Jennifer Aniston Says Mother, Actress Nancy Dow, Has Died at Age 79

Jennifer Aniston Says Mother, Actress Nancy Dow, Has Died at Age 79
Jennifer Aniston poses for a photograph in Toronto on Sept. 14, 2013. Jennifer Aniston and "Friends" co-star Courtney Cox have been spotted at a vacation home in Mexico for the holidays. Arthur Mola/Invision/AP
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Jennifer Aniston, the “Friends” star, got some devastating news this week.

Her mother, actress Nancy Dow, died at the age of 79.

Aniston issued a statement about her mother’s death to People magazine on Wednesday night.

“It is with great sadness that my brother John and I announce the passing of our Mother Nancy Dow. She was 79 years old and passed peacefully surrounded by family and friends after enduring a long illness,” Aniston, 47, said in the statement.