The actor’s niece wrote on Instagram that Jane “cared deeply for everyone and everything, no questions asked”
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Brad Pitt’s mom Jane has died at age 84
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Pitt’s niece posted a tribute to her grandma on Instagram, writing that “we were not ready for you to go yet but knowing you are finally free to sing, dance, and paint again makes it a tad easier”
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Pitt and his siblings Doug and Julie were raised in Missouri by mom Jane and dad William
Brad Pitt is mourning the death of his mom Jane.
The Oscar winner’s mother died at age 84, PEOPLE confirms. TMZ was first to report the news. A rep for the actor declined to comment.
Pitt, 61, and his two younger siblings, brother Doug and sister Julie, were raised in Springfield, Missouri, by mom Jane, a retired school counselor, and dad William, a former owner of a trucking company.
The actor’s niece Sydney (daughter of Doug) paid tribute to Jane on Instagram Wednesday, Aug. 6, saying she had “the biggest heart” and “cared deeply for everyone and everything, no questions asked.”
“My sweet Grammy,” she wrote, “we were not ready for you to go yet but knowing you are finally free to sing, dance, and paint again makes it a tad easier.”
Brad Pitt with kids Pax, Shiloh and Maddox and his parents Jane and William
“She could keep up with all 14 of us grandkids without missing a beat,” wrote Sydney. “There was no limit to the love she gave, and everyone who met her felt it. I don’t know how we move forward without her. … We were truly blessed to have her to love on growing up and I know she lives on through each of us.”
At a special screening of his latest film F1 in June, Pitt gave a shout-out to his mom while telling anchor Savannah Guthrie that she watched the Today show on a daily basis.
“I gotta say hi to my mom because she watches you every morning,” he told Guthrie. “To Jane Pitt. Love you, Mom,” the actor added, waving and blowing a kiss in the video clip shared by Today.