'I've never met anyone so brave': George Clooney mourns sister after her death aged 65

Adelia "Ada" Zeidler, George Clooney's sister, has died aged 65, after a battle with cancer.

The actor, 64, released a statement in the wake of the family tragedy on December 19, telling People, "My sister, Ada, was my hero.

"She faced down cancer with courage and humour. I've never met anyone so brave. Amal and I will miss her terribly."

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According to her obituary, she died "peacefully surrounded by the people she loved" at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, Kentucky.

Ada was born in Los Angeles on May 2, 1960 to journalist and TV host Nick Clooney and writer Nina Bruce Warren, the older and only sibling of George.

She has a passion for the arts, being an elementary art teacher at Augusta Independent School for many years. Ada was a qualified National Merit Scholar, a member of the Augusta Art Guild and was a past grand marshal of Augusta's Annual White Christmas Parade.

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Ada married Norman Zeidler, a retired army captain, in Augusta on March 14, 1987.

The wedding was attended by much of their small Kentucky town, as well as the entire Clooney family – including some of it's more famous members, with the sibling's aunt Rosemary Clooney singing a romantic song for the newlyweds.

Despite her famous family, Ada maintained a private life and kept out of the spotlight – though she did make an exception for her brother's 2014 wedding to his wife Amal in Venice, Italy.

Ada was seen being helped by other family members into the speedboat, standing alongside her brother as they journeyed to the wedding venue.

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The school teacher was preceded in death by her husband, who died of a heart attack in 2004.

Ada is survived by her parents, her children Nick Zeidler and Allison Zeidler Herolaga (and her husband Kenny), George, Amal, and several uncles, aunts, and cousins.

Her funeral will be held on Monday, December 22.

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