Angelina Jolie honored her late mother in support of World Ovarian Cancer Day on Monday and urged women to get regular medical checkups.

The Hollywood A-lister shared a childhood photo of her and her mother, Marcheline Bertrand , on Instagram , a day before what would have been her moms 73rd birthday, Jolie wrote in the caption. Bertrand died in 2007.

She passed away 15 years ago, after a long struggle with breast and ovarian cancer. In June, I will be a month away from the age when she was diagnosed, the 47-year-old actor wrote.

My mom loved [Jimi] Hendrix, she continued. And would always sign her letters Kiss the Sky. It took on new meaning after she passed. Sending my love to those who have also lost loved ones and strength to those who are fighting at this very moment for their lives.

Herself a mother, the actor added that she gets regular checkups despite her past preventive surgeries. Jolie underwent a double mastectomy in 2013 after genetic tests revealed she had an 87% risk of developing breast cancer. She had her ovaries removed in 2015 .

The Maleficent star concluded Mondays post by urging women to look after yourself and to get mammograms , blood tests or ultrasounds , particularly if you have a family history of cancer."