Sharon Stone's 'Hilarious, Complex' Mother Dorothy Dies at 91

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Sharon Stone's mother, Dorothy Marie Stone, has died. She was 91.
'My hilarious, complex mother died,' Sharon, 67, shared in a heartfelt Instagram post on Monday, July 21. Her words captioned a picture of a smiling Dorothy and laughing Sharon sitting on a sofa together.
Dorothy 'passed away peacefully with her family and close friends by her side on March 26, 2025,' per Montana newspaper Daily Inter Lake.
Dorothy was born in 1933, as the Oscar nominee noted in her post. 'A product of the last depression, let's NOT do this again. 🇺🇸 Let's protect and care," Stone wrote.
The native Pennsylvanian is survived by Sharon and her two other children, daughter Kelly and son Michael, as well as several grandchildren. Dorothy — known as 'Dot' among friends — married her husband Joseph Stone in 1950. They remained married until his death in 2009, just before their 60th anniversary, per the Daily Inter Lake.
Dorothy worked as a bookkeeper at the tool and die company her husband founded, Aggressive Forge. After his death, she split her time between Lakeside Montana and Beverly Hills.
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In a 2021 career retrospective at the Zurich Film Festival, Sharon described her mother's parenting style as 'tough,' adding that feminism was among 'the rules of my household." She recalled asking Dorothy, ''Why [do] you never let me lean on you?' She said: 'Because I taught you to stand on your two goddamn feet.' "
The Basic Instinct star has paid tribute to her mother multiple times on social media, sharing a picture of her in November 2023. "MOM, born in '33. Looking gorgeous," she wrote at the time. In November 2021, Sharon announced that Dorothy had suffered an acute stroke.
Among those voicing support for Sharon on her new update were Gwyneth Paltrow, Allison Janney, Billy Eichner, Melanie Griffith and Uzo Aduba.
Stone has three children. She and her then-husband Phil Bronstein adopted son Roan, 25, in 2000. She also adopted son Laird, 20, in 2005, and son Quinn, 19, in 2006.
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