Chris Anne Affleck, 83, passed away on June 2 at 10.52am while “visiting son’s residence”, the document revealed, with Us Weekly confirming that the address in question is connected to Ben.
Ben Affleck’s mother Chris died while visiting his Los Angeles home, her death certificate has revealed.
Chris Anne Affleck, 83, passed away on June 2 at 10.52am while “visiting son’s residence”, the document revealed, with Us Weekly confirming that the address in question is connected to Ben.
The certificate stated that Chris died from cardiopulmonary arrest, with contributing factors including pancreatic adenocarcinoma, which she had been suffering from for months, according to the paperwork.
An obituary announcing Chris’ death said that she had been told last December that she had just months to live, but was determined to see her grandson’s graduation from high school.
She attended the ceremony on May 31, and died in her sleep days later.
Chris is survived by Ben and his brother Casey, as well as her grandchildren – Casey’s kids Indiana and Atticus, and Ben’s children Fin, Violet and Samuel.
Her obituary revealed details of her life and education, including that she graduated from Harvard University, before going on to teach at public school until she retired in 2008.
She also “taught literacy classes in Mississippi during Freedom Summer, marched against the Vietnam War, and revelled in 1960s counterculture”, according to the obit.
These values extended to the classroom, as “very student, whether just arrived from Haiti or Cambridge upper crust, was a cherished citizen of her classroom republic, equal to each other and to herself”.
Casey and Ben were both encouraged to act by their parents, Chris and Timothy, with their father working as a stage manager, meaning they both grew up around the theatre.
As Chris thought acting would be a good way to keep her boys busy and out of trouble, she and her casting friend Patty Collins encouraged Ben and Casey to audition for commercials, TV shows and local productions – with one of Ben’s first roles coming in a Burger King advert.
He went on to become one of Hollywood’s most famous actors, with roles in movies such as Good Will Hunting – for which he and Matt Damon won a Best Original Screenplay Oscar. Ben took Chris as his date to the Oscars for that ceremony in 1998. Casey is also a successful actor, with a critically-acclaimed role in 2016 movie Manchester By the Sea, and also starred alongside Brad Pitt and George Clooney in the Ocean’s Eleven films.
Ben Affleck’s mum died while visiting his home
