She was the wife of Hollywood actor Leo Penn and mother of singer-songwriter and composer Michael Penn and actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn, with whom she appeared in the 1986 film "At Close Range" (as their grandmother). She appeared on Broadway in "Sing Till Tomorrow" (1953) and "Comes a Day" (1958). She left acting after marrying Penn to raise their three sons, returning later to practice her craft. She died at her home in Malibu in 2022, one week before her 95th birthday.
She was the wife of Hollywood actor Leo Penn and mother of singer-songwriter and composer Michael Penn and actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn, with whom she appeared in the 1986 film "At Close Range" (as their grandmother). She appeared on Broadway in "Sing Till Tomorrow" (1953) and "Comes a Day" (1958). She left acting after marrying Penn to raise their three sons, returning later to practice her craft. She died at her home in Malibu in 2022, one week before her 95th birthday.
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EILEEN RYAN PENN
1927 † 2022
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