Gena Rowlands’  Son Nick Cassavetes Posts Tribute to Mom After Her Death at Age 94: 'See You Soon'

Mar. 15, 2025

Nick Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands in 2007.Photo:Alamy

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Gena Rowlands' son Nick Cassavetes is sharing sweet memories of his mother after her death.

On Thursday, Cassavetes paid tribute to the late actress in a sentimentalInstagrampost. Sharing a throwback image of the mother and son smiling together, he wrote, “One last hurrah. Love you, Mom. See you soon…”

Actress Gena Rowlands, daughter Xan Cassavetes, son director Nick Cassavetes and granddaughter Alexandra Cassavetes in 2014.Michael Tran/FilmMagic

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Cassavetes, 65, alsoreposted several memories and messagesthat others shared about Rowlands via his Instagram Stories. One photo featured Rowlands' iconic poster for the 1980 filmGloria,in which she played the titular character.

In another image, Rowlands smiled as she held hands with her husband John Cassavetes — Nick’s father — for their movieOpening Night, which was released in 1977.

“Another great team reunited! RIP Gena Rowlands," the post read. John and Rowlands wed in 1954 and shared Nick and daughters Alexandra and Zoe before he died in 1989 from complications of cirrhosis. He was 59.

Rowlands married retired businessman Robert Forrest in 2012, whom Cassavetesaffectionately calls Bob.

She and Nick worked together onThe Notebookin 2004,which he directed. Rowlands starred as an older Allie who had Alzheimer’s. It became one of her most well-known roles.

Her death comes two months after Nick shared that Rowlands had beendiagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

He toldEntertainment Weekly,“I got my mom to play older Allie, and we spent a lot of time talking about Alzheimer’s and wanting to be authentic with it, and now, for the last five years, she’s hadAlzheimer’s.”

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He continued at the time, “She’s in full dementia. And it’s so crazy — we lived it, she acted it, and now it’s on us.”

He added thatThe Notebookwas still a beloved movie 20 years after its release.

source: people.com