Chris Affleck, a former schoolteacher and the mother of Oscar-winning actors Ben and Casey Affleck, has died at the age of 83. Her family announced that she passed away on June 2 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in California, she worked as a teacher before her sons rose to fame in Hollywood. Ben Affleck won an Academy Award for co-writing “Good Will Hunting” and has starred in films like “Argo” and “Gone Girl.” Casey Affleck won an Oscar for his leading role in “Manchester by the Sea.” Chris Affleck was known to be a supportive mother who raised her children in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after divorcing their father. She was also the grandmother of Ben’s children with actress Jennifer Garner. Her death marks the loss of a matriarch in a celebrated acting family. The family has requested privacy during this time of mourning. No further details about memorial services have been released.