Gena Rowlands dead at 94: The Notebook star passed away at her California home - two months after revealing Alzheimer's battle Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 01:20 BST, 15 August 2024 | Updated: 02:27 BST, 15 August 2024 e-mail 344 shares 82 View comments Acclaimed actress Gena Rowlands had died at age 94.
The two-time Golden Globe winner passed away at her Indian Wells, California home on Wednesday afternoon, TMZ reports. She was surrounded by family, including her husband of 12-years, Robert Forrest, and eldest daughter, Alexandra Cassavetes, 58. No cause of death has been revealed at this time.
She famously portrayed the older version of actress Rachel McAdams ' Allie in her son Nick Cassavetes' beloved 2004 film The Notebook starring Ryan Gosling . Nick, 65, recently revealed that his mother — like her heartbreaking character in The Notebook — had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The Notebook star Gena Rowlands had died at age 94; seen in 2014 She famously portrayed the older version of actress Rachel McAdams ' Allie in her son Nick Cassavetes's beloved 2004 film The Notebook starring Ryan Gosling Read More The Notebook's Gena Rowlands reveals she has Alzheimer's in heartbreaking health update He disclosed to Entertainment Weekly in June 2024 that Gena had been battling the disease for five years, and was now 'in full dementia.
' Nick said: 'I got my mom to play older Allie, and we spent a lot of tim.