The touching reason Pierce Brosnan takes his mum to visit his movie sets By Dominique Hines For The Daily Mail Published: 20:52 EDT, 16 August 2024 | Updated: 20:58 EDT, 16 August 2024 e-mail View comments Being surrounded by acting royalty would leave most star-struck. But for Mary May Smith it's just another day as Pierce Brosnan 's mother. The 90-year-old was again a guest of honour on Brosnan's latest film sets – with the actor making up for lost time after a childhood apart.
Brosnan, 71, shared a picture on social media of Ms Smith smiling in a beige jumper and matching trousers alongside his veteran co-stars Sir Ben Kingsley, 80, Dame Helen Mirren , 79, and Celia Imrie, 72. The star-studded cast has been brought together for The Thursday Murder Club, which is being produced by Steven Spielberg , and is based on the 2020 novel of the same name by Richard Osman . A film to die for: Pierce Brosnan, 71, shared a picture on social media of proud mum May Smith smiling alongside his veteran co-stars Sir Ben Kingsley, 80, Dame Helen Mirren , 79, and Celia Imrie, 72 Pierce and his mother were spotted in Madrid, Spain, earlier this year, after he filmed a commercial there Special Bond: Brosnan has previously revealed that he only formed a close relationship with his mother in his adult years Brosnan was largely raised by his grandparents after his father left and his mother went to England to provide for the family Brosnan has previously revealed that he only formed a close relationship with his mother in his adult years.
His father left when he was an infant and he was raised by his grandparents in Ireland as Ms Smith, a retired nurse, worked in England to provide for the family and was only able to return to see him once a year. The pair have spent decades making up for lost time with Ms Smith attending various red carpet events and movie sets. The Netflix film has no set release date as yet.
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