Kate Beckinsale is mourning the loss of her 'dearest friend,' her mother British actor Judy Loe. Loe died this week at age 78 from cancer.

Underworld and Pearl Harbor star Kate Beckinsale has announced the death of her mother, the actress Judy Loe, 78, in a public outpouring of grief on her Instagram account.

Kate Beckinsale is mourning the death of her mother, Judy Loe, in a moving Instagram post. “I don’t want to post this. I am only posting this because I have had to register my mother‘s death certificate and it will soon become public record.