Overview
- Jennifer Grey announced on Instagram that her mother, Jo Wilder, died on July 4 at age 94, roughly a week after learning she had lung cancer.
- Grey wrote that Wilder "passed away by her own choosing, on her own terms," language that family used to stress dignity at the end of life while reporters note that medical or treatment details have not been independently confirmed.
- Wilder was remembered as a promising New York stage actress, lifelong activist and longtime proprietor of the Wilder Place boutique on Melrose, a life her daughter described in a carousel of photos and tribute text.
- The Instagram post drew condolences from friends and celebrities, and coverage notes that Wilder is survived by daughter Jennifer Grey and a son, James, whom she had with actor Joel Grey.
- Grey’s announcement arrived days after she publicly discussed her own health history and a paid full-body Prenuvo MRI scan, a context reporters cite as part of broader public interest in screening and end-of-life choices.