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<p>Fil-American actress Mary Rivera, who&#x27;s known for her portrayal as the grandmother of Ned (Jacob Batalon) in &quot;Spider-Man: No Way Home,&quot; has passed away. </p><p>According to entertainment website <a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/obituaries-people-news/mary-rivera-dead-spider-man-no-way-home-neds-grandma-1236827154/?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demo0htc1t2h&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawTeVo5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE3OFlMOU9UdWg5bnN3Rzg0c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuG8OEmUjMcD4Ovinko-cMNacs2Xc_vpYDKtLYd5mFH4QuM4bAO-Z1ZMaoGi_aem_3dfLX-ff8vIpPjeaSl2_8w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Variety</a> on Tuesday, based on Rivera&#x27;s obituary, she died on April 15 in Honolulu, Hawaii at the age of 82.</p><p>It also said that a family member of Rivera told TMZ that the actress suffered a stroke and had to be put on life support. </p><p>A family member also told TMZ that Rivera was &quot;extremely proud&quot; of her role in the Spider-Man film.</p><p>Based on <a href="https://www.diamondheadmortuary.net/obituaries/mary-rivera-16/obituary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">obituary</a>, Rivera was born on June 2, 1943 in Iloilo and was a retired missionary for the church.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wmZgCeF2vmE?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span> </div>

<p>Fil-American actress Mary Rivera, who's known for her portrayal as the grandmother of Ned (Jacob Batalon) in "Spider-Man: No Way Homem," has passed away.</p>

Fil-American actress Mary Rivera, who's known for her portrayal as the grandmother of Ned (Jacob Batalon) in "Spider-Man: No Way Homem," has passed away.

Mary Rivera, who played Ned's grandmother in 'Spider-Man,' dies at 82

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Mary Rivera, who played Ned's grandmother in 'Spider-Man,' dies at 82

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Published August 04, 2026 01:55 PM PHT

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Updated August 04, 2026 02:27 PM PHT

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