Jeremy Piven characterized his mother as a passionate teacher who "genuinely enjoyed the evolution of her students.

Jeremy Piven has announced the death of his "incredible" mother, Joyce Piven. "Joyce Piven has left us," he began. Jeremy went on to reflect on how Joyce loved watching the "evolution" of her drama students at the Piven Theater Workshop in Evanston,

"She was graceful until her last breath," Jeremy Piven writes of his mom, whose Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanston trained stars, including John and Joan Cusack.