The celebrated actress Gena Rowlands has been battling Alzheimer's disease for several years, her son, Nick Cassavetes, revealed.
. In the movie, Rowlands famously played the older version of Allie, Rachel McAdams’ character, who was also suffering from dementia.
“I got my mom to play older Allie, and we spent a lot of time talking about Alzheimer’s and wanting to be authentic with it, and now, for the last five years, she’s had Alzheimer’s,” Cassavetes said. “She’s in full dementia. And it’s so crazy — we lived it, she acted it, and now it’s on us.” Rowlands’ mother , Lady Rowlands, also suffered from Alzheimer’s. And in a 2004 interview with“I went through with my mother, and if Nick hadn’t directed the film, I don’t think I would have gone for it — it’s just too hard,” Rowlands said. “It was a tough but wonderful movie.”Another MAGA Republican Is Accused of Misrepresenting Military Service
Rowlands is best known for her work with her late husband , the actor and filmmaker John Cassavetes. The couple made ten films together, including 1974’sAlong with her numerous film credits, Rowlands was a frequent presence on television.
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