Jackie Stallone, Famed Astrologer And Mother Of 'Rocky' Star Sylvester Stallone, Dies At 98
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Jackie Stallone, the mother of action star and "Rocky" actor Sylvester Stallone, has died. She was 98 years old.
Her son, singer Frank Stallone, confirmed Monday that she died in her sleep as she wished in an Instagram post.
Stallone was often photographed accompanying her son, Sylvester, and her husband Stephen Levine at various Hollywood events. She was also published books, made television appearances and set up a hotline in her work as an astrologer.
"She was a remarkable woman working out everyday full of spunk and fearless," Frank Stallone wrote. "It was hard not to like her, as she was very eccentric and flamboyant person."
Stallone was born in Washington DC in 1921, and lived through the Depression and World War II. She had three children, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Stallone was preceded in death by her eldest grandchild, Sage Stallone, who died unexpectedly in 2012.
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