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The death of Eileen Ryan occurred at the age of 94, just a few days before she would have turned 95 years old. According to the information provided by her publicist, the well-known actor and the mother of Sean, Chris, and Michael Penn passed away at her home in Malibu, California on October 9th.
The famous musician Michael tweeted a picture of his mother with the following comment on Monday, October 10: “We lost mum yesterday.” Ryan was born in New York on the 16th of October 1927, and he first met fellow actor Leo Penn in 1975 while they were both participating in the preparations for the performance of The Iceman Cometh. They were together for 41 years until Leo’s passing in 1998, during which time they had a short engagement followed by a quick marriage.
After making her debut on television in 1955’s Goodyear Televisions Playhouse, Ryan went on to achieve fame for her parts in films such as 1989’s Parenthood, in which she co-starred with Steve Martin, and 2001’s The Pledge, in which Jack Nicholson was the lead actor.
Actress Eileen Ryan, who had a long career in Hollywood and was the matriarch of the family that includes actor Sean Penn, passed away at her home on Sunday, according to a statement that was distributed by the publicist for Penn. She lived to be 94.
On October 16th, Ryan would have turned 95 years old. There was no information given regarding the circumstances surrounding her passing. Over the course of her decades-long career, Ryan has made appearances in more than 60 television episodes and films. She has particularly enjoyed her roles in works of genre fiction, such as “Eight Legged Freaks” (2002) and “Feast” (2005). In addition, she has roles in the critically praised films “Magnolia” (1999) and “I Am Sam” (2001).
Her list of television appearances includes “The Twilight Zone,” which aired in 1960, as well as “E.R.,” “Ally McBeal,” and “NYPD Blue,” which aired some 35 years later. According to the statement, Ryan, who was born Eileen Annucci, first met her husband, the late director, Leo Penn, in New York City in 1957 while they were both attending rehearsals for “The Iceman Cometh.”
The couple got engaged a few months after their first encounter and moved in together within a week of their first meeting, according to the statement. They were married for a total of 41 years before Leo Penn passed away in 1998.
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