Eileen Ryan died at the age of 94. actress and mother of Hollywood stars Sean Penn, composer Michael Penn and remembered actor Chris Penn.
The news of his death it was confirmed by one of his sons, Michael, through social media. The interpreter died on October 9 in her home and surrounded by her loved ones.
As an actress, Eileen Ryan Penn has had a long career and has distinguished herself in numerous productions. She got to work with her children Sean and Chris Penn in the film At close rangein 1986, and starred in the cast of Crossed livesthe film written and directed by Clint Eastwood, Oscar winner for Mystical river.
A bit of history
Eileen Ryan was born on October 16, 1927 in New York, daughter of the nurse Rose Isabel and the dentist Amerigo Giuseppe Annucci.
In 1957, Ryan met director and actor Leo Penn. at the game tests Here comes the Iceman. They got married a few months later and they stayed together for 41 years until his death in 1998.
Ryan he had an extensive artistic career that spanned 60 yearsalmost always as a secondary actress, both in television, film and theater productions.
Guest star on television
For years he was a guest star in the series that were in vogue. So he worked Goodyear Playhouse, Studio One, The detectives, The unknown size, outlawBonanza, The Ingall family, Matlock, New York Police Blue, ER emergencies, ITUC Y men of a certain age.
At the cinema, as well as working At close range Y Crossed lives He has also participated in films such as Winter people, Judgment in Berlin, paternity, Magnolia, The commitment, Everywhere except here, The assassination of Richard Nixon, all the king’s men, party, the shape of the insect, My name is Sam Y The Indian runner.
Her last film appearance was in the 2016 romantic drama The rules don’t applywith Lily Collins, Alden Ehrenreich, Annette Bening, Taissa Farmiga, Martin Sheen and Warren Beatty, who also wrote and directed the film.
But Elieen Ryan also had some theater appearances when he was young. On Broadway, she played Evie in the playsing until tomorrowshe debuted in 1953 and played Lorraine in the staging eat one daywhich was seen in 1958.
In the networks, Michael, one of her children, paid tribute to her and shared a photo with her on Twitter with the emoji of a broken heart. Her most famous son, Sean Penn, has not yet commented on her mother’s death.
Source: Clarin
