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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.

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

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

Her diagnosis was revealed in June

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

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

Her filmmaker son Nick Cassevetes confirmed the news