Best known for her work on such TV shows as 'General Hospital,' 'Inspector Morse,' 'Casualty' and 'Holby City,' Loe died Tuesday following a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis.

Kate Beckinsale is mourning the loss of her 'dearest friend,' her mother British actor Judy Loe. Loe died this week at age 78 from cancer.

Kate Beckinsale announced the death of her mother, actress Judy Loe, whom she described as "the compass of my life, the love of my life, my dearest friend."