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Ben Affleck’s Mother’s Cause of Death Revealed

Us Weekly reported the death certificate listed cardiopulmonary arrest and pancreatic adenocarcinoma, and said no autopsy was performed.

  • The death certificate for Chris Affleck, mother of Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck, identifies cardiopulmonary arrest as the cause of death, according to records obtained by Weekly.
  • Medical professionals diagnosed Chris with pancreatic adenocarcinoma in December 2025, when her medical team told her she had about six months to live, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
  • Chris Affleck passed away at 10:52 a.m. on June 2 while "visiting son's residence," a Los Angeles address associated with Ben, according to the certificate.
  • The Affleck family announced her passing in a Boston Globe obituary on July 24, highlighting her three decades as a public school teacher and advocacy during Freedom Summer.
  • Her grandchildren "were the animating force of her last two decades," the obituary stated, identifying her sons and five grandchildren as her "favorite young people.
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Chris Anne Affleck, who passed away at the age of 83, had gone to visit her son

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Ben Affleck’s mother’s cause of death revealed

Ben Affleck’s mother Chris Anne Affleck died of pancreatic cancer.

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Entertainment Weekly broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
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