Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands

Acting

Born:
1930-06-19
Died:
2024-08-14
Place of birth:
Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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).

Known For

Filmography

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021Self
Movie
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

6.82019Self
Movie
Peter Falk versus Columbo

Peter Falk versus Columbo

7.22019Self (archive footage)
Movie
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

6.02017Self
Movie
Unfortunate Circumstances

Unfortunate Circumstances

2017Dr. Cohen
Movie
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

2.82014Lily Harrison
Movie
Yellow

Yellow

5.32014Mimi
Movie
Watching Gena Rowlands

Watching Gena Rowlands

2014Self (archive footage)
Movie
Parts Per Billion

Parts Per Billion

4.42014Esther
Movie
Olive

Olive

6.52011Tess M Powell
Movie
Faces

Faces

2011Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)
Movie
Cannes: All Access

Cannes: All Access

3.22007Self
Movie
Broken English

Broken English

5.92007Vivien Wilder-Mann
Movie
What If God Were the Sun?

What If God Were the Sun?

7.02007Melissa Eisenbloom
Movie
Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

6.82006Gena (Quartier Latin)
Movie
Edge of Outside

Edge of Outside

5.82006Self
Movie
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

6.72006Self
Movie
The Skeleton Key

The Skeleton Key

6.62005Violet Devereaux
Movie
Numb3rs

Numb3rs

7.02005Erika Hellman
TV
The Notebook

The Notebook

7.92004Older Allie
Movie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

7.22004Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie
Movie
Taking Lives

Taking Lives

6.42004Mrs. Rebecca Asher
Movie
Making 'Faces'

Making 'Faces'

2004Self
Movie
NCIS

NCIS

7.62003Joann Fielding
TV
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

7.02003Self
Movie
Charms for the Easy Life

Charms for the Easy Life

8.52002Charlie Kate
Movie
Monk

Monk

7.92002Marge Johnson
TV
Heart of the Festival

Heart of the Festival

6.72002Self (archive footage)
Movie
Hysterical Blindness

Hysterical Blindness

6.12002Virginia Miller
Movie
Wild Iris

Wild Iris

7.42001Minnie Brinn
Movie
A Constant Forge

A Constant Forge

6.82000Self
Movie
Light Keeps Me Company

Light Keeps Me Company

7.92000Self
Movie
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

7.02000Georgia Porter
Movie
The Weekend

The Weekend

2.71999Laura Ponti
Movie
All About My Mother

All About My Mother

7.61999In Memory Of
Movie
Playing by Heart

Playing by Heart

6.71998Hannah
Movie
Grace & Glorie

Grace & Glorie

6.31998Grace Stiles
Movie
The Mighty

The Mighty

7.21998Gram
Movie
Hope Floats

Hope Floats

6.41998Ramona Calvert
Movie
1001 Nights

1001 Nights

6.71998Narrator (voice)
Movie
Paulie

Paulie

7.11998Ivy
Movie
Best Friends for Life

Best Friends for Life

7.01998Mrs. Harriet Cahill
Movie
She's So Lovely

She's So Lovely

5.91997Miss Green
Movie
The View

The View

4.31997Self
TV
Unhook the Stars

Unhook the Stars

5.91996Mildred
Movie
E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

8.11996Self
TV
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

1996Self
Movie
The Neon Bible

The Neon Bible

6.11995Mae Morgan
Movie
Something to Talk About

Something to Talk About

5.61995Georgia King
Movie
Parallel Lives

Parallel Lives

5.71994Francie Pomerantz
Movie
Anything for John

Anything for John

7.31993Self
Movie
Silent Cries

Silent Cries

5.01993Peggy Sutherland
Movie
Crazy in Love

Crazy in Love

4.61992Honora Swift
Movie
Face of a Stranger

Face of a Stranger

10.01991Pat Foster
Movie
Night on Earth

Night on Earth

7.51991Victoria Snelling
Movie
Ted & Venus

Ted & Venus

4.51991Mrs. Turner
Movie
Once Around

Once Around

6.11991Marilyn Bella
Movie
Hollywood Mavericks

Hollywood Mavericks

7.31990Self (archive footage)
Movie
Montana

Montana

6.01990Bess Guthrie
Movie
Another Woman

Another Woman

6.81988Marion
Movie