Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft, has died at age 94. She was considered a guiding light in independent cinema as a star in groundbreaking movies by her director husband, John Cassavetes, and later charmed audiences in her son’s tear-jerker The Notebook. Rowlands’ death was confirmed Wednesday … Read more
Actor Gena Rowlands, who was in the entertainment industry for over six decades, died on Wednesday at the age of 94. Rowlands, born Virginia Cathryn Rowlands in Madison, Wisconsin, on June 19, 1930, acted in theater, TV and film, including multiple projects with her first husband, John Cassavetes. She started her career on Broadway in … Read more
Gena Rowlands, an Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor most recognizable to modern audiences for her emotional performance in The Notebook, has Alzheimer’s disease. Rowland’s son, actor and director Nick Cassavetes, confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that his 94-year-old mother is living with the progressive form of dementia. Rowlands played the older version of Rachel McAdams’ main … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — The celebrated actor and honorary Academy Award recipient Gena Rowlands is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, her son, the filmmaker Nick Cassavetes, has revealed. Cassavetes, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly published Tuesday, said Rowlands has had Alzheimer’s for five years. In the 2004 film “The Notebook,” Cassavetes directed his mother, who … Read more
