'The Notebook' star Gena Rowlands' Alzheimer's diagnosis revealed on movie's 20th anniversary

Gena Rowlands, the 94-year-old Golden Globe winner who portrayed an older version of Rachel McAdam's character, Allie, in the 2004 film 'The Notebook,' has been living with Alzheimer's disease for the past five years. Nick Cassavetes, the director of the movie and Rowlands' son, revealed his mother's diagnosis while describing the full circle moment for the 20th anniversary of the film.

This last one — ‘The Notebook,’ based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks — was particularly hard because I play a character who has Alzheimer's,' she told O magazine. 'I went through that with my mother, and if Nick hadn't directed the film, I don't think I would have gone for it — it's just too hard. It was a tough but wonderful movie.

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