Georgia Holt, Actress and the Mother of Cher, Dead at 96

Singer-songwriter and actress Georgia Holt, who is the mother of Cher, has died age 96, her spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg confirmed over the weekend.

Cher and her mother Georgia Halt during a ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
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Cher and her mother Georgia Halt during a ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre

Singer-songwriter and actress Georgia Holt, who is the mother of Cher, has died age 96, her spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg confirmed, perĀ The Washington Post.

In a tweet shared just after midnight on Sunday, Cher wrote, ā€œMom is goneĀ šŸ˜”.ā€Ā 

In aĀ September tweet, Cher told her fans that Holt had been hospitalized with pneumonia. ā€œSorry Iā€™ve Been Mia. Momā€™s Been Sick Off & On,ā€ she tweeted at the time. ā€œShe Just Got Out Of Hosp. She Had Pneumonia. Sheā€™s Getting Better.ā€Ā 

Among those to share their condolences were Hillary Clinton, andĀ RuPaulā€™s Drag RaceĀ winner and Cher impersonator Chad Michaels. ā€œSorry sorry for your loss, my friend,ā€ wrote Clinton.

Born Jackie Jean Crouch in Kensett, Arkansas in 1926, Holt started her singing career when she was just six years old. Throughout her life she was an actress, model, and singer. She madeĀ appearances onĀ I Love LucyĀ andĀ The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietĀ in the ā€˜50s. She only released her debut albumĀ Honky Tonk WomanĀ in 2013 despite recording it in the ā€˜80s with Elvis Presleyā€™s band.

Holt alsoĀ made appearances alongside her daughter onĀ The Tonight Show with Jay LenoĀ andĀ The Ellen DeGeneres ShowĀ in 2013 to promote theĀ documentaryĀ Dear Mom, Love Cher. She divorced six times throughout her life, and was in a relationship with Craig Spencer from 1976 until her death. The last time HoltĀ made an appearance on TV was as a guest judge onĀ RuPaulā€™s Drag RaceĀ in 2014.

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