OlderAngelina Jolie’s Mom Dies at 56
Marcheline Bertrand, French actress and mother of Angelina Jolie, died of ovarian cancer in Los Angeles yesterday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre after a 7.5 yearlong battle with cancer. (Age 56 as reported by IMDB.) Brad Pitt, Angie, and her older brother, James Haven, were at the hospital yesterday at the time Bertrand passed away.
Bertrand raised Angie and James after divorcing their father, Jon Voight (Angie was just a toddler at the time).
Our prayers and best wishes to the Pitt and Jolie family. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Women’s Cancer Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai.
Pictured: Angelina Jolie, with her mother Marcheline Bertrand, at her film premiere of Original Sin in Los Angeles on July 31, 2001. Angelina Jolie and her mom at LAX airport on August 4, 1998. Angelina Jolie outside the “National Art and Hobby” this past Friday.
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leetle UN Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
I donated to Cedar Sinai too. Thanks so much for the link.
Come on, guys, if there are 1,000 of us and we each donate $25 or more, that will be at least $25,000 in honor of Angie’s mother. We can do it! Let the positive prevail!
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I hope we’ll be able to make this happen and I’m overwhelmed by the many BAMZS Fans and Jennifer Aniston fans who have come here to express their sorrow for Angelina and James and who have been able to make donations to Cedars Sinai. Some of your personal stories have brought tears to my eyes for I cannot imagine losing my mother, although I know one day I’ll have to face the inevitability (if I don’t go first, that is).
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WebSurfer Says- A very nice post. Thank you.
Sincere Fan Says: Thank you as well. I donated too…
I lost my sister-in-law to breast cancer and took care of her until she could be moved to Hospice. I will never forget that experience. One night she rang for me (she lost her voice towards the end and I had a bell by her bed) she said “kiddo, come lay with me” it was hard to do since by then we had a hospital bed, but I did. We just lay there for a while and finally I got the nerve to ask her (by then she and I knew it was a matter of days, she even made me pick out the dress she wanted to be buried in) I asked her “Jackie, are you scared” she just looked at me and said “No, dad and Buzzy( my brother-in-law) are waiting for me” . I will never forget how courages she was and I feel honored to have known her and love her. Life is too short, we should all focus on love instead of hate! Sorry, if I am being too emotional!
Jena ali,
How timely your post. I was just thinking about how Angelina has been a media pinanta these past two weeks and it is good to know that somewhere an educational institution is taking it seriously. I happened to see last Friday’s The View just today and I am physically ill by Joy Behar’s and her rightwing sidekick’s pecking at Angelina for a good 15 minutes. Thank goodness for Rosie O’Donnell who seemed to be the only one with any common sense, as she tried to educate her ignorant cohosts. How sad these women have a daily platform to spread hate and discord.
MalibuMom. That was beautiful. May I copy and send it to my cousin who lost her mom last month? Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful writing with us.
OT, but more sadness. Barbaro lost the good fight too. It makes me angry at the Gods that such wonderful creatures are taken so young.
Hello guli!
It is always a pleasure to see you! I’ve been in and out for a while, have you changed your mind about posting? When I come on I always look for your moniker because you always post those beautiful you tube videos. Thanks for all the links of pics and videos you always have in abundance. It is one of the reasons I continue to lurk!
No need to apologize as I found your post very thread appropriate. Call me sappy if you want but grief and music are two of the most powerful bonding methods.
Malibumom, thanks for another great post from the heart. Thanks, too, to everyone sharing their stories… it really helps in this sad time.
Going by her daughter’s words Marcheline Bertrand was an amazing woman. I obviously don’t know her, but the news of her passing has touched me. She hung in there with her daughter, and was able to see with her own eyes, what a wonderfully giving and compassionate person Angelina has become. For those of you who are parents, you know that is what we want for our children. She may have been taken at a young age, but she has surely touched a huge amount of people in her lifetime.
She finally has rest from the pain the disease had caused her.
CSMC DONATION FORM Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
http://www.csmc.edu/pdf/donations2005.pdf
1) you can use credit card for donation
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I am hoping “The View”, Caryn James and Ryan Seacreast contribute to the Cancer research center. I don’t know how far the media has carried the news of Angie’s mom and the donations that are supposed to be made, I’ve not really heard much. But our media has been so much responsible for spreading hate. The number of people who do not have one opinion or the other listen to Joy Behar and the rest of them. I think we should let our media know we are tired of things like this and that we will also like to hear about their participation in promoting good things like contributing to this Research Center.
Joy, Estelle talked me in to staying and posting until I leave for Turkey in March .Well actually Estelle threatened to call me the X (as in X-mayor), just that term “X” freaked me out. She knew how to yank my chain, hey Estelle you know I love you but can’t help teasing you.
I wish one of our talented video makers will make one dedicated to Angie Jaames and their Mom….
