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.
[Kelly, Richard T. Sean Penn: His Life and Times. Canongate U.S. 2004. ISBN 1841956236.] 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.
