Gena Rowlands, whose distinguished career has seen her shine in Woman Under the Influence, Gloria, and The notebookShe died on Wednesday at the age of 94.
The actress died at her home in Indian Wells, and her death was confirmed by her son's publicist's office. diverse It was confirmed. In June, her son's death was confirmed, The notebook Director Nick Cassavetes shared the news that his mother had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. In the film, Rowlands played the older version of Rachel McAdams' character, Ally, who also had dementia.
“I had my mom play the older Ally, and we spent a lot of time talking about Alzheimer’s and wanting to be honest with her, and now, for the past five years, she’s been suffering from Alzheimer’s,” Cassavetes said when speaking with Entertainment Weekly On the film's 20th anniversary, the actress said: “She has full-blown dementia. It's so crazy – we lived it, she acted it, and now it's on us.”
Rowlands is best known for her work with her late husband (Nick's father), actor and filmmaker John Cassavetes. The couple made ten films together, including 1974's The Last Man. woman under the influence of drugs1977 opening nightand the eighties of the twentieth century GloriaRowlands was nominated twice for Best Actress at the Academy Awards for her performance in woman under the influence of drugs and GloriaShe eventually received an honorary Oscar in 2015.
In addition to her many film credits, Rowlands was a frequent presence on television, eventually winning three Emmy Awards for her work on the miniseries Betty Ford Story (1987), strange face (1992), and hysterical blindness (2003)
After the news of her death spread, sopranoActor Michael Imperioli shared a heartfelt tribute to “the greatest movie actress of all time,” comparing her to Marlon Brando. “No one before or since has delved into the depths of the human psyche with such passion, truth, courage, and elegance,” Imperioli wrote on Instagram. “She inspires me to no end and has raised the bar to impossible heights. I can’t truly express how important her work is to me as an artist, but I watch her films often… Her work grounds me and makes me feel better about life on this earth.”
