Note: I’m often asked my pick for the best acting performance of all time, and I’m certain that my most-given answer has been Gena Rowlands in “A Woman Under the Influence.” It’s absolute, mesmerizing perfection. ROBERT DANIELS “When I was 18, I could do anything. My emotions were so close to the surface I could … Read more
Rowlands appeared in a few ground-breaking television movies tackling controversial subjects. “A Question of Love” (1978) told the story of a lesbian couple (Rowlands and Jane Alexander) raising three children from their former marriages. One of the ex-husbands sues for custody and the case goes to court. Their sexuality is on trial and it’s ugly. … Read more
Gena Rowlands, the Oscar nominated actress of films including A Woman Under the Influence and Another Woman, has Alzheimer’s disease. In one of her most famous later roles, Rowlands played the older version of Allie, one of the two central characters in the popular romantic drama The Notebook. In the film, the older Allie suffers from dementia. The Notebook … Read more