MINKA Kelly describes her childhood as “unstable” and “chaotic” in her memoir Tell Me Everything.
The Titans actress is the only daughter of Aerosmith guitarist Rick Dufay and her late mother Maureen Kelly.
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Who are Minka Kelly’s parents?
Minka Kelly’s mother was Maureen Dumont Kelly and her father is former Aerosmith member Rick Dufay.
Dufay was absent for most of Minka’s early life and she was raised solely by her mother.
During the actress’ childhood, Maureen worked several jobs and struggled to make ends means.
“I spent a lot of my youth wishing my mom was something she wasn’t, wishing she was like the other moms,” Minka recalled to PEOPLE.
“I only was able to really appreciate how special she was when I got much older. In fact, when it was maybe a little too late.
“My childhood was colorful and chaotic, unstable and inconsistent, unpredictable and hard a lot of the times.
“But the silver lining is that it made me a very adaptable person.”
During her adulthood, the Euphoria star was estranged from her mother.
After Maureen asked Minka to support her financially, the mother and daughter had a falling out.
However, the two reconciled two years before Maureen’s death.
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Although Minka was estranged from her father during most of her formative years, she reconnected with him in her late teens.
Regarding her relationship with Dufay, she told her Instagram followers: “We met up a few times through the years but never really knew each other until I got older and was able to see the situation for what it was and was able to let go of any grudges.
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“Our parents are human after all. When I was ready, he was there.
“It was a very bumpy road to start but we found our way. Thank god for therapy.
“We still drive each other nuts sometimes but I can honestly say that I’m not sure where I’d be without him today.”
What was Minka’s mother’s cause of death?
In 2008, Maureen Kelly lost her battle with colon cancer and died as she spent her last days in an Albuquerque hospice.
She spent the last days of her life with Minka by her side.
In honor of her mother’s memory, Minka shared with her fans via Instagram: “I blamed her for a lot of things for a long time.
“It was a little too late when I realized that if I’m gonna blame her for the bad, I also have to blame her for the good.
“When I blamed her for the good, I was able to heal. She knows how I feel and how much I love her.
“There is solace in knowing that she is with me now in a deeper and more profound way than she ever could have been in her physical form…”
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