Actress Lisa Lynn Masters commits suicide at her hotel room in Peru

An actress who appeared in top US TV shows and films took her own life during a modeling trip to Peru.

Lisa Lynn Masters, 52, who was battling depression, was found dead inside her hotel room closet after hanging herself with a skirt.Authorities said she had been struggling with depression.

They said had found anti-depressants, Diazepam and two letters which revealed her mental health issues in her hotel room, Peru 21 reports.

The star, from Brooklyn, New York, had roles in Gossip Girl , Ugly Betty , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Stepford Wives and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

Her husband William Brooks was in shock after her death, according to a friend writing on a GoFundMe page set up to pay for her body's repatriation to America.

And by Thursday evening, the page had received $30,000 dollars towards their $50,000 goal.