Tom Cruise’s mother dies at 80. He attends memorial at Church of Scientology

Tom Cruise’s mother passed away at 80. The Mission Impossible star attended a memorial service at a local Church of Scientology.

Actor Tom Cruise, who lost his mother, Mary Lee South, last week, attended her memorial service at her local Church of Scientology.

Tom Cruise and his mother at the 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA. January 25, 2004. (Shutterstock)

The Mission: Impossible star’s mother died peacefully in her sleep after battling health issues at the age of 80.

Cruise, 54, was joined by his three sisters, Lee Ann DeVette, 57, Cass Mapother, 55, and Marian Henry, 52, as well as other family and friends, reported People magazine.

South, who split from Tom’s father, Thomas Cruise Mapother III, in 1974, was using a walker and looked thinner than usual when she was last seen in Clearwater, Florida in May 2016.

The actor had a close relationship with his mom and she often attended his premieres.

The 54-year-old actor developed his passion for acting from his mom, who was a special-education teacher.

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