Gene Hackman’s daughter details her “active” life before her death

Gene hackman He pursued an active lifestyle in the time he reached his death despite his advanced age, according to his daughter, Leslie Anne Allen.

“He liked to ride his bike and still pilates at the age of 95,” Leslie told Us Weekly.

“We are very sad for the news. It is a bit shocking for his wife to spend with him.”

Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa64, were Found dead in his house in Santa Fe, New Mexico On Wednesday, February 26, along with one of his dogs. Police were called to his residence for a well -being control after a neighbor expressed his concern about his well -being.

Leslie said he spoke with his father about two months ago.

“We were going to take a DNA test through ancestry.com because we didn’t know if it was German or not,” he recalled.

Leslie, 58, is the youngest of the three children of the late actor, whom he shared with Ex-Dona, Faye Maltese. The two also had the 65 -year -old son Christopher and the 63 -year -old daughter Elizabeth.

Although he said The French connection Star was in “Good Health” also revealed Leslie Us That his father’s memory had begun to decline.

“She was fine. His wife told me that his memory faded and recently had a birthday, and apparently his wife had to remember -three times as his birthday, “he said. “But everyone was fine.”

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Jeffrey Mayer/Wireimage, winner of Oscarscar Gene Hackman and his wife, a classic pianist Betsy Arakawa, married more than 30 years before they were found dead on Wednesday, February 26. Hackman first married Faye Maltese from 1956 to 1986. The couple shared three children, Christopher, Elizabeth and Leslie. Maltese died in 2017. The Superman actor (…)

Following the news of the death of Gene, Leslie published a statement along with his sister Elizabeth and Elisabeth’s daughter, Annie, who confirms the news and expressing his penalty.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passage of our father, Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy,” they said in a statement to Us. “He was loved and admired by millions from all over the world for his brilliant actress career, but for us he was always just father and grandfather. We will miss him a lot and we are devastated by loss.”

Police confirmed to Us They do not suspect the death of Gene and Arakawa, although the investigation continues and no cause of death has been determined.

“On February 26, 2025, approximately at 13.45, the deputies of the sheriff of the County of Santa Fe were sent to an address to Old Sunset Trail in Hyde Park, where gene hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 64 Us. “At this moment it is not suspected that the game of foul as a factor in these deaths, however, has not been determined (the) the exact cause of death.”

With reports by Andrea Simpson.