Sharon Stone has opened up about her complicated relationship with her late mother, revealing she never heard her say “I love you” growing up.
The 68 year old man Basic instinct The star spoke candidly about her family dynamics during an appearance on The person who believed in me podcast, hosted by CBS correspondent David Begnaud, Monday, June 1.
Stone described his mother, Dorothy, who died in 2025 at the age of 91, as a deeply troubled person and suffering emotionally and mentally, leaving their relationship strained until her final days.
The complexity of their bond became even more apparent when Stone’s parents moved in with her before her father Joseph died in 2009.
The actress explained that having to move in while her husband was terminally ill likely made her mother feel internally incompetent, which Stone said caused her mother to become angry and feel less than in some way.
When asked if she ever confronted her mother about these feelings, the Casino star admitted that she hadn’t, choosing instead to offer whatever she could to make her mother feel powerful, a habit of “overhelping” that Stone said wasn’t always the right response and often left family members feeling dependent and angry.
Even though Stone went on to care for her mother at the end of her life, she confessed that she never received the emotional closure she desperately needed.
The actress admitted that she really wanted to hear her mother say things like “I love you, I’m proud of you” or apologize, but Dorothy’s internal struggles prevented that from happening.
The family’s raw revelation comes just before the release of Stone’s next film, In memorywhich is set to debut at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 7.
The film stars comedian Marc Maron as an actor with terminal cancer who becomes hilariously obsessed with securing a spot in the annual Oscars tribute segment.
