Actress
Gena Rowlands
19 June 1930† 14 August 2024 (aged 94) Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Written
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- Movies
- 81
- Shows
- 34
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
- 2021
- 2019
- Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film · Film
- Peter Falk versus Columbo · Film
- 2017
- Bette Davis: Larger Than Life · Film
- Unfortunate Circumstances · Film · Dr. Cohen
- 2014
- Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks · Film · Lily Harrison
- Yellow · Film · Mimi
- Watching Gena Rowlands · Film
- Parts Per Billion · Film · Esther
- 2011
- 2007
- Cannes: All Access · Film
- Broken English · Film · Vivien Wilder-Mann
- What If God Were the Sun? · Film · Melissa Eisenbloom
- 2006
- Paris Je T'aime · Film · Gena (Quartier Latin)
- Edge of Outside · Film
- Stardust: The Bette Davis Story · Film
- Paris Je T'aime · Film · Writer
- 2005
- The Skeleton Key · Film · Violet Devereaux
- Numb3rs · Series · Erika Hellman
- 2004
- The Notebook · Film · Older Allie
- The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie · Film · Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie
- Taking Lives · Film · Mrs. Rebecca Asher
- Making 'Faces' · Film
- 2003
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There · Film
- NCIS · Series · Joann Fielding
- 2002
- Charms for the Easy Life · Film · Charlie Kate
- Heart of the Festival · Film
- Hysterical Blindness · Film · Virginia Miller
- Monk · Series · Marge Johnson
- 2001
- Wild Iris · Film · Minnie Brinn
- 2000
- A Constant Forge · Film
- Light Keeps Me Company · Film
- The Color of Love: Jacey's Story · Film · Georgia Porter
- 1999
- The Weekend · Film · Laura Ponti
- All About My Mother · Film · In Memory Of
- 1998
- Playing by Heart · Film · Hannah
- Grace & Glorie · Film · Grace Stiles
- The Mighty · Film · Gram
- Hope Floats · Film · Ramona Calvert
- 1001 Nights · Film · Narrator (voice)
- Paulie · Film · Ivy
- Best Friends for Life · Film · Mrs. Harriet Cahill
- 1997
- She's So Lovely · Film · Miss Green
- 1996
- Unhook the Stars · Film · Mildred
- John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All · Film
- E! True Hollywood Story · Series
- 1995
- The Neon Bible · Film · Mae Morgan
- Something to Talk About · Film · Georgia King
- 1994
- Parallel Lives · Film · Francie Pomerantz
- 1993
- Anything for John · Film
- Silent Cries · Film · Peggy Sutherland
- 1992
- Crazy in Love · Film · Honora Swift
- 1991
- Face of a Stranger · Film · Pat Foster
- Night on Earth · Film · Victoria Snelling
- Ted & Venus · Film · Mrs. Turner
- Once Around · Film · Marilyn Bella
- 1990
- Hollywood Mavericks · Film
- Montana · Film · Bess Guthrie
- 1988
- Another Woman · Film · Marion
- 1987
- The Betty Ford Story · Film · Betty Ford
- Light of Day · Film · Janette Rasnick
- 1985
- An Early Frost · Film · Katherine Pierson
- Nederland C · Film · Interviewed actress
- 1984
- I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work · Film
- Love Streams · Film · Sarah Lawson
- 1983
- Rapunzel · Film · The Witch
- Thursday's Child · Film · Victoria Alden
- 1982
- Tempest · Film · Antonia
- Faerie Tale Theatre · Series · Witch
- 1980
- Gloria · Film · Gloria Swenson
- 1979
- Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter · Film · Abigail Mason
- 1978
- The Brink's Job · Film · Mary Pino
- A Question of Love · Film · Linda Ray Guettner
- 1977
- Opening Night · Film · Myrtle Gordon
- 1976
- Two-Minute Warning · Film · Janet
- 1974
- A Woman Under the Influence · Film · Mabel Longhetti
- 1972
- Ghost Story · Series · Kate Lucas
- 1971
- Minnie and Moskowitz · Film · Minnie Moore
- Film '72 · Series
- Columbo · Series · Elizabeth Van Wick
- 1970
- Husbands · Film · Party Guest
- 1969
- Machine Gun McCain · Film · Rosemary Scott
- Medical Center · Series · Karen Coberly
- Marcus Welby, M.D. · Series · Lorraine Denby
- 1968
- Faces · Film · Jeannie Rapp
- Nick Quarry · Film
- 1967
- Tony Rome · Film · Rita Kosterman
- Garrison's Gorillas · Series · Duchess
- 1966
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. · Series · Baroness Ingrid Blangstead
- 1965
- Run for Your Life · Series · Charlotte Hyde
- 1964
- Peyton Place · Series · Adrienne Van Leyden
- 1963
- A Child Is Waiting · Film · Sophie Widdicombe
- Kraft Suspense Theatre · Series · Janet Cord
- Burke's Law · Series · Paullette Shane
- 1962
- The Spiral Road · Film · Els
- Lonely are the Brave · Film · Jerry Bondi
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · Series · Helen Martin
- The Virginian · Series · Savannah
- The Lloyd Bridges Show · Series · Leslie Kaufman
- 1961
- Target: The Corruptors! · Series · Marian Praisewater
- Dr. Kildare · Series · Helen Scott
- 87th Precinct · Series · Teddy Carella
- 1960
- Shadows · Film · Woman in Nightclub Audience
- The Islanders · Series · Pepper Mint
- 1959
- Adventures in Paradise · Series · Dr. Abigail Brent
- Laramie · Series · Laurel DeWalt
- Riverboat · Series · Rose Traynor
- Bonanza · Series · Ragan Miller
- Johnny Staccato · Series · Nina Van Ness
- 1958
- The High Cost of Loving · Film · Ginny Fry
- 77 Sunset Strip · Series · Barbara Adams
- 1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents · Series · Lucille Jones
- 1953
- General Electric Theater · Series · Dorothy Dickenson
- 1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame · Series · Victoria Alden
- 1950
- Robert Montgomery Presents · Series · Myrtle Wilson
- 1948
- Studio One · Series · Betty