Keisha Nash Whitaker, an actor and producer who was married to actor Forest Whitaker for greater than 20 years, has died. She was 51.
Her 25-year-old daughter, True Whitaker, shared the information in her Instagram Story on Wednesday. She posted photographs of her mom when she was youthful and included the message, “Goodbye mommy. I really like you 4ever and past.”
“Probably the most lovely lady on this planet… thanks for educating me each single factor I do know,” she continued. “I am going to see you in my goals and I am going to really feel you in my coronary heart.”
USA TODAY has confirmed that Forest Whitaker’s verified account follows True’s Instagram account and in addition reached out to Forest Whitaker’s rep for remark.
Nash Whitaker is credited on her IMDB page with a task within the 2004 movie “Proud.” In 2008, the previous mannequin from Lynn, Massachusetts, was introduced because the host of the TLC actuality competitors present, “Who Are You Carrying?” which aired for one season, in line with TV Guide.
Forest Whitaker and Nash Whitaker met on the set of the 1994 movie “Blown Away” and had been married for 22 years. They’d two youngsters collectively, True and Sonnet Whitaker, who’s 27. Nash Whitaker was additionally mother to Autumn, her daughter from a previous relationship.
Forest Whitaker, who obtained an Oscar, Golden Globe and Display Actors Guild Award for his efficiency in 2006’s “The Final King of Scotland,” filed to divorce Nash Whitaker in 2018, citing irreconcilable variations.
Nash Whitaker’s X (previously Twitter) account, which Forest Whitaker follows, has not been energetic since 2020. Lately, she principally retweeted Whitaker’s posts, accounts selling his work and his nonprofit, the Whitaker Peace & Improvement Initiative.
In 2019, she posted a photo from Disney California Journey Park wishing Sonnet Whitaker a cheerful birthday. “Sonnet You’re Superb!!!🎉🦋💕🎂” she wrote.
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