Leo Penn
| Born | August 27, 1921 |
| Hometown | Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States |
| Height | 5'6" (1.68m) |
| Spouse | Eileen Ryan, Olive Deering |
| Children | Sean Penn, Chris Penn, Michael Penn |
| Parents | Elizabeth Penn, Maurice Daniel Penn |
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Sean Penn on ‘Daddio’ Film (and Possible Stage Version), Zelensky (and the Oscar He Loaned Him) and 50 Years in the Biz
- Sean Penn rarely grants interviews — he and the press haven’t always gotten along, to say the least — but last week, at his home in Malibu, the venerated actor and filmmaker sat down with The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast for an in-depth conversation about his life, career and most recent project, Daddio, an indie, …
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TV and film actor Eileen Ryan, Sean Penn's mother, dies
Eileen Ryan, an actor who appeared on TV, in films and on Broadway and the matriarch of the steeped-in-the-arts Penn family, has died. 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 next Sunday.
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Actress Eileen Ryan, Sean Penn's Mom, Dead at 94
Eileen Ryan—actress and mom of Sean Penn, Michael Penn and late Chris Penn—died on Oct. 9. Look back at her life and career, including roles in Grey's Anatomy, Twilight Zone and more.
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Eileen Ryan, actor and mother of Sean, Chris and Michael Penn, dies at 94
Eileen Ryan, the actor and mother of composer Michael Penn and actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn, died at her home on Oct. 9. She was 94.
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Sean Penn’s Mother and Actress Eileen Ryan Dies at 94
Actress Eileen Ryan and mother to Sean Penn has passed away just a week shy of her 95th birthday. The “Little House On The Prairie” star died on Sunday at her Malibu home, her rep confirmed. Throughout her long-running career, Eileen appeared in more than 60 TV shows and movies.
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Eileen Ryan, actress and mother of Sean Penn, dies at 94
Actress Eileen Ryan, who is the mother of Sean Penn, has died at age 94. After launching her career on Broadway in the 1950s, the New York City native went on to star in over 60-plus film and television credits, including “Magnolia,” “Feast,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Twilight Zone.” Showbusiness ran in the family. Ryan married a prolific director and was the matriarch of a talented clan that ...
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Eileen Ryan, Actress and Mother of Sean and Chris Penn, Dies at 94
Wife of Leo Penn had roles in "The Twilight Zone," "Magnolia" and alongside her children in "At Close Range"
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Eileen Ryan Dies: Actor, Mother Of Sean, Christopher & Michael Penn Was 94
Actor Eileen Ryan, the mother of actors Sean Penn and Christopher Penn and musician Michael Penn, died Sunday at her home in Malibu, just a week short of her 95th birthday. Ryan, born Eileen Annucci, met fellow actor Leo Penn in 1957 at rehearsals for The Iceman Cometh, a Circle in the Square production (Leo […]
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Sean Penn Keeps It All In The Family With ‘Flag Day’ At Cannes: The Deadline Q&A
The son of actor/director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan, Sean Penn will be keeping up the family tradition this year at Cannes when he premieres Flag Day in Competition. Based on her 2004 memoir, the film follows Jennifer Vogel’s personal story of idolizing her bank robber and conman father. Penn directs and plays the […]
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'Little House on the Prairie' star Alison Arngrim reveals the 'great debt' she owes Sean Penn
In a recent interview with Alison Arngrim, the "Little House on the Prairie" star revealed how a teenage Penn came to her aid on the set of the beloved NBC drama... by passing out.
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R.D. Call, ‘Into The Wild,’ ‘Last Man Standing’ Actor, Dies at 70
Roy Dana (R.D.) Call, an actor who appeared in such films as "Last Man Standing," "Born on the Fourth of July" and several other films alongside Sean Penn, died on Feb. 27 of back surgery complications, his family announced. He was 70. The Utah native was born Feb. 16, 1950 and came to Los Angeles […]
