Actor Nicolas Cage’s mum, former dancer Joy Vogelsang, dead at 85

In a 1996 interview, Nicolas Cage said his mother was 'plagued with mental illness for most of my childhood', but added that she was 'the driving force in my creativity'. Photo: Handout

The mother of renowned actor Nicolas Cage, Joy Vogelsang, died in May. She was 85.

The announcement of her death was made by Cage’s brother, Christopher Coppola, in a Facebook post.