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.

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.

Kate Beckinsale announced the death of her mother, Judy Loe, on Thursday, July 17. She said in an emotional Instagram post that Loe died "in my arms after immeasurable suffering."