The Notebook star Gena Rowlands dead at 94

Hollywood seasoned Gena Rowlands has died astatine the property of 94 pursuing a lengthy conflict with dementia.

TMZ reports that Rowlands died connected Wednesday day astatine her location successful Indian Wells, California, surrounded by household including her hubby Robert and girl Alexandra Cassavetes. Her son, filmmaker Nick Cassavetes, had besides reportedly made predominant visits with his parent successful the days starring to her death.

No origin of decease has been publically released.

June marked the 20th day of 1 of Rowlands’ last large films earlier she retired, the 2004 romanticist play The Notebook, starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. Her lad Nick, who directed the film, made a bittersweet announcement astir his parent successful an interrogation to people the anniversary.

He revealed that Rowlands, who played an older mentation of Rachel McAdam’s character, Allie, successful the film, had been surviving with Alzheimer’s illness for the past 5 years.

“I got my mum to play older Allie, and we spent a batch of clip talking astir Alzheimer’s and wanting to beryllium authentic with it, and now, for the past 5 years, she’s had Alzheimer’s,” Cassavetes told Entertainment Weekly of Rowlands’ character, who besides had dementia. “She’s successful afloat dementia. And it’s truthful brainsick — we lived it, she acted it, and present it’s connected us.”

Gena’s mother, chap histrion Lady Rowlands, had besides suffered from the aforesaid disease.

While The Notebook was Rowlands’ astir notable 21st period role, the acting seasoned got her commencement backmost successful the 1950s and earned 2 Academy Award nominations and aggregate Golden Globe and Emmy Award wins passim her career.

She was known for her predominant collaborations with actor-director hubby John Cassavetes successful 10 films, including 1974’s A Woman Under the Influence and 1980s Gloria.

Rowlands is survived by 2nd hubby Robert Forrest, who she wed successful 2012, and her 3 children with archetypal hubby John – Nick, Alexandra and Zoe Cassavetes.