Gena Rowlands, known for her emotionally raw portrayals of damaged women, dead at 94

Gena Rowlands, known for her emotionally raw portrayals of damaged women, dead at 94

Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a star in groundbreaking movies by her director husband, John Cassavetes, and later charmed audiences in her son’s tear-jerker The Notebook, has died. She was 94. Rowlands’ death was confirmed Wednesday by representatives for … Read more

Shannen Doherty, star of Beverly Hills, 90210, dead at 53: media reports

Shannen Doherty, star of Beverly Hills, 90210, dead at 53: media reports

American actor Shannen Doherty, best known for her role as high school student Brenda Walsh on hit 1990s television drama Beverly Hills, 90210, has died after years of living with cancer, U.S. media outlets reported on Sunday. She was 53. “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On … Read more

Hallmark actor’s body ‘shattered’ after tragic plunge at B.C. hospital

Hallmark actor’s body ‘shattered’ after tragic plunge at B.C. hospital

A 19-year-old Hallmark soap opera actor is reportedly fighting for her life after plunging five storeys from a balcony walkway at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital. Beloved for her recurring role in the period drama When Calls the Heart, Mamie Laverock is “fighting hard every day” to recover from injuries sustained in a fall, which occurred as … Read more

L.A. police, DEA investigating Matthew Perry’s death and ketamine source

L.A. police, DEA investigating Matthew Perry’s death and ketamine source

An investigation has been opened into the death of Matthew Perry and how the Friends actor received the anesthetic ketamine, which was ruled a contributing factor in his death. Los Angeles Police Capt. Scot Williams said in an email Tuesday that the police department was working with the Drug Enforcement Agency and U.S. Postal Inspection Service … Read more