Famed paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren, one half of the husband-wife duo whose adventures inspired the Conjuring film series, has died. The cast and filmmakers have paid tribute.


Actors Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson and director James Wan have paid their respects to paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren, whose several ghost-hunting cases with her late husband, inspired the trio's The Conjuring film series.


On Friday, Lorraine's son-in-law, Tony Spera, shared the news of her death on the Facebook page for the New England Society for Psychic Research, which Lorraine co-founded with her husband Ed Warren in 1952. She was 92.


"It is with deep sadness that I must announce that Lorraine Warren has passed away. She died peacefully in her sleep at home last night. The family requests that you respect their privacy at this time," Spera said in a statement.


Farmiga played Lorraine and Wilson essayed the role of Ed in Wan's 2013 horror movie The Conjuring. The film was a smash-hit success at the global box office, raking in over $310 million against a budget of $20 million. A follow-up, which released in 2016, was an equally big hit.


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In a Facebook post, the director said he is "deeply saddened" after hearing about Lorraine's death.


"She was truly one of the sweetest, loving and caring person I've ever met -- beaming with the brightest spirit. I feel very fortunate to have met her, gotten to know her and her wonderful family, and I'm truly honoured to have been the one to showcase a slice of her incredible life story to the world.


For someone who spent her whole life dealing with the afterlife, she gave me the impression she was never fazed by death. Maybe it's knowing that there's something more after our time is over on this earth," Wan wrote.


He added that there will never be "another Lorraine Warren" as she was "truly one of a kind".