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Tom Cruise's mother Mary Lee South died last week at the age of 80.

She passed away in her sleep after battling a long illness, according to a Monday report from TMZ.

Cruise, 54, and his three sisters were at her service held this weekend at her local Church of Scientology, according to People.

Sad loss: Tom Cruise was at the service for his mother Mary Lee who passed away last week at age 80. Pictured 2009

Sad loss: Tom Cruise was at the service for his mother Mary Lee who passed away last week at age 80. Pictured 2009

Last image: Mary Lee was last seen in Clearwater, Florida in May 2016 using a walker and looking thinner than usual

Last image: Mary Lee was last seen in Clearwater, Florida in May 2016 using a walker and looking thinner than usual

Still smiling: She was also seen in a golf cart with a woman

Still smiling: She was also seen in a golf cart with a woman

Tom's three sisters are Lee Ann DeVette, 57, Cass Mapother, 55, and Marian Henry, 52.

Also at the service were several close friends and family members.

Mary Lee was last seen in Clearwater, Florida in May 2016 using a walker and looking thinner than usual.

She also appeared to have oxygen tubes attached to her.

Before that, she had not been seen since 2010.

Mary split from Tom's father, Thomas Cruise Mapother III, in 1974.

She went on to move to New Jersey and marry John 'Jack' South in 1978, when Tom was 16.

Her new neighborhood: A look at Clearwater, Florida, which is the headquarters for the Church Of Scientology

Her new neighborhood: A look at Clearwater, Florida, which is the headquarters for the Church Of Scientology

Both Mary and her husband were supportive of Tom's dreams to become an actor.

Mary previously explaining how he told them of his ambitions after he starred in a high-school production of Guys And Dolls.

She said: 'After the show, Tom came home and said he wanted to have a talk with my husband and me.

He kept an eye on her: Mary Lee in 2010 when she joined Tom and his son Connor at the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers game in LA

He kept an eye on her: Mary Lee in 2010 when she joined Tom and his son Connor at the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers game in LA

They embraced his third wife: Mary Lee with Katie Holmes and Tom's sister Marian in 2007

They embraced his third wife: Mary Lee with Katie Holmes and Tom's sister Marian in 2007

'He asked for 10 years to give show business a try. Meanwhile, my husband's thinking, "What's this gonna cost me? Ten years of what?"

'Tom said, "I really feel that this is what I want to do."

With her last husband: At the premiere of the 2005 film War Of The Worlds in New York City with John South, who she divorced years later

With her last husband: At the premiere of the 2005 film War Of The Worlds in New York City with John South, who she divorced years later

Always by his side: Cruise, 54, and his mother in 1991

Always by his side: Cruise, 54, and his mother in 1991

'And we both wholeheartedly agreed, because we both felt it was a God-given talent, and he should explore it because he was so enthused about it.

'So to make a long story short, we gave him our blessing and the rest is history.'

Mary and John divorced in 2012 and he passed away in 2015 at age 89 after a battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Meanwhile, Tom enjoyed a close relationship with his mother, with a source previously explaining: 'Tom is extremely close with Mary, she's been the rock in his life for as long as he can remember.'

Last year Mary moved from Los Angeles to Clearwater, Florida, near the worldwide headquarters for Scientology.

His career keeps going on: The movie star with his Jack Reacher co-star Cobie Smulders at the film's Louisiana premiere in October

His career keeps going on: The movie star with his Jack Reacher co-star Cobie Smulders at the film's Louisiana premiere in October

Tight: She attended the premiere of Tom's film Magnolia in 1999

Tight: She attended the premiere of Tom's film Magnolia in 1999

A source said: 'Mary decided to live in a quiet area 20 minutes drive away from the hub where most people walk the streets wearing Scientology colors.

'It can be intense at the church and nobody bothers her now. She's got herself a peaceful retreat with lake views where she is cared for by a nurse.

'It must remind her of time living in Marco Island [Florida] with South, who passed away last year.'

Cruise was last in the film Jack Reacher with Cobie Smulders. The next two films for the ex-husband of Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes will be The Mummy and American Made.

The star is also in pre-production on M:I 6Mission Impossible.

With his second wife: South is here flanked by Nicole Kidman and Tom at the Mission: Impossible premiere in 1996

With his second wife: South is here flanked by Nicole Kidman and Tom at the Mission: Impossible premiere in 1996

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