US YouTube star and online actress Stevie Ryan dies aged 33

US YouTube star and online actress Stevie Ryan has died aged 33.

An LA County Coroner's report says that she killed herself on Saturday.

Stevie became well known for her parodies of famous people like Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga and had her own show, Stevie TV, on music channel VH1.

That was cancelled after two series but some of her YouTube videos, which included characters like Little Loca and Sceney Sceneable, racked up millions of hits online.

She'd battled with depression and her final tweet was a tribute to her grandfather, who died recently.

Fellow YouTubers have been paying tribute to her.

Benji Aflalo said: "Stevie Ryan is no longer with us. I love her very deeply and I regret every moment I didn't spend with her."

Chris Crocker said: "Words cannot describe how heartbroken I am.... @StevieRyan you will always be in my heart."

Jessicka Addams said: ".@StevieRyan A true friend, acting, writing, & producing talent. A great comedic mind & satirical genius in a male dominated industry. 💋"

Drake Bell: "This is too much. My heart is crushed. @StevieRyan I love you and miss you..."

Perez Hilton also paid tribute to her: "Me and @StevieRyan as #LittleLoca. October 2007. Sending so much light to her loves ones. 🙏"

Ian Hecox said: "Sad to hear about passing of Stevie Ryan."Little Loca" was OG Youtube. If you're battling depression, PLEASE don't be afraid to seek help."

Vanessa Ramos said: "I am beyond saddened to learn of Stevie Ryan's passing. If you suffer from depression, please get help."

Tyler Baltierra‏ said: "I'm so sad to hear about @StevieRyan I just talked to her about battling depression & she told me how proud she was of @CatelynnLowell 😔#RIP"

In an interview with Culture Brats in 2012, Stevie said she was sometimes shocked about how nasty people could be on social media.

She said she created her character La Loca after receiving abuse for her early videos.

"I put it [a video] on YouTube and before I knew it, there were people leaving me comments like, 'You're ugly and stupid and dumb.'

This is one of her videos from her VH1 series.

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"I didn't realize what the internet was, that it was just full of hate.

"You can be the most talented person in the world and you put anything on the internet and all you're going to get is hateful responses."

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