Eileen Ryan, Actor and Mother of Sean Penn, Dies at 94

Film and television star Eileen Ryan has died at the age of 94.

According to a spokesperson, Ryan, whose Hollywood career spanned more than 60 years, died at her home in Malibu, California, on Oct. 9, just one week before what would have been her 95th birthday.

Ryan starred in a number of big-screen hits, including “Parenthood” (1989), “Benny & Joon" (1993) and “Magnolia” (1999), as well as making standout small-screen appearances in “The Twilight Zone,” “ER," "Grey’s Anatomy" and more.

But she was also famous for her work off-screen, as a mother raising a trio of talented entertainers — singer-songwriter Michael Penn, late actor Chris Penn and Oscar-winning actor and director Sean Penn.

She had a role alongside both her actor sons in "At Close Range" (1986) and starred in two films directed by Sean Penn, “The Crossing Guard” (1995) and “The Pledge" (2001).

"No Myth" singer Michael Penn took to Twitter one day after his mother's passing to share the sad news and a vintage photo with his fans and followers.

"We lost mom yesterday," he wrote alongside a broken heart emoji.

Ryan was married to actor-director Leo Penn. The couple met at rehearsals for a production of "The Iceman Cometh" and married just months later, in 1957. They remained together until his death in 1998.

This article was originally published on TODAY.com