American actress Gena Rowlands, known for her roles in works such as “The Notebook” and “The Other Woman,” has died at the age of 94.
Rowlands, who was nominated for Oscars for 1974’s “A Woman Under the Influence” and 1980’s “Gloria,” died at her home in Indian Wells, California.
No cause of death was given, but she reportedly suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.
She reportedly retired from acting in 2015 after winning four Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and two Oscar nominations. deadline.
“A Woman Under the Influence” and “Gloria” were both co-produced with her ex-husband John Cassavetes.
She won Emmy Awards for “The Betty Ford Story,” “The Face of a Stranger,” “Hysterical Blindness” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Rich.”
Born in Wisconsin, she moved to New York and starred in her Broadway debut in “The Seven Year Itch.”
In 1956, she starred in the Broadway play “Midnight.”
In 2015, she received an honorary Oscar for her long acting career.
“Working so long? I didn’t even think I would live this long,” she recently told type.
She also starred in the films Faces, Opening Night, Unlocking the Stars, Yellow and the Broken English, Hope Floats, The Tempest, Working on the Edge, Tony Roma and The Neon Bible.
“The Notebook” was directed in 2004 by her son Nick Cassavetes, who recently collaborated with entertainment weekly About how his mother plays a character who has dementia.
“We spent a lot of time talking about Alzheimer’s and wanting to be real about it, and now, for the past five years, she’s been living with Alzheimer’s,” he said.
“She’s completely demented. It’s crazy – we’ve been through it, she’s been through it, and now it’s our turn.”
