Gena Rowlands, who famously performed Allie in “The Notebook,” is lifeless … TMZ has realized.
The retired actress died Wednesday afternoon at her dwelling in Indian Wells, CA … the place she was surrounded by household, together with her husband, Robert, and her daughter Alexandra Cassavetes.
We’re advised her son, director Nick Cassavetes, had additionally been on the dwelling regularly this week.
Whereas there isn’t any official reason for loss of life but, Gena had been battling Alzheimer’s illness.
As we reported, Nick introduced Gena’s prognosis again in June … on the twentieth anniversary of “The Notebook,” which he directed. Gena’s character within the flick additionally suffered with the illness.
On the time, Nick mentioned Gena had truly been battling Alzheimer’s for five years, and was in “full dementia.”
Gena — the daughter of actress Girl Rowlands, who was additionally identified with Alzheimer’s earlier than her loss of life — retired from Hollywood in 2015 after incomes 4 Emmy awards, 2 Golden Globes, and a pair of Oscar nominations.
She collaborated together with her first husband, filmmaker John Cassavetes, on a lot of events … together with “Gloria” and “A Woman Under the Influence.”
Gena is survived by Robert — to whom she’s been married since 2012 — and her 3 kids … Nick, Alexandra and Zoe Cassavetes.
She was 94.
RIP
