Ben and Casey Affleck’s Mother Dies at 83
Her sons said the 83-year-old teacher and activist died peacefully after a terminal diagnosis and lived to attend her grandson’s graduation.
- Chris Anne Affleck, mother of Oscar winners Ben and Casey Affleck, died at 83 on June 2. A Harvard University graduate, she spent 35 years as a public school teacher.
- A fierce civil rights advocate, she taught literacy during Freedom Summer in Mississippi. As one of the first Radcliffe women to earn a Harvard diploma, she eschewed higher-paying careers for public school teaching.
- Her five grandchildren—Indiana, Violet, Atticus, Fin, and Sam—were the animating force of her life. Known for practicality, she accepted an email typo, using the name "Chritopher" with no "s" for twenty years.
- Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December, her greatest wish was to see her grandson graduate high school. She attended the ceremony on May 31 and died peacefully in her sleep two days later.
- An avid supporter of her sons' careers, she famously attended the 1998 Oscars alongside them. Ben told Vanity Fair, "Why? Why is it weird that we're bringing our moms?" reflecting on the public attention.
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Ben and Casey Affleck's mother, Chris Anne Affleck, has died at the age of 83. According to The Hollywood Reporter, she died due to health complications after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was born in New York, graduated from Harvard and spent 35 years as a teacher before retiring in 2008. Throughout her life, she was a dedicated human rights activist. She married Timothy Affleck and they had sons Ben and Casey. They divorced when …
Christine Anne dedicated her life to teaching, an area very different from that chosen by her children, as both Ben and Casey Affleck became actors.
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