{"id":11292,"date":"2025-07-18T14:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=11292"},"modified":"2025-07-18T14:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:30:14","slug":"kate-beckinsales-mother-actress-judy-loe-dead-at-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=11292","title":{"rendered":"Kate Beckinsale&#8217;s Mother, Actress Judy Loe, Dead at 78"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tKate Beckinsale has confirmed the death of her mother, British actress Judy Loe, at the age of 78.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tLoe died on July 15, two years after the announcement of her stage four cancer diagnosis. She is best known for her TV work on shows like <em>General Hospital<\/em>, <em>Inspector Morse<\/em>, <em>Casualty <\/em>and <em>Holby City<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tBeckinsale, the only child of Loe and her first husband, actor Richard Beckinsale, posted on Instagram Friday that she is \u201cparalyzed\u201d by grief after her mother\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cI don\u2019t want to post this,\u201d she wrote alongside photos of the pair. \u201cI am only posting this because I have had to register my mother\u2018s death certificate and it will soon become public record. She died the night of 15 July in my arms after immeasurable suffering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cI have not picked all the best photos, nor the best videos, because I cannot bear to go through my camera roll yet. I deeply apologize to any of her friends who are finding out this way or through the press, but I cannot go through her phone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tShe continued: \u201cJude was the compass of my life, the love of my life, my dearest friend. The vastness and huge heart of this tiny woman has touched so many people who love her dearly. She has been brave in so many ways, forgiving sometimes too much, believing in the ultimate good in people and the world is so dim without her that it is nearly impossible to bear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tBorn in 1947, Loe was one of the original cast members of the musical <em>Hair<\/em> and later made her TV debut in <em>Ace of Wands <\/em>in 1970. From 1977 to 1979, she was married to Richard Beckinsale, who played Lennie Godber\u00a0in the BBC\u00a0sitcom\u00a0<em>Porridge<\/em> as well as Alan Moore in the ITV show\u00a0<em>Rising Damp<\/em>. He died of a heart attack aged just 31 in 1979.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cMama, I love you so much,\u201d the couple\u2019s 51-year-old daughter continued on Instagram. \u201cThis has been my greatest fear since finding my father dead at five and I am here. Oh my Mama\u2026 I\u2019m sorry, I\u2019m so sorry. I am so sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tLast week, Beckinsale, most familiar to audiences for her roles in <em>Pearl Harbor<\/em>, <em>The Aviator<\/em>, <em>Emma<\/em>, <em>Van Helsing<\/em>, <em>Serendipity <\/em>and <em>Jolt<\/em>, posted video footage of herself singing at Loe\u2019s hospital bedside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kate Beckinsale has confirmed the death of her mother, British actress Judy Loe, at the age of 78. Loe died on July 15, two years after the announcement of her stage four cancer diagnosis. She is best known for her TV work on shows like General Hospital, Inspector Morse, Casualty and Holby City. 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