Gena Rowlands' son Nick Cassavetes posts a tribute after his mother's death

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

Rowlands, best known for her roles in The notebook And A woman under the influence, died on Wednesday, August 14, at the age of 94 at her home in Indian Wells, California. She was surrounded by her loved ones, including her husband Robert and daughter Alexandra.

On Thursday, Cassavetes paid tribute to the late actress in a sentimental Instagram post. He shared an old photo of mother and son smiling together and wrote: “One last hurrah. Love you mom. See you soon…”

Cassavetes, 65, also posted several memories and messages that others shared about Rowlands on his Instagram stories. One photo showed Rowlands' iconic poster for the 1980 film Gloria, in which she played the title character.

In another photo, Rowlands smiled as she held the hand of her husband John Cassavetes – Nick's father – for their film. Opening nightwhich was published in 1977.

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

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

She and Nick worked together on The notebook in 2004, which he directed. Rowlands played the elderly Allie, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. It became one of her best known roles.

Her death came two months after Nick announced that Rowlands had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

He told Weekly entertainment, “I got my mom to play the older Allie, and we spent a lot of time talking about Alzheimer's and wanted to be authentic about it, and now, for five years, she's had Alzheimer's.”

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He continued at the time: “She is completely demented. And it's so crazy – we experienced it, she acted it out, and now it's on us.”

He added: The notebook was still a popular film 20 years after its release.

“It's always a shock to hear that so much time has passed, but it makes sense. I'm just glad it exists. It seems to have worked,” he said. “I'm very proud of it.”