Beloved Hollywood actress dies after family remove her | UK News

Spiderman: No Way Home actress Mary Rivera has sadly died after struggling a stroke. The actress, 82, was best recognized for enjoying Ned Leeds’ grandmother in the Marvel superhero film, and was left in a coma after her stroke, with her family compelled to make the devastating resolution to remove her from life assist after medical doctors warned them the prognosis was “not good”.

She died in April 2026 in Honolulu, Hawaii, but news of her death has only just been made public. GWN studies she was cremated, with a family member telling the publication she “lived a good life” and was “extremely proud” of her function in the blockbuster film, after her family inspired her to audition.

She starred alongside Tom Holland as Peter Parker and Zendaya as MJ, with Benedict Cumberbatch, Willem Dafoe, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire also making appearances.

Mary is survived by her husband Alejandro, her kids, and 11 grandchildren. She also had 4 great-grandchildren.

Tributes have flooded in for the star, with one writing on her obituary web page: “Tita Mary, as my mentor and colleague, you will be missed tremendously. My deepest and most heartfelt sympathies go out to the Rivera family during this difficult time.”

Somebody else said: “Love you, miss you Nanay. My memories with you are vast and long, beginning with you telling me to say: ‘Biva Marcos Lopez’ as a toddler, to three generations taking Cover Look photos, to saying goodbye. Imagining you watching us.”

A 3rd tweeted: “Goodbye, Ned’s Lola. Although her screen time was brief, her warm and hilarious performance – especially her unforgettable scenes with Ned, MJ, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Men – made her one of the movie’s most memorable characters.”