David Bridges
Gena Rowlands, who famously performed Allie in “The Pocket book,” is useless … TMZ has discovered.
The retired actress died Wednesday afternoon at her residence in Indian Wells, CA … the place she was surrounded by household, together with her husband, Robert, and her daughter Alexandra Cassavetes.
We’re instructed her son, director Nick Cassavetes, had additionally been on the residence regularly this week.
Whereas there isn’t any official reason for dying but, Gena had been battling Alzheimer’s illness.
As we reported, Nick introduced Gena’s analysis again in June … on the twentieth anniversary of “The Pocket book,” 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 dying — retired from Hollywood in 2015 after incomes 4 Emmy awards, 2 Golden Globes, and a couple of Oscar nominations.
She collaborated together with her first husband, filmmaker John Cassavetes, on quite a few events … together with “Gloria” and “A Lady Underneath the Affect.”
Gena is survived by Robert — to whom she’s been married since 2012 — and her 3 youngsters … Nick, Alexandra and Zoe Cassavetes.
She was 94.
RIP
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