Cher Mother: Who Is Georgia Holt?

Cher is an American singer, actress and television personality often viewed as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry.

She is known for;

• Her distinctive contralto singing voice,
• Her work in various sectors of the entertainment industry, as well as
• Adopting a variety of styles and appearances throughout her six-decade-long career.

She was born Cherilyn Sarkisian in El Centro, California, on May 20, 1946 to her parents John Sarkisian and Georgia Holt.

Who Is Georgia Holt?

Georgia Holt, born Jackie Jean Crouch, is an ex-model and retired actress of Irish, English, German, and Cherokee ancestry.

Born on June 9, 1926, Holt has estimated that she attended 17 junior high schools and that her father taught her how to sing and play guitar.

Holt sang on an Oklahoma City radio station when she was six years old, and by age 10 sang with bandleader Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys.

Holt also released her album Honky Tonk Woman, which was recorded in 1982, in 2013. The album includes a duet with Cher titled “I’m Just Your Yesterday.”

She also won several talent and beauty competitions, and had a number of minor television and film roles in the 1950s.

Holt was the subject of the 2013 Lifetime documentary Dear Mom, Love Cher, which was executive produced by her daughter, Cher.

Holt has been married and divorced six times.