{"id":324010,"date":"2025-08-07T01:53:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T01:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/324010\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T01:53:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T01:53:27","slug":"brad-pitts-mother-jane-etta-pitt-dies-aged-84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/324010\/","title":{"rendered":"Brad Pitt&#8217;s mother Jane Etta Pitt dies aged 84"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_261341878-ecd0-e1754495217356.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23849673\" alt=\"Jane Pitt and Brad Pitt arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz\/WireImage)\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tBrad Pitt\u2019s mother has died (Picture: Steve Granitz\/WireImage)<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/brad-pitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brad Pitt<\/a>\u2019s mother, Jane Etta Pitt, has died at the age of 84.<\/p>\n<p>It has been reported that the Hollywood actor\u2019s mother, who was snapped with the star on red carpets on several occasions, has died.<\/p>\n<p>Sydney Pitt, who is Brad\u2019s niece and daughter of his brother Doug, confirmed the news with an <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> post, dedicated to her \u2018sweet Grammy.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018My sweet Grammy, Jane Etta, we were not ready for you to go yet but knowing you are finally free to sing, dance, and paint again makes it a tad easier.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If you knew Grammy, you knew she had the biggest heart. She cared deeply for everyone and everything, no questions asked.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Sydney reminisced on some of her fondest memories and added: \u2018She could keep up with all 14 of us grandkids without missing a beat. There was no limit to the love she gave, and everyone who met her felt it.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_230327046-a980.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23849669\" alt=\"HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: (L-R) Bill Pitt, Jane Pitt, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive at the 84th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood &amp; Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire\/FilmMagic)\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tShe and her husband \u2018Bill\u2019 are grandparents to Brad and Angelina\u2019s children (Picture: Gregg DeGuire\/FilmMagic)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_261342205-19da.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23849681\" alt=\"VENICE, ITALY - APRIL 13: Actor Brad Pitt and his mother Jane Pitt are seen, filming on location for \" the=\"\" tourist=\"\" on=\"\" april=\"\" in=\"\" venice=\"\" italy.=\"\" by=\"\" barbara=\"\" zanon=\"\" images=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tBrad was often supported by his mother (Picture: Barbara Zanon\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I don\u2019t know how we move forward without her. But I know she\u2019s still here in every brushstroke, every kind gesture, every hummingbird. She was love in its purest form.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We were truly blessed to have her to love on growing up and I know she lives on through each of us \u2665\ufe0f\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Sources told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/08\/06\/brad-pitt-mom-jane-etta-pitt-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a> that she died this week in the last couple of days.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear at this time what the cause of death was.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_199309258-0596.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23849672\" alt=\"HOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 15: Actor Brad Pitt (C), (L-R) Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, Jane Pitt, and William Pitt attend the premiere of \" unbroken=\"\" at=\"\" tcl=\"\" chinese=\"\" theatre=\"\" imax=\"\" on=\"\" december=\"\" in=\"\" hollywood=\"\" california.=\"\" by=\"\" jason=\"\" laveris=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tPitt had three children and 14 grandchildren (Picture: Jason LaVeris\/FilmMagic)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_261341843-4761.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23849668\" alt=\"Actor Brad Pitt and parents William Pitt and Jane Pitt attend 'The Devil's Own' New York City Premiere on March 13, 1997 at City Cinemas Cinema 1 in New York City. (Photo by Ron Galella\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tTheir son has been in the spotlight for decades (Picture: Ron Galella\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Jane Etta (n\u00e9e Hillhouse) was a school counsellor and was married to William Alvin Pitt, the proprietor of a trucking company. <\/p>\n<p>In the 1960s, the couple lived in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and later moved to Springfield, Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>Pitt had three children: her eldest son Brad, followed by Doug Pitt (born 1966) and Julie Neal (n\u00e9e Pitt) (born 1969).<\/p>\n<p>When Brad came to fame, the couple would infrequently support him on the red carpet, preferring to keep out of the limelight.<\/p>\n<p>Famously, they attended the 2012 Academy Awards with Brad\u2019s then partner, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/angelina-jolie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angelina Jolie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, they also appeared on the red carpet at the premiere of Jolie\u2019s film Unbroken, along with some of their grandchildren from the then Jolie-Pitt clan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"comment-now metro-button metro-comments-cta\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tComment now<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tComments<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/08\/06\/george-mildred-star-norman-eshley-dies-aged-80-cancer-battle-23847806\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George and Mildred star Norman Eshley dies aged 80 after cancer diagnosis<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/08\/06\/drakes-post-gracie-abrams-birthmark-slammed-new-low-23845431\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drake accused of sinking to \u2018new low\u2019 with awkward post about Gracie Abrams<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/08\/06\/ozzy-osbournes-profession-listed-death-certificate-peak-rock-star-23843846\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s profession listed on his death certificate is peak rock star<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brad Pitt\u2019s mother has died (Picture: Steve Granitz\/WireImage) Brad Pitt\u2019s mother, Jane Etta Pitt, has died at the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324011,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[15923,203,77,693,16,15,1675],"class_list":{"0":"post-324010","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-brad-pitt","9":"tag-celebrity-deaths","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-showbiz","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-us-showbiz-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114984990143436435","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324010"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324010\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}