Georgia Holt

Georgia Holt (born Jackie Jean Crouch; June 9, 1926 – December 10, 2022) was an American singer-songwriter, model, and occasional bit part actress. She was best known for being the mother of Cher.

Early life Holt was born Jackie Jean Crouch on June 9, 1926, in Kensett, Arkansas, to Lynda Inez (née Gulley; 1913–2009) and Roy Malloy Crouch (1905–1969). Mr. Crouch was a baker at the time. Frequently moving back and forth between her separated parents before settling in Los Angeles,

Career Holt sang on an Oklahoma City radio station when she was six years old, and by the age of 10, had sung with Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. She won several talent and beauty competitions However, by the mid-1950s, Holt's income was largely derived from working as a club singer.

Holt was the subject of the 2013 Lifetime documentary Dear Mom, Love Cher, which was executive produced by her daughter, Cher. The same year, Holt also released her album Honky Tonk Woman, which was recorded in 1982 with the TCB Band. It was Holt's discovery of the tapes which led to the documentary project.

In 2013, Holt and Cher appeared together on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Ellen DeGeneres Show on June 22, 1945 in Reno, Nevada; they briefly remarried and redivorced about 20 years later. Holt's second husband was actor Chris Alcaide. She later wed Joseph Harper Collins, Holt's last marriage was to Hamilton T. Holt, by whose surname she became known. Holt was 50 and running an antiques shop when she met the then 28-year-old Spencer, who was initially interested in her daughter Georganne. Holt was survived by Spencer, her daughters and grandchildren. The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV series Good Morning America Morning news program (ABC-TV) Access Hollywood Television infotainment series Dear Mom, Love Cher TV documentary 13