He passed away on June 2nd, but the news has only now been made public
USA.- Chris Anne Affleck, mother of actors Ben and Casey Affleck, has died at 83 years old after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December 2025, according to People.
Chris Anne Affleck passed away on June 2nd, but the news has only now been made public, according to the media outlet. She worked for 34 years as a teacher in a public school and was a prominent civil rights activist.
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Her role was key in the early stages of her children’s careers. Ben Affleck got his first roles thanks to his mother’s friendship with casting director Patty Collins.
In addition, she accompanied Ben to the 1995 Oscars ceremony, when the actor won the award for Best Original Screenplay for ‘Good Will Hunting’ alongside Matt Damon.
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“We were sitting next to our moms and we won, and we hugged them. I remember how everyone made such a big deal out of it, as if it were something unusual,” Ben recalled in a 2023 interview with Vanity Fair.
Ben Affleck, who was 25 years old at the time, noted that from the very first moment he thought about going to the gala with his mother. “Of course our mothers were going to go. It was something really innocent and authentic,” he added.
