Eileen Ryan (born October 16, 1928) is an American actress who has appeared in a number of movies and TV series. She was the wife of actor and director Leo Penn. She is the mother of actor Sean Penn, singer Michael Penn and the late actor Chris Penn.
Ryan was born Eileen Annucci in New York City, the daughter of Rose Isabel (née Ryan), a nurse, and Amerigo Giuseppe Annucci, a dentist. Ryan's mother was Irish American and from Plattsburgh, New Yor...
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Eileen Ryan (born October 16, 1928) is an American actress who has appeared in a number of movies and TV series. She was the wife of actor and director Leo Penn. She is the mother of actor Sean Penn, singer Michael Penn and the late actor Chris Penn.
Ryan was born Eileen Annucci in New York City, the daughter of Rose Isabel (née Ryan), a nurse, and Amerigo Giuseppe Annucci, a dentist. Ryan's mother was Irish American and from Plattsburgh, New York, and her father was Italian American.
She married Leo Penn, an actor and active union member who was once blacklisted. They were married from 1957 until his death in 1998.
Ryan appeared with her two actor sons Sean Penn and Chris Penn in the 1986 film At Close Range. She played the part of their grandmother in the film.
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