Home Los Angeles, CA – Keisha Whitaker, the ex-wife of actor Forest Whitaker, has died at the age of 51. Credit: Best Image / BACKGRID Los Angeles, CA - Keisha Whitaker, the ex-wife of actor Forest Whitaker, has died at the age of 51. Credit: Best Image / BACKGRID

Los Angeles, CA – Keisha Whitaker, the ex-wife of actor Forest Whitaker, has died at the age of 51. Credit: Best Image / BACKGRID

Los Angeles, CA – Keisha Whitaker, the ex-wife of actor Forest Whitaker, has died at the age of 51.

The former couple’s daughter True Whitaker, 25, confirmed the tragic news on her Instagram account, posting photos of her mother to her Stories on Thursday.

‘goodbye mommy. I love you 4ever and beyond,’ True posted to her Stories over a photo of her mother. ‘The most beautiful woman in the world… thank you for teaching me every single thing I know. I’ll see you in my dreams and I’ll feel you in my heart.’

Pictured: Forest Whitaker, Keisha Nash Whitaker

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Forest Whitaker and Keisha Nash Whitaker attend the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles, California on March 2, 2014. Credit: Apega/WENN.com