Birthday:
Jun 19, 1930
Place of Birth: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Place of Birth: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Gena Rowlands
Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands (June 19, 1930 – August 14, 2024) was an American actress. A four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, she is known for her collaborations with her late actor-director husband John Cassavetes in ten films, including A Woman Under the Influence (1974) and Gloria (1980), which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for Opening Night (1977).
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Night on Earth | Victoria Snelling | 1991 |
| Light of Day | Janette Rasnick | 1987 |
| Faces | Jeannie Rapp | 1968 |
| Playing by Heart | Hannah | 1998 |
| Paris Je T'aime | Gena (Quartier Latin) | 2006 |
| Gloria | Gloria Swenson | 1980 |
| The Notebook | Older Allie | 2004 |
| Taking Lives | Mrs. Rebecca Asher | 2004 |
| Another Woman | Marion | 1988 |
| Two-Minute Warning | Janet | 1976 |
| Minnie and Moskowitz | Minnie Moore | 1971 |
| The Brink's Job | Mary Pino | 1978 |
| Tony Rome | Rita Kosterman | 1967 |
| Hope Floats | Ramona Calvert | 1998 |
| Opening Night | Myrtle Gordon | 1977 |
| The Mighty | Gram | 1998 |
| Broken English | Vivien Wilder-Mann | 2007 |
| The Skeleton Key | Violet Devereaux | 2005 |
| Paulie | Ivy | 1998 |
| A Woman Under the Influence | Mabel Longhetti | 1974 |
| Lonely are the Brave | Jerry Bondi | 1962 |
| Hysterical Blindness | Virginia Miller | 2002 |
| Machine Gun McCain | Rosemary Scott | 1969 |
| Once Around | Marilyn Bella | 1991 |
| Unhook the Stars | Mildred | 1996 |
| The Neon Bible | Mae Morgan | 1995 |
| Tempest | Antonia | 1982 |
| Something to Talk About | Georgia King | 1995 |
| Wild Iris | Minnie Brinn | 2001 |
| Love Streams | Sarah Lawson | 1984 |
| Charms for the Easy Life | Charlie Kate | 2002 |
| 1001 Nights | Narrator (voice) | 1998 |
| An Early Frost | Katherine Pierson | 1985 |
| Yellow | Mimi | 2012 |
| What If God Were the Sun? | Melissa Eisenbloom | 2007 |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003 |
| A Child Is Waiting | Sophie Widdicombe Benham | 1963 |
| Crazy in Love | Honora Swift | 1992 |
| The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie | Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie | 2004 |
| Silent Cries | Peggy Sutherland | 1993 |
| Anything for John | Self | 1993 |
| John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All | Self | 1996 |
| The Spiral Road | Els | 1962 |
| The High Cost of Loving | Ginny Fry | 1958 |
| The Weekend | Laura Ponti | 1999 |
| The Color of Love: Jacey's Story | Georgia Porter | 2000 |
| The Betty Ford Story | Betty Ford | 1987 |
| Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter | Abigail Mason | 1979 |
| Face of a Stranger | Pat Foster | 1991 |
| Parts Per Billion | Esther | 2014 |
| Edge of Outside | Self | 2006 |
| Olive | Tess M Powell | 2011 |
| Stardust: The Bette Davis Story | Self | 2006 |
| Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks | Lily Harrison | 2014 |
| Parallel Lives | Francie Pomerantz | 1994 |
| Nick Quarry | 1968 | |
| A Question of Love | Linda Ray Guettner | 1978 |
| Faces | Jeannie Rapp (archive footage) | 2011 |
| Unfortunate Circumstances | Dr. Cohen | 2017 |
| Nederland C | Self - Interviewed actress | 1985 |
| Thursday's Child | Victoria Alden | 1983 |
| I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes - The Man and His Work | Self | 1984 |
| Best Friends for Life | Mrs. Harriet Cahill | 1998 |
| Grace & Glorie | Grace Stiles | 1998 |
| Montana | Bess Guthrie | 1990 |
| Light Keeps Me Company | Self | 2000 |
| A Constant Forge | Self | 2000 |
| She's So Lovely | Miss Green | 1997 |
| Cannes: All Access | Self | 2007 |
| Hollywood Mavericks | Self (archive footage) | 1990 |
| Bette Davis: Larger Than Life | Self | 2017 |
| Making 'Faces' | Self | 2004 |
| Watching Gena Rowlands | Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film | Self | 2019 |
| And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| Rapunzel | The Witch | 1983 |
| Shadows | Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited) | 1960 |
| Husbands | Party Guest | 1970 |
| Ted & Venus | Mrs. Turner | 1991 |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Garrison's Gorillas | Duchess | 1967 |
| Columbo | Elizabeth Van Wick | 1971 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Barbara Adams | 1958 |
| Burke's Law | Paullette Shane | 1963 |
| Numb3rs | Erika Hellman | 2005 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Janet Cord | 1963 |
| The View | Self | 1997 |
| Monk | Marge Johnson | 2002 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Self | 1996 |
| Medical Center | Karen Coberly | 1969 |
| Studio One | Betty | 1948 |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | Witch | 1982 |
| General Electric Theater | Dorothy Dickenson | 1953 |
| The Islanders | Pepper Mint | 1960 |
| Johnny Staccato | Nina Van Ness | 1959 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Victoria Alden | 1951 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Lucille Jones | 1955 |
| 87th Precinct | Teddy Carella | 1961 |
| Target: The Corruptors! | Marian Praisewater | 1961 |
| Run for Your Life | Charlotte Hyde | 1965 |
| The Virginian | Savannah | 1962 |
| Adventures in Paradise | Dr. Abigail Brent | 1959 |
| Peyton Place | Adrienne Van Leyden | 1964 |
| Laramie | Laurel DeWalt | 1959 |
| Riverboat | Rose Traynor | 1959 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | Myrtle Wilson | 1950 |
| Dr. Kildare | Helen Scott | 1961 |
| Ghost Story | Kate Lucas | 1972 |
| Burke's Law | Mitzi Carlisle | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | June | 1963 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Lois Baxter | 1963 |
| Bonanza | Ragan Miller | 1959 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self | 1961 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Grace | 1951 |
| NCIS | Joann Fielding | 2003 |
| Medical Center | Frances Delaney | 1969 |
| Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self | 1975 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Lorraine Denby | 1969 |
| The Lloyd Bridges Show | Leslie Kaufman | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 1962 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 1944 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Helen Martin | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Louise Henderson | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Diana Justin | 1962 |
