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From Liam Payne to Maggie Smith, the stars of music, film, TV and comedy we lost in 2024

One Direction star Liam Payne, Oscar-winning Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey’ actor Maggie Smith and ‘Charmed’ star Shannen Doherty were among the notable figures who died this year

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The Penguin star Cristin Milioti watched movies where actors "swing for the fences" for "courage" when preparing to play Sofia Falcone

Milioti's mob daughter has stolen the DC show – and we have zero complaints

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Gena Rowlands obituary

American actor who enjoyed success with the films A Woman Under the Influence, Gloria and The Notebook

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Gena Rowlands death: Danny DeVito, Carrie Coon and Amy Sedaris lead tributes to star

‘Gloria’ actor and three-time Emmy winner is remembered as ‘one of the greats’

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Gena Rowlands: the fiercest, most incandescent star of US indie cinema

Subtle yet tough and fearless, the actor, who has died aged 94, blazed a trail through American movies in the 70s – in particular in close collaboration with her husband John Cassavetes

The Guardian - UK

Gena Rowlands dead: The Notebook actress twice nominated for an Oscar dies aged 94

Rowlands was directed by her husband John Cassavetes in groundbreaking films such as Faces, Opening Night and A Woman Under the Influence

Evening Standard

Farewell Gena Rowlands, the formidable actress whose characters always seemed to be tipping into madness

Gena Rowlands, who has died at the age of 94, was a highly respected actor, with a fierce, edgy, often emotionally unstable on screen presence. She often played traumatised mothers or mother figures and her characters were often tinged with a brittle abrasiveness.

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Gena Rowlands, star of A Woman Under the Influence and Gloria, dies at 94

The three-time Emmy winner has been celebrated for her vivid portrayals of strong, troubled women, including in 10 films directed by her first husband John Cassavetes

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Gena Rowlands dies at 94

Rowlands, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in June, made her film debut in 1958 after a long run in theater

Salon

Gena Rowlands death: Actress best known for The Notebook dies at 94 after battle with Alzheimer’s

Her diagnosis was revealed in June

The Independent UK

Gena Rowlands, acting powerhouse and star of movies by her director-husband, John Cassavetes, dies

Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a star in groundbreaking movies by her director husband, John Cassavetes, and later charmed audiences in her son’s tear-jerker “The Notebook,” has died

The Independent UK

Gena Rowlands dies: Fans pay tribute to the acting legend and frequent John Cassavetes collaborator

Gena Rowlands has died at the age of 94 after a legendary acting career.

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Gena Rowlands has Alzheimer's disease

Her filmmaker son Nick Cassevetes confirmed the news

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Gena Rowlands, who played character with Alzheimer's in The Notebook, has disease herself, reveals film's director

The Notebook star Gena Rowlands has been living with Alzheimer’s disease for the past five years, according to her son, director and actor Nick Cassavetes.

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Actress Gena Rowlands Revealed To Have Alzheimer's Disease

Learn about Gena Rowlands, the acclaimed actress, and her personal connection to Alzheimer’s disease revealed by her son, director Nick Cassavetes.

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The Notebook actor Gena Rowlands has Alzheimer’s disease, says son

Rowlands, 94, who played an Alzheimer’s patient in son’s 2004 film, is in ‘full dementia’, says Nick Cassavetes

The Independent UK

Gena Rowlands has Alzheimer's, her son Nick Cassavetes says

Celebrated actor and honorary Academy Award recipient Gena Rowlands is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, says her son, the filmmaker Nick Cassavetes

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The Notebook star Gena Rowlands has Alzheimer’s: ‘We lived it, she acted it and now it’s on us’

Rowlands portrayed the older version of Rachel McAdams’s Allie, who dies after suffering from the same disease

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Opening Night review – Sheridan Smith’s boozy meltdown shakes up musical theatre

Smith plays a Broadway star in the midst of a mental crisis in Ivo van Hove and Rufus Wainwright’s glittering and extravagantly original musical adaptation of the Cassavetes film

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‘It’s so close to the bone’: Sheridan Smith on her very public meltdown – and reliving it on stage

Eight years after self-doubt, anxiety, alcohol and grief caused her to unravel, the Olivier-winner is now playing an actress trapped in a similar nightmare. She explains how she is taking back control of her ordeal

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Sharper to The Shape of Water: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Julianne Moore and Sebastian Stan star in a stylish, twisty tale about con artistry, while there’s essential Valentine’s Day viewing from Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar-winning romance

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