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An actress from a prominent Hollywood family claims she has spent more than two years trying to reunite with her beloved cat, Sheila — even offering the shelter caring for him $50,000 for his return.Katharine Towne, 47, the daughter of Oscar-winning screenwriter of Chinatown Robert Towne and Hitchcock actress Julie Payne, claims she entrusted Sheila to Santé D’Or Foundation in the spring of 2024 after developing a debilitating neuromuscular disease and suffering repeated bouts of sepsis, mounting medical bills and housing instability.The actress – who appeared in Mulholland Drive, What Lies Beneath, She’s All That and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and was married to Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam – even sent a letter in June 2025 from her attorney, Bruce Wagman of Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP, offering to donate $50,000 to the rescue if Sheila is returned to her as part of a confidential settlement.“Sheila was her primary source of comfort and emotional support through these years,” Wagman wrote.“The sudden and permanent loss of this bond – particularly under circumstances that lacked transparency and compassion – has caused lasting harm.”The June 2025 letter says Towne remains “very anxious to recover Sheila” and is willing to enter into a confidential agreement that would include releases of liability in exchange for the cat’s return, allowing “everyone [to] put the matter behind them, without further legal involvement or dispute.”Wagman said the ordeal has had a “devastating emotional impact” on Towne.The 47-year-old actress has endured “multiple life-threatening health crises” in recent years, including five bouts of sepsis, and remains “severely immunocompromised” because of a neuromuscular disease, according to the letter.The letter says Towne believed Santé D’Or was a volunteer-run organization and that she placed her trust in members of the rescue.Towne hopes the foundation will “be willing to take ...