Though Abby didn’t see her father die, she still stumbled upon his bloodied body in the surgical room soon after. In the end, it turns out Abby is only a bereaved daughter who is trying to get vengeance for her father’s death, similar to Ellie. By Anthony Taormina Published Jun 18, 2020 The Last of Us Part 2 introduces players to Abby (played by Laura Bailey), a new character that has a surprising connection to Joel. Naughty Dog’s Summary Casting for Abby in The Last of Us season 2 is expected to ramp up after the SAG-AFTRA strikes, with a candidate once Kaitlyn Dever, who resembles the game model of Ellie and auditioned for the role, would be the ideal actress to play Casting Dever - a former Ellie fan-cast - as Abby sVam.