Angeline Jolie has confirmed that her mother Marcheline Bertrand passed away Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in LA. The 56 year old Bertrand had been battling cancer for the past seven years and was surrounded by her two children Angelina and James as well as Angelina’s partner, Brad Pitt. Bertrand, a role model for Angelina, was an actress in her own right and had small role in several movies in the 80′s. Bertrand raised Angelina and James Haven as a single mother after she divorced their father, actor Jon Voight when Angelina was a toddler.
When granddaughter Shiloh was born in May, Bertrand told PEOPLE: “My heart is overflowing with joy with the new arrival of Brad and Angelina’s third child. Maddox, Zahara and Shiloh are deeply loved children. They have very kind and caring parents who love and support each other in every way.”

A private funeral is planned, and the family requests that in lieu of flowers or gifts, donations be made to the Women’s Cancer Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai.

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