Brad Pitt 's mother, Jane Pitt, has died at the age of 84, the actor's niece, Sydney Pitt, announced this week. According to her obituary, Jane Pitt died on Tuesday, Aug. 5. She is survived by her husband William Alvin "Bill" Pitt and their children, Brad Pitt, Doug Pitt and Julie Neal (née Pitt).

Brad Pitt's mother Jane Etta Pitt has died at age 84, PEOPLE confirms. The actor's niece wrote on Instagram that "we were not ready for you to go" and she "cared deeply for everyone and everything, no questions asked.

Jane Pitt, mother of actor Bratt Pitt, has died at 84. What the actor's family has said about her death, plus revisiting Brad Pitt's recent shoutout at a special screening of his "F1" film.