LEGENDARY actress Eileen Ryan, mum of Hollywood star Sean Penn, has died at the age of 94. The Little House On The Prairie star passed away at her home in Malibu, California, on Sunday, her representative announced.
The mum-of-three enjoyed a glittering career in film and TV, appearing in over 60 productions over the years. She was mum to actor Sean, 62, musician Michael, 64, and actor Chris who passed away in 2006 at the age of 40.
Eileen's eldest son Michael poignantly tweeted a photo of his beloved mother alongside a broken heart emoji. He wrote: "We lost mom yesterday." read more celebrity deathsRIP Tributes pour in after ex-WWE Tough Enough winner Sara Lee passes away aged 30BEAR-Y BITTERSWEET Betty White's beloved pet bear Bam Bam dead just months after actress The veteran actress, who appeared in iconic films including Magnolia and I Am Sam, would have turned 95 on October 16.
The details of her cause of death have not yet been revealed. Eileen had got hitched to actor and director Leo Penn in 1957 just two months after they met, before his death in 1998.
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