Eileen Ryan
Eileen Ryan (born Eileen Annucci, October 16, 1927)[1] is an American actress. She is the widow of actor and director Leo Penn, and the mother of actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn and singer Michael Penn.
Eileen Ryan | |
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| Born | Eileen Annucci October 16, 1927 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1955–present |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | Michael Penn Sean Penn Chris Penn |
| Relatives | Dylan Penn (granddaughter) |
Life and career
Ryan was born in New York City, the daughter of Rose Isabel (née Ryan), a nurse, and Amerigo Giuseppe Annucci, a dentist.[2] Ryan's mother was an Irish American native of Plattsburgh, New York, and her father was Italian American.[2] In 1957 she married Leo Penn, an actor and active union member, who was blacklisted from the late 1940s to the late 1950s.[3][4] The couple remained together for over 40 years, until Leo's death in 1998.[3]
Ryan appears with her sons Sean and Chris in the 1986 film At Close Range, portraying the brothers' grandmother.[5] She also makes an appearance in The Crossing Guard, which Sean directed. On Broadway, Ryan portrayed Evie in Sing Till Tomorrow (1953) and Lorraine in Comes a Day (1958).[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Three in One | Mrs. Johnson | Segment: "The Load of Wood" |
| 1986 | At Close Range | Grandma | |
| 1988 | Judgment in Berlin | Gerta X | |
| 1989 | Winter People | Annie Wright | |
| 1989 | Parenthood | Marilyn Buckman | |
| 1991 | The Indian Runner | Mrs. Baker | |
| 1993 | Benny & Joon | Mrs. Smail | |
| 1995 | The Crossing Guard | Woman in Shop | |
| 1999 | Anywhere but Here | Lillian | |
| 1999 | Magnolia | Mary | |
| 2001 | The Pledge | Jean | |
| 2001 | I Am Sam | Estelle | |
| 2002 | Eight Legged Freaks | Gladys | |
| 2004 | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | Marie's mother | |
| 2005 | Ulli Lommel's Zodiac Killer | Venice Beach victim | Video |
| 2005 | Feast | Grandma | |
| 2006 | All the King's Men | Lily Littlepaugh | |
| 2009 | Give 'Em Hell, Malone | Gloria | |
| 2009 | Mother and Child | Nora | |
| 2010 | Venus & Vegas | Estelle | |
| 2011 | Collaborator | Betty | |
| 2016 | Rules Don't Apply | Frank's Grandmother |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Goodyear Television Playhouse | Alma | "Mr. Dorothy Allen" |
| 1957 | Westinghouse Studio One | Betsy Fuller | "The Defender: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1959 | Deadline | Betty | "Massacre" |
| 1959 | DuPont Show of the Month | "The Human Comedy" | |
| 1959 | Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond | Mrs. Horvath | "Make Me Not a Witch" |
| 1960 | The Twilight Zone | Nora Reagan | "A World of Difference" |
| 1960 | The Robert Herridge Theatre | "With Glory and Honor" | |
| 1960 | The Detectives | Mrs. Sharman | "Little Girl Lost" |
| 1961 | The Detectives | Mrs. Coil | "Song of the Guilty Heart" |
| 1961 | Shotgun Slade | Janet Milford | "A Grave at San Gallo" |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Miss Spencer | "The Man Who Wanted Everything Perfect" |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungle | Anna Ashmond | "The Last Way Out" |
| 1961 | Outlaws | Ruth Lopez | "No Luck on Friday" |
| 1961 | Adventures in Paradise | Alice | "Survival" |
| 1961 | Bonanza | Amanda Gates | "Land Grab" |
| 1962 | Bonanza | Abigail Jones | "The Wooing of Abigail Jones" |
| 1962 | Ben Casey | Laura Walton | "Give My Hands an Epitaph" |
| 1962 | Tales of Wells Fargo | Lorry | "End of a Minor God" |
| 1972 | Bonanza | Emily | "First Love" |
| 1973 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Shirley Cooper | "Catch a Ring That Isn't There" |
| 1973 | Cannon | "Press Pass to the Slammer" | |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | Mrs. Kennedy | "The Voice of Tinker Jones" |
| 1986 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Bag Lady | "Babies Having Babies" |
| 1990 | Christine Cromwell | "Only the Good Die Young" | |
| 1992 | Matlock | Lily Wyckoff | "The Picture: Part 2" |
| 1993 | It's Nothing Personal | TV film | |
| 1996 | ER | Barbara Dean | "True Lies" |
| 1996 | NYPD Blue | Mrs. Treet | "He's Not Guilty, He's My Brother" |
| 1999 | Ally McBeal | Bria Tolson | "In Dreams" |
| 2000 | Arliss | Maddie Crowley | "Last Call" |
| 2001 | Providence | Eleanor Walters | "Big Night" |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mrs. Rose Bennett | "To Halve and to Hold" |
| 2003 | The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | "Tough Love" | |
| 2005 | Without a Trace | Maura O'Connell | "Transitions" |
| 2007 | The Nine | Mrs. Cavanaugh | "Legacy" |
| 2011 | Men of a Certain Age | "And Then the Bill Comes" | |
| 2011 | Private Practice | Marion | "Something Old, Something New" |
| 2011 | Prime Suspect | Susan Whitney | "Bitch" |
| 2014 | Grey's Anatomy | Marjorie Reed | "Puzzle with a Piece Missing" |
| 2014 | Getting On | Mrs. Roth | "No Such Thing as Idealized Genitalia" |
References
- Kelly, Richard T. (2011). Sean Penn: Die autorisierte Biografie. Riva Verlag. p. 31. ISBN 978-3-86413-103-5.
- Kelly, Richard T. Sean Penn: His Life and Times. Canongate U.S. 2004. ISBN 1-84195-623-6.
- Oliver, Myrna (1998) for the Los Angeles Times. "LEO PENN, 77, ACTOR AND NOTABLE DIRECTOR", obituary, archives of the South Florida Sun Sentinel (Deerfield Beach, Florida), September 12, 1998. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- Stange, Ellen Silver (2016). New York State of Fame. Page Publishing Inc. ISBN 9781682890264. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- Mills, Nancy (July 5, 1986). "Never-Retiring Eileen Ryan Is out of Retirement". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p. Part IV - 9. Retrieved April 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Eileen Ryan". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
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