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Gena Rowlands Has Alzheimer’s Disease, Son Nick Cassavetes Says
Actress Gena Rowlands has Alzheimer's disease, her son Nick Cassavetes says.
Gena Rowlands, whose stellar roster of film roles includes performances in A Woman Under the Influence, Faces and Gloria, has Alzheimer’s disease and is “in full dementia,” her son Nick Cassavetes says. The film, which co-starred Rachel McAdams as the younger version of Allie, has been adapted as a Broadway stage musical and stars the Tony-nominated Maryann Plunkett in the role played onscreen by Rowlands. Twice Oscar-nominated (for 1974’s A Woman Under the Influence and 1980’s Gloria, both directed by husband Cassavetes), Rowlands received an Honorary Academy Award in 2015.
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