Mumbai: Maggie Griffin, television personality and mother of actor and comedian Kathy Griffin, died at the age of 99.
She announced the news on her social media handle on Tuesday night. Paying a tribute to her mother, she also attached a picture of herself with her mother.
Kathy wrote: "My Mom, the one and only, Maggie Griffin, passed away today. Hours ago. I am gutted. She was my best friend. She was my family."
The post shared on Instagram featured the mother-daughter duo enjoying a beautiful view.
She wrote: "I'm shaking. I won't ever be prepared. Her point of view. So unique. We just GOT each other. I'm so grateful you got to be part of her life. You loved her. I know it. She knew it. She's irreplaceable."
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"I'm telling you right now, I am not doing well with this. I'm rambling now. Sorry. It truly feels like the end of an era. Oh, and OF COURSE she went on St Patrick's Day. I love you guys. KG," Griffin concluded.
Griffin began performing in the early 1980s in the Los Angeles improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings.
She also served as the unofficial guest co-host of The View from May 2007 to September 2007.
With inputs from ANI.