So, until than I’ll give the link to Amaya’s great video. I think this one shows that Brad’s love will take our Angie through this sad and difficult times…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji_ZopTyaoY
My heart and prayers go out to Angie and her family. Angie we love you. Marcheline Bertrand may you rest in peace~
OMG, I was just watching Inside Edition and they had the news of Angie’s mom dying and a short tribute where they showed pictures of a newborn Angie in bed with her mom and James with Jon Voight talking about them. I started crying all over again. Angie has lost something precious and I wish I could do something to take away her pain.
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leetle UN Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
I donated to Cedar Sinai too. Thanks so much for the link.
Come on, guys, if there are 1,000 of us and we each donate $25 or more, that will be at least $25,000 in honor of Angie’s mother. We can do it! Let the positive prevail!
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I just donated online to CSME memory of Marcheline Bertrand. I hope Jared doesn’t mind I requested CSMC to let Agie know there are so many of her fans here at Just Jared.
Marcheline… May you rest in peace.
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leetle UN Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
I donated to Cedar Sinai too. Thanks so much for the link.
Come on, guys, if there are 1,000 of us and we each donate $25 or more, that will be at least $25,000 in honor of Angie’s mother. We can do it! Let the positive prevail!
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guli Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
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See, there you go spoiling me again! Estelle, I oughta bake you a cake! Just imagine a very moist cake of your liking and take a slice big enough to satisfy you. On second thought the whole cake is yours, you’ve earned it! ;)
#609 / Original jpf
You have me in tears right now….I don’t know if it’s the cumulation of ALL the wonderful posts, the shared personal experiences and the beautiful poems…whatever it is, your post finally broke me.
Out of curiosity, I visited the usual hate filled blogs…to see how low humanity has sunk and I was not surprised. I want to believe some people just post for the sake of posting…that they don’t really mean these things. I want to believe this so bad because the alternative scares me.
I understand we want to show our support but please refrain from telling people how much to donate. The last thing we want to do is discourage those who can’t afford that much from giving.. $1, $5, $10, $35, $1000….it doesn’t matter. It’s the act itself that counts.
Thanks to all who have shared their personal stories and to those who are going through the same thing, I pray God gives you the fortitude to get through it.
Indie,
Like you, I am very proud of being a JP Fan.
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guli.
Thank you guli for putting that beautiful video up.. I believe Our girl is in great hands..
cheers
Please ……
To make a suggestion of the amount of money one should donate is
disrespectful
I have donated ….. those that do and can it’s a good thing…..no amount
is too small ….. if you don’t have money to donate, and a lot of people
do not…. your prayers are worth it’s weight in gold for people with Cancer
World Wide……LOL…Peace
As a mother who lost her only child Michael to Cancer 26yr, ago [at age 26] believe me without prayer from so many i would not have made it.
Aniston should listen to BP’s perspective on life - she could use it.
Curry: Something is happening to you to make you want to do this stuff because you’re doing more and more.
Pitt: Man, I got kids now. And it really changes your perspective on the world. And, you know, I’ve had my day. I’ve had my day. I made some films and I’ve really had a very fortunate life. And it’s time for me to share that a bit.
Curry: Angie says that the reason why she does so much humantarian work is because, having children, she feels a greater responsibility.
Pitt: It’s true. It changes … it completely changes your perspective. And certainly takes the focus off yourself, which I’m really grateful for. [Laughs]
Pitt: I’m really grateful to them.
Curry: You tell …
Pitt: I’m so tired of thinking about myself. I’m kinda sick of myself.
I can’t do justice to it anymore than any other parent can. You feel that you want to be there and you don’t want to miss out on anything. And it’s a true joy. And you want to be there for them if they need anything. It’s a true joy.
Curry: Love.
Pitt: Yeah, it’s … oh, a very profound love. Yeah.
Curry: Wonderful.
Pitt: Best thing I ever did. You know, you can write a book, you can make a movie, you can draw, paint a painting, but having kids is really the most extraordinary thing I’ve ever taken on. And, man, if I can get a burp out of that [baby], that little thing, I’ll feel such a sense of accomplishment.
Here’s the link to donate to Cedar Sinai but if you are unable to make an international donation then please donate to cancer research in your country. Your donation will do a great deal of good to help find cures for cancers no matter where you ultimately donate.
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MIKESMOM Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
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I would like to comfort you by touch. Oh sweetie I could not fathom. When we become parents our lives shift and we live for them. I imagine loosing one of our babies is without comparison.
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Bam Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 4:23 pm
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Clearly, you have an ax to grind against Aniston.
Take it somewhere else. As you can see, the loss of Angelina’s mom has nothing to do with Jennifer Aniston. And if your post is suppose to serve as a way of steering BAMZS fans away from the matter at hand, shame on you.
And for that matter, for those so-called BAMZS fans who relished the thought of ___ losing her father to that heart attack he suffered months ago, shame on you too.
Please ask for a post to be deleted if you don’t like it. Please stop repeating hate.
Please show respect.
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SKEPTIC Says:
January 29th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
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I second that emotion…
#668 / MIKESMOM
Add one more person to the list of people sending prayers your way. Continue to stay strong and be well.
BRB
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