
