Veteran actress Gena Rowlands has diieed at the age of 94 after a five-year battle with Alzheimer’s.
The actress died today surrounded by her family and friends.
Nicolas Cassavetes, Gena’s director son, told everyone in June that she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
The man was with family members at her home in Indian Wells, California, when she dieieed, according to TMZ.
Although there is still no official word on what caused Gena’s death, her son said in June that she had been fighting Alzheimer’s for five years and was now showing “full dementia.”
Alzheimer’s also affected her character in “The Notebook,” Allie Hamilton
