United Kingdom, July 8 -- Jennifer Grey's "brave" mother Jo Wilder has died a week after being diagnosed with lung cancer.

The Dirty Dancing star took to Instagram to pay tribute to her mom, who passed away on July 4 at the age of 94, with the actress revealing the tragedy came just days after her cancer diagnosis and her mother died "on her own terms".

In her post, Jennifer, 66, wrote: "My mother, Jo Wilder, passed away on July 4th at 94 - by her own choosing, on her own terms, exactly as she lived.

"A week earlier, she learned she had lung cancer. True to who she was, she chose grace over fear, understanding that leaving this world with dignity is an honor, not a tragedy."

Jennifer went on to add of her mother: "She was gorgeous and...