Eileen Ryan, actor and mother of Sean Penn, dies at age 94

Veteran actor Eileen Ryan has died at the age of 94, a publicist for her son, Sean Penn, told CBS News on Monday. 

Her oldest son, Michael Penn, also wrote a tweet announcing her death. "We lost mom yesterday," the composer said, with a picture of Ryan. 

A cause of death has not been released. Ryan was a few days away from her 95th birthday, which would have been on October 16.