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Actress Eileen Ryan, the mother of actors Sean Penn and Christopher Penn and musician Michael Penn, has sadly passed away at the age of 94.
She died on Sunday (October 9) at her home, just one week shy of her 95th birthday.
Eileen met her husband, Leo Penn, during rehearsals for a 1957 production of The Iceman Cometh and they married a short time later. He passed away in 1998.
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She appeared in movies including At Close Range, I Am Sam, The Indian Runner and The Crossing Guard and television projects including The Twilight Zone, The Detectives, Ben Casey, Marcus Welby, M.D., Little House on the Prairie, Ally McBeal, and Grey’s Anatomy, among many others..
The Penn family confirmed the tragic news to Deadline, but no additional information was released at this time.
Our thoughts are with the Penn family during this time. RIP.
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Sean Penn's mother Eileen Ryan has died aged 94. The actress - who was due to turn 95 on October 16th - passed away at her home in Malibu, California, according to a statement from 'Dead Man Walking' star Sean's publicist.
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Eileen Ryan, known for her role in "Little House on the Prairie," has died at 94. Ryan, who was the mother of actors Sean Penn and Christopher Penn and musician Michael Penn, died at her home in Malibu, California, on Sunday, according to family spokesperson Mara Buxbaum. Ryan would have turned 95 on Oct.
Eileen Ryan has died aged 94 at her home in Malibu, a representative for the star has confirmed, although no cause of death has been revealed.The actress was just days shy of celebrating her 95th birthday on October 16th. Eileen was best known for her roles in Little House On The Prairie and At Close Range, and she was also mother to successful actor Sean Penn, 62, musician Michael Penn, 64, and late actor Chris Penn, who died in 2006 at age 40. She was married to her sons' father, actor and director Leo Penn, from 1957 until he passed away in 1998.
Sean Penn, died at her home in Malibu Sunday, according to a statement from Penn's rep. She was 94. Ryan made her Broadway debut in 1953's before appearing in over 60 television shows and films over her storied career, including 2002’s E and Feast in 2005. She also starred in the film in 1999 and alongside her son Sean in 2001's .She would go on to star in several films alongside her son, including , , , and .As far as TV goes, Ryan appeared on the episode «A World of Difference» as well as , , and also 1972's and , where she was directed by her husband, the late Leo Penn. He also helped direct her on episodes of , , , and in the 1988 movie .Her last on-screen credit was in Warren Beatty's in 2016.Born Eileen Annucci, Ryan met Leo in 1957 in New York City at rehearsals for, according to the statement.