The 'Ghost Rider' actor is mourning the loss of his beloved mother Joy Vogelsang who passed away after she had been hospitalized in Los Angeles for two weeks.
- June 20, 2021
AceShowbiz - Nicolas Cage's mother has died at the age of 85.
Former dancer Joy Vogelsang had been hospitalised in Los Angeles for two weeks before passing away late last month (26May21).
The "Face/Off" star's brother, Christopher Coppola, shared the sad news in a tribute on Facebook.
"She had a very hard life with mental health issues...," he wrote. "I learned from my mama what 'affection' really means. I believe only a mama can truly teach that... Thank you for all your prayers and being with me the last few days."
Joy divorced Nicolas' father August, an author and film executive, in 1976. He died in 2009.
In addition to Nicolas and Christopher, who is a director, the couple also had son Marc Coppola, who works as a DJ.
Joy's funeral has not yet taken place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cage is currently in the Cayman Islands shooting his next film, "The Retirement Plan".
Nicolas Cage was raised by his father as his mother spent much of his youth in mental institutions due to schizophrenia.
In a 2013 interview, the actor insisted growing up in a troubled household affected him less than it might have, "I think I was just… some people would call it under the protection of a guardian angel; other people would call it a child's solipsism. It's whatever you want to call it, but I was happy in the bubble of my imagination."
And he said his mother was very proud of his success, "Yes, she's fun. She watches my movies when they come on television and gets excited. Quite childlike about it, actually."
