Kristin Chenoweth has announced that her birth mother Lynn has died.

If you didn’t know, the 55-year-old Tony and Emmy winner was put up for adoption as a baby and met her birth mom for the first time in 2012.

On Saturday (August 19), Kristin took to Instagram to mourn Lynn after her death.

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“The angel that brought me into this world has passed. Her name is Lynn. Aka Mamalynn. The ten plus years I knew her were magic. So many things became clear to me about myself when I met her and came to really know her. Those of us who knew her loved her light. Her love of music and all things artistic. An artist herself!” Kristin wrote along with several photos of Lynn throughout the years.

“The mother of beautiful Jennifer and darling Chris. Man she loved her kids!” Kristin continued. “In her belly, I became fans of Stevie Ray and Jimmie Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall, Jimi Hendrix, and, of course, Billy Ethridge – my bio dad. The two of them gave me the innate artistic ability I have today.”

Kristin also reflected on meeting Lynn for the first time in 2012.

“Mamalynn prayed for me every year on my birthday, hoping I was having the most perfect life, which of course, I was. I snuck away and prayed for her too, wishing that someday I would be allowed tell her ‘thank you.’ Which I did on 12/12/12,” Kristin recalled. “A beautiful day! We didn’t leave anything unsaid in the end. I will miss her till the end of my days. But then, I will fly into the sky, where she will be waiting to greet me, and she will say, ‘start singing Babygirl!’ And I will. RIP Mamalynn ❤️”

In a recent interview, Kristin opened up about her adoption, and shared the “divine” moment that brought her to her adoptive family.

Our thoughts are with Kristin during this difficult time. RIP.