After being diagnosed with dementia, Gena Rowlands, a screen legend and star of The Notebook, passed away at the age of 94…

The death has occurred of Gena Rowlands, a cinematic legend who was best remembered for her roles in A Woman Under the Influence and The Notebook. Her age was 94.

TMZ claims that Rowlands passed away on Wednesday, August 14, at her home in Indian Welles, California, accompanied by her family, which included her husband Robert and her daughter Alexandra. The news outlet also notes that there was no immediate information available on the cause of death. People also received confirmation from the office of her son Nick Cassavetes’ agent that the story was true.

Nick revealed to Entertainment Weekly in June 2024 that his mother had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s illness five years before to the publication’s publication.

In June of 1930, Rowlands was born in the town of Cambria, Wisconsin. In the 1950s, she started her career as an actress and made her debut on Broadway in the play The Seven Year Itch.

In the year 1955, Rowlands started appearing as a guest star on a variety of television series, including Studio One, Laramie, Johnny Staccato, Riverboat, The Lloyd Bridges Show, Bonanza, The Virginian, and Breaking Point. Her husband, John Cassavetes, was also a guest performer on these shows.

It was in the year 1958 that she made her debut in the film The High Cost of Loving.

Due to the fact that she was married to Cassavetes, she was able to get some of her most famous roles. Ten films, including A Child Is Waiting, Faces, Machine Gun McCain, Minnie and Moskowitz, and Tempest, were produced as a result of the successful collaboration between the two individuals.

It was an uncommon Hollywood pair since the two of them funded many of their own films, often using money that they earned from performing in more commercial productions. This made them an odd Hollywood couple.

Rowlands was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Actress for her performances in two of their films: A Woman Under the Influence (1974) and Gloria (1980…).

Rowlands said to People magazine in 1984, “John and I probably disagree on just about everything in the world.” the statement was made.

After describing their marriage as “volatile,” the actress continued by saying, “But ultimately, that is what marriage is all about.” In the event that you believe that a marriage is not going to be like that, you are in for some problems.

when that, Rowlands went on to feature in the film Another Woman, which was directed by Woody Allen and released in 1988. In the film, she played the role of a middle-aged professor who embarks on a voyage of self-discovery when she overhears a therapy session with another woman, portrayed by Mia Farrow.

It was her made-for-television picture An Early Frost from 1985 that garnered her notoriety, as well as her television film The Betty Ford Story from 1987, in which she portrayed the role of First Lady Betty Ford. Due to her outstanding performance, she was awarded an Emmy.

Face of a Stranger earned her a second Emmy Award, which she received in the year 1992. It was for the HBO film Hysterical Blindness in 2003 that she was awarded her third Emmy.

She has acted with her children, notably in the film The Notebook, which was directed by Nick Cassavetes and released in 2004. In 2007, she appeared in the indie film Broken English, which was directed by her daughter Zoe Cassavetes. Parker Posey was her starring partner in the film.

An honorary Oscar was bestowed to her in the year 2015, and she collected the trophy at the Governors Awards ceremony that same year. She expressed her gratitude to her late husband for his contribution to her numerous accomplishments.

It was during her award speech that she said, “Are you aware of the wonderful things that come with being an actress?” “You have lived many lives.”

The marriage between Rowlands and John began in 1954 and lasted until John’s loss on February 3, 1989, at the age of 59, due to consequences of cirrhosis. During their time as students at the American Academy at Carnegie Hall, the two individuals came into contact with one another.

During the time when they were both attending the same school, Rowland confessed in an interview with T Magazine in 2016 that she thought Cassavetes was “really good looking.” The fact that he was attractive, however, did not convince her to change her mind.

“The one thing I never wanted to do was to fall in love, get married, or have children,” she said. “It was the one thing I never wanted to do.” “I desired to take part.”

Cassavetes made his introduction after a student performance that she had participated in. It would take the actor-director three years to persuade her to be with him, according to Rowlands, who shared this information.

Rowlands responded to the magazine’s inquiry on how he was able to acquire her affection by saying, “Life has its little surprises.”

Nick, Zoe, and Alexandra were the three children that the couple became parents to together. In 2012, Rowlands wedded Robert Forrest, a senior businessman who had previously retired.

During an interview with Variety in 2016, Rowlands said that the film A Woman Under the Influence was her favorite picture that she had participated in with her late spouse.

Rowlands said, “You were dealing with a woman who was a little wacky to begin with, and she was obsessively in love with her husband.” Rowlands was providing this information. She had a huge psychological breakdown as a result of the fact that she got into such serious difficulties with her own mind.

In addition, she remarked, “I found it to be so moving.”

In addition, Rowlands said that she was taken aback by the phenomenal popularity of The Notebook, in which she portrayed an older version of the character Allie, who was performed by Rachel McAdams.

The statement that she made was, “I didn’t think it would have that kind of impact.” “I believe that the reason it was such a huge success was because it was about the revelation that love may stay for the rest of your life. In most cases, you won’t see it presented in that manner.

“In the majority of movies, you don’t get the opportunity to watch a story like that go from the beginning to the end of the film with the possibility that love can possibly last forever.”

When Nick said that Rowlands had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, he told Entertainment Weekly that it was “crazy” that his mother had portrayed a character in The Notebook who had the same condition. Rowlands had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

“I got my mom to play older Allie, and we spent a lot of time talking about Alzheimer’s and wanting to be authentic with it, and now, for the last five years, she’s had Alzheimer’s,” he further stated. “She is complete in her dementia. It’s ridiculous because we experienced it, she acted it, and now it’s on us. And it’s all because of us.

Those who are left behind after Rowlands’ passing include her husband, Robert, her three children, and her five grandkids.