Sean Penn’s Actress Mom Eileen Ryan Dead at 94

Actress Eileen Ryan, the mother of Sean Penn, has died.

On Monday, her family announced that she had passed away on October 9 at her Malibu home, just a week before turning 95.

The cause of death has not been released.

Ryan was married to actor and director Leo Penn for over 40 years, until his death in 1998.

Aside from Sean, Eileen leaves behind her son Michael Penn, a musician who is married to singer-songwriter Aimee Mann. Through Sean, she was also previously the mother-in-law of Madonna and actresses Robin Wright and Leila George.

Her other son, actor Chris Penn, died in 2006 at 40.

Some of her film credits include “Parenthood” (1989), “Benny & Joon” (1993), “Magnolia” (1999), “Eight Legged Freaks” (2002), “Feast” (2005), “All the King’s Men” (2006), and her last work in any medium, “Rules Don’t Apply” (2016) for director Warren Beatty.

Ryan acted alongside her son Sean in the movies “At Close Range” (1986) and “I Am Sam” (2001), and appeared in two films he directed: “The Indian Runner” (1991) and “The Crossing Guard” (1995).

On TV, she appeared on many series from 1955 until 2014, including “The Twilight Zone” (1960), “Little House on the Prairie” (1974), “NYPD Blue” (1996), “ER” (1996), “Ally McBeal” (1999), “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (2001), “Private Practice” (2011),  “Grey’s Anatomy” (2014) and “Getting One” (2014), the latter her final TV appearance.