Acting powerhouse Gena Rowlands, who charmed in The Notebook, dead at age 94

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Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a star in groundbreaking movies by her director husband, John Cassavetes, and later charmed audiences in her son’s tear-jerker The Notebook, has died. She was 94.

Rowlands’ director son revealed earlier this year that his mother had Alzheimer’s disease

Gena Rowlands is seen posing for a photo in a file photo taken in West Hollywood, Calif., in December 2014.
Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft, has died at the age of 94. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/The Associated Press)

Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a star in groundbreaking movies by her director husband, John Cassavetes, and later charmed audiences in her son’s tear-jerker The Notebook, has died. She was 94.

Rowlands’ death was confirmed Wednesday by representatives for her son, filmmaker Nick Cassavetes. He revealed earlier this year that his mother had Alzheimer’s disease.

TMZ reported that Rowlands died Wednesday at her home in Indian Wells, Calif.

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