Overview

• Judy Loe died on July 15 at age 78 in her daughter’s arms after a two-year fight with stage four cancer.
• Beckinsale said she felt compelled to post the tribute because registering the death certificate made the news public record.
• In her Instagram message the actress described her mother as “the compass of my life” and said she was paralysed with grief.
• Loe enjoyed a decades-long career in British television with roles in Edward the Seventh, General Hospital and Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life.
• The post prompted an outpouring of condolences online and renewed focus on Beckinsale’s history of personal loss.