---
name: "Eileen Ryan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eileen-ryan"
fi1m_id: "eileen-ryan"
imdb_id: "nm0752527"
tmdb_id: 12543
wikidata_id: "Q438537"
roles: []
born: "15 October 1927"
died: "9 October 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T21:06:09.979233+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Eileen Ryan

## Identity

Eileen Ryan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eileen-ryan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eileen-ryan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0752527
- **TMDB ID:** 12543
- **Wikidata ID:** Q438537
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Ryan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438537, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0752527/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12543

Actor. Born 15 October 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 9 October 2022.

## Details

- **Born:** 15 October 1927, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 9 October 2022
- **Active:** 1989–1994
- **Also known as:** Eileen Annucci
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 78 (1), 1990s 88 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Ryan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438537, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0752527/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12543

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Parenthood*](https://film.one/film/parenthood.md) (78)

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## Biography

Eileen Ryan was an American actress. Born Eileen Annucci in New York City in 1927, she studied at New York University and began her career on stage, appearing on Broadway in *Sing Till Tomorrow* (1953) and *Comes a Day* (1958).

She resumed acting more regularly from the mid-1980s and appeared in films including *At Close Range* (1986), *Parenthood* (1989) as Marilyn Buckman, *Benny & Joon* (1993), *Magnolia* (1999), *I Am Sam* (2001) and *Eight Legged Freaks* (2002). Her television credits include episodes of *The Twilight Zone* (1959), *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), *ER* (1994), *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000) and *Grey's Anatomy* (2005).

Ryan was married to actor and director Leo Penn from 1957 until his death in 1998. She was the mother of actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn, and musician Michael Penn.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, as Barbara Dean — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Parenthood* (1989), Fi1m 78, as Marilyn Buckman — [page](https://film.one/film/parenthood.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Rules Don't Apply* (2016), as Frank's Grandmother
- *Getting On* (2013), series, as Mrs. Roth
- *A Shape of Error* (2012), Actor
- *Collaborator* (2011), as Betty
- *Venus & Vegas* (2010), as Estelle
- *Mother and Child* (2009), as Nora
- *Give 'em Hell, Malone* (2009), as Gloria
- *Private Practice* (2007), series, as Marion
- *All the King's Men* (2006), as Lily Littlepaugh
- *Feast* (2005), as Grandma
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Marjorie Reed — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *The Assassination of Richard Nixon* (2004), as Marie's Mother
- *The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire* (2003), series, Actor
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Maura O'Connell
- *Eight Legged Freaks* (2002), as Gladys
- *I Am Sam* (2001), as Estelle Dawson
- *The Pledge* (2001), as Jean
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Rose Bennett
- *Magnolia* (1999), as Mary — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/magnolia.md)
- *Anywhere but Here* (1999), as Lillian
- *Providence* (1999), series, as Eleanor Walters
- *Ally McBeal* (1997), series, as Bria Tolson
- *Arli$$* (1996), series, as Maddie Crowley
- *The Crossing Guard* (1995), as Woman in shop
- *ER* (1994), series, as Barbara Dean — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Benny & Joon* (1993), as Mrs. Smail
- *It's Nothing Personal* (1993), Actor
- *The Indian Runner* (1991), as Mrs. Baker
- *Parenthood* (1989), as Marilyn Buckman — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/parenthood.md)
- *Winter People* (1989), as Annie Wright
- *Judgment in Berlin* (1988), as Gerta X
- *At Close Range* (1986), as Grandma
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Lily Wyckoff
- *Arrival* (1986), as Nan
- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), series, as Mrs. Kennedy
- *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor
- *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor
- *The Detectives* (1959), series, Actor
- *Adventures in Paradise* (1959), series, as Alice
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Nora Reagan — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *The DuPont Show with June Allyson* (1959), series, as Miss Spencer
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Abigail Jones
- *One Step Beyond* (1959), series, as Mrs. Horvath
- *The Defender (Studio One)* (1957), as Betsy Fuller
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Betsy Fuller

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