Chris Anne, the mother of actors Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck, died on June 2, 2026, at the age of 83. The cause of death was cardiac and respiratory arrest, with pancreatic cancer as a contributing factor.
She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December 2025 and given approximately six months to live. According to a family source, her final wish was to see her grandson's high school graduation; she attended the ceremony on May 31, 2026, and died peacefully in her sleep two days later.
Chris Anne died while visiting her son Ben Affleck's home. She was a graduate of Harvard University and worked as a teacher in public schools for over 30 years until retiring in 2008.
In addition to her teaching career, according to a family source, she volunteered for Barack Obama's election campaign and worked as an organizer for the Alliance for Justice in Palestine. According to records, she had two sons from her marriage to Timothy Affleck: Ben Affleck (age 53) and Casey Affleck (age 50).