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Acting
Gena Rowlands
Also known as: Virginia Cathryn Rowlands
Biography
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).
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 19, 1930
Day of Death
August 14, 2024
Age at Death
94 years old
Place of Birth
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Popularity Score
1.6
Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021Movie
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film
Self
2019Movie
Peter Falk versus Columbo
Self (archive footage)
2019Movie
Unfortunate Circumstances
Dr. Cohen
2017Movie
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
Self
2017Movie
Yellow
Mimi
2014Movie
Parts Per Billion
Esther
2014Movie
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Lily Harrison
2014Movie
Watching Gena Rowlands
Self (archive footage)
2014Movie
Olive
Tess M Powell
2011Movie
Faces
Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)
2011Movie
Broken English
Vivien Wilder-Mann
2007Movie
What If God Were the Sun?
Melissa Eisenbloom
2007Movie
Cannes: All Access
Self
2007Movie
Paris Je T'aime
Gena (Quartier Latin)
2006Movie
Edge of Outside
Self
2006Movie
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self
2006Movie
Paris Je T'aime
Writer
2006Movie
The Skeleton Key
Violet Devereaux
2005Movie
Numb3rs
Erika Hellman
2005TV
The Notebook
Older Allie
2004Movie
Taking Lives
Mrs. Rebecca Asher
2004Movie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie
2004Movie
Making 'Faces'
Self
2004Movie
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
2003Movie
NCIS
Joann Fielding
2003TV
Hysterical Blindness
Virginia Miller
2002Movie
Charms for the Easy Life
Charlie Kate
2002Movie
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
2002Movie
Monk
Marge Johnson
2002TV
Wild Iris
Minnie Brinn
2001Movie
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
Georgia Porter
2000Movie
Light Keeps Me Company
Self
2000Movie
A Constant Forge
Self
2000Movie
The Weekend
Laura Ponti
1999Movie
All About My Mother
In Memory Of
1999Movie
Playing by Heart
Hannah
1998Movie
Hope Floats
Ramona Calvert
1998Movie
The Mighty
Gram
1998Movie
Paulie
Ivy
1998Movie
1001 Nights
Narrator (voice)
1998Movie
Best Friends for Life
Mrs. Harriet Cahill
1998Movie
Grace & Glorie
Grace Stiles
1998Movie
She's So Lovely
Miss Green
1997Movie
The View
Self
1997TV
Unhook the Stars
Mildred
1996Movie
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
Self
1996Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
Self
1996TV
The Neon Bible
Mae Morgan
1995Movie
Something to Talk About
Georgia King
1995Movie
Parallel Lives
Francie Pomerantz
1994Movie
Silent Cries
Peggy Sutherland
1993Movie
Anything for John
Self
1993Movie
Crazy in Love
Honora Swift
1992Movie
Night on Earth
Victoria Snelling
1991Movie
Once Around
Marilyn Bella
1991Movie
Face of a Stranger
Pat Foster
1991Movie
Ted & Venus
Mrs. Turner
1991Movie
Montana
Bess Guthrie
1990Movie
Hollywood Mavericks
Self (archive footage)
1990Movie
Another Woman
Marion
1988Movie
Light of Day
Janette Rasnick
1987Movie
The Betty Ford Story
Betty Ford
1987Movie
An Early Frost
Katherine Pierson
1985Movie
Nederland C
Self - Interviewed actress
1985Movie
Love Streams
Sarah Lawson
1984Movie
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
Self
1984Movie
Thursday's Child
Victoria Alden
1983Movie
Rapunzel
The Witch
1983Movie
Tempest
Antonia
1982Movie
Faerie Tale Theatre
Witch
1982TV
Gloria
Gloria Swenson
1980Movie
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
Abigail Mason
1979Movie
The Brink's Job
Mary Pino
1978Movie
A Question of Love
Linda Ray Guettner
1978Movie
Opening Night
Myrtle Gordon
1977Movie
Two-Minute Warning
Janet
1976Movie
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975TV
A Woman Under the Influence
Mabel Longhetti
1974Movie
Ghost Story
Kate Lucas
1972TV
Minnie and Moskowitz
Minnie Moore
1971Movie
Columbo
Elizabeth Van Wick
1971TV
Husbands
Party Guest
1970Movie
Machine Gun McCain
Rosemary Scott
1969Movie
Medical Center
Karen Coberly
1969TV
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Lorraine Denby
1969TV
Faces
Jeannie Rapp
1968Movie
Nick Quarry
1968Movie
Tony Rome
Rita Kosterman
1967Movie
Garrison's Gorillas
Duchess
1967TV
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Baroness Ingrid Blangstead
1966TV
Run for Your Life
Charlotte Hyde
1965TV
Peyton Place
Adrienne Van Leyden
1964TV
A Child Is Waiting
Sophie Widdicombe Benham
1963Movie
Burke's Law
Paullette Shane
1963TV
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Janet Cord
1963TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
June
1963TV
Lonely are the Brave
Jerry Bondi
1962Movie
The Spiral Road
Els
1962Movie
The Virginian
Savannah
1962TV
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Leslie Kaufman
1962TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Helen Martin
1962TV
87th Precinct
Teddy Carella
1961TV
Target: The Corruptors!
Marian Praisewater
1961TV
Dr. Kildare
Helen Scott
1961TV
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961TV
Shadows
Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
1960Movie
The Islanders
Pepper Mint
1960TV
Johnny Staccato
Nina Van Ness
1959TV
Adventures in Paradise
Dr. Abigail Brent
1959TV
Laramie
Laurel DeWalt
1959TV
Riverboat
Rose Traynor
1959TV
Bonanza
Ragan Miller
1959TV
The High Cost of Loving
Ginny Fry
1958Movie
77 Sunset Strip
Barbara Adams
1958TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lucille Jones
1955TV
General Electric Theater
Dorothy Dickenson
1953TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Victoria Alden
1951TV
Robert Montgomery Presents
Myrtle Wilson
1950TV
Studio One
Betty
1948TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948TV
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944TV