The Notebook actress Gena Rowlands dies aged 94

American actress, Gena Rowlands, who became famous for roles including The Notebook and Another Woman, has died at the age of 94.

Rowlands, who was nominated for an Oscar for 1974’s A Woman Under the Influence and 1980’s Gloria, died at her home in Indian Wells, California.

The cause of death was not given, but he was suffering from Alzheimer’s, according to reports.

She retired from acting in 2015 after winning four Emmys, two Golden Globes, and being nominated for two Oscars, according to. Deadline.

Both Woman Under the Influence and Gloria collaborated with her ex-husband John Cassavetes.

Her Emmys were for The Betty Ford Story, Face of a Stranger, Hysterical Blindness, and The Incredible Mrs Ritchie.

Born in Wisconsin, he moved to New York and saw the Broadway premiere of The Seven Year Itch.

In 1956 he starred in the Broadway play Middle of the Night.

In 2015, he was awarded an Academy Award for his long acting career.

“You worked so long? I didn’t even think I would live this long,” he said recently Variety.

He also starred in the films Faces, Opening Night, Unhook the Stars, Yellow and Broken English, Hope Floats, Tempest, The Brink’s Job, Tony Rome and The Neon Bible.

The Notebook was directed in 2004 by his son Nick Cassavetes, who recently spoke to him Entertainment Weekly about how her mother plays a character with dementia.

“We’ve spent a lot of time talking about Alzheimer’s and wanting to be true to it, and now, five years ago, he had Alzheimer’s,” he said.

“He has full blown dementia. And it’s so crazy – we lived, he did it, and now it’s up to us.”