Spider-Man: No Way Home actor Mary Rivera, who played Ned's Lola, dies at 82

Actor Mary Rivera, remembered by many viewers as Ned's Lola in Spider-Man: No Way Home, has died at 82. Tributes recalled her pride in the role and her place in family memories.

In Short

• Mary Rivera's obituary mentioned that she was born in Iloilo and died in Honolulu
• A relative said she suffered a stroke and was put on life-support
• Rivera shared screen space with Zendaya and Andrew Garfield in No Way Home

Actor Mary Rivera, known to many viewers as Ned's (Jacon Batalon) Lola in Spider-Man: No Way Home, has died at 82. According to her obituary, she was born on June 2, 1943, in Iloilo, Philippines, and died on April 15 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

A family member revealed that Rivera suffered a stroke and was put on life support, as reported by TMZ. The family member also told the outlet that she was 'extremely proud' of her role in No Way Home, and that getting the part was one of her most cherished accomplishments.

Rivera appeared in a brief but memorable scene in No Way Home alongside actor Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker, Ned and actor Zendaya's MJ. Before she enters, Ned and MJ are in a tense standoff with Peter, who has just emerged from the multiverse to help save their universe's Spider-Man, played by actor Tom Holland.

Her entrance breaks the suspense in the scene. Through Ned's translation, she asks Garfield's Spider-Man to climb across the ceiling and clean a cobweb from a hard-to-reach corner.

Messages posted on her obituary page paid tribute to Rivera. One tribute read, "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."

Another remembrance read, "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."

Rivera is survived by her husband, Alejandro Rivera, and her children, Carmela Jones, Paul Rivera, Edwin Rivera and Angela Kelly.

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