Gena Rowlands made dozens of films, many of them directed by her husband John Cassavetes. Her son Nick brought her in front of the camera for “The Notebook” in 2004. Now the star has died.
US actress Gena Rowlands, known from films such as “Woman Under the Influence” and “Gloria”, has died. The artist agency WME, which represents Rowland’s son Nick Cassavetes, confirmed the actress’ death to the German Press Agency. She died on Wednesday in Indian Wells, Southern California, US media reported. Rowlands was 94 years old.
Director Nick Cassavetes (65) announced in June that his mother had been suffering from Alzheimer’s for several years. He had brought Rowlands in front of the camera in 2004 for the romantic drama “The Notebook”. In the best-selling film adaptation, she played a woman suffering from Alzheimer’s in a nursing home.
Rowlands appeared in dozens of films since the 1960s, many of them directed by her husband John Cassavetes. She was married to the director from 1954 until his death in 1989. The couple had three children who followed them into the film business.
She was nominated for an Oscar for her roles in the hit films “A Woman Under the Influence” (1974) and “Gloria” (1980), both directed by John Cassavetes, but was denied a nomination in both cases. In 2015, the film academy honored the then 85-year-old actress with an honorary Oscar in recognition of her life’s work.
Source: Stern
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