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

Share Post Viber icon Viber EmailScreengrab from Netflix Philippines/YoutubeThe Iloilo-born Hawaii resident appeared in a Tagalog-speaking scene in the 2021 film “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” HONOLULU — Mary Egida Rivera, the Philippine-born Hawaii resident who played Ned Leeds’ grandmother in “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” died April 15 in Honolulu, according to her obituary. Rivera, a Mililani resident, was born June 2, 1943, in Iloilo, Philippines, to Vicente and Felicia Egida. Rivera portrayed Lola, the grandmother of Ned Leeds, played by Filipino American actor Jacob Batalon. Rivera is survived by her husband, Alejandro Rivera; four children; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.