Jennifer Aniston’s mother, Nancy Dow, has died at the age of 79 after a “long illness,” the actress confirmed in a statement to People on Thursday. She was 79 years old and passed peacefully surrounded by family and friends after enduring a long illness,” Aniston, 47, said. “It is with great sadness that my brother John and I announce the passing of our Mother Nancy Dow. She later married Days of Our Lives’ John Aniston in 1965 and divorced in 1980 when Aniston was just nine years old. Aniston’s family had long held Hollywood roots, with her mother having been married to Jack Melick from 1956 to 1961, with whom she had one son, John T. Melick.

Source: National Post May 26, 2016 08:11 UTC