Oscar-nominated actress Gena Rowlands, with a nearly seven-decade career in film, passed away at the age of 94. Agent Danny Greenberg at her son Nick Cassavetes's office verified her passing. About her demise, no other information was given.
Together with her late husband, director John Cassavetes, Rowlands worked on several projects together and made significant contributions to both indie and mainstream cinema. Her performances in the 1974 film "A Woman Under the Influence" and the 1980 film "Gloria" by Catherine Hardwicke led to Academy Award nominations. She exhibited her versatility as an actor not just with her highly praised work in indie cinema but also with cameos in popular movies like "The Notebook" (2004) and "Hope Floats" (1998).
Rowlands received an Academy Award in 2015 in recognition of her outstanding career accomplishment in film. She had been suffering from Alzheimer's for the previous five years; in "The Notebook," she played an aged Allie Calhoun. Nick Cassavetes, her son, discussed how Alzheimer's affected their life and emphasized the close relationship between her acting and her own experience with the illness.
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