(Grey Information) – Gena Rowlands, the 94-year-old actress who portrayed an older model of Rachel McAdams’ character Allie in “The Pocket book” has been dwelling with Alzheimer’s.
Her son Nick Cassavetes, who directed the movie, revealed his mother’s prognosis to Leisure Weekly. He instructed the publication that his mom is in “full dementia.”
Cassavetes additionally mentioned it was “loopy” that his mom performed a lady with dementia within the fashionable 2004 romantic comedy and now she’s combating the illness herself.
“I obtained my mother to play older Allie, and we spent lots of time speaking about Alzheimer’s and desirous to be genuine with it, and now, for the final 5 years, she’s had Alzheimer’s,” he mentioned.
He added, “We lived it, she acted it and now it’s on us.”
In 2004, Rowlands opened as much as O journal concerning the expertise of taking part in a personality with Alzheimer’s after her mom confronted the identical illness.
“I went by means of that with my mom, and if Nick hadn’t directed the movie, I don’t assume I might have gone for it,” Individuals reported.
“It’s simply too exhausting,” Rowlands added. “It was a troublesome however great film.”
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