Gena Rowlands
- Born
- June 19, 1930
- Died
- August 14, 2024 (94 years old)
- 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).
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Known for
Filmography
- 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeFilm · Self
- 2019Gena Rowlands: A Life on FilmFilm · Self
- 2019Peter Falk versus ColumboFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2017Bette Davis: Larger Than LifeFilm · Self
- 2017Unfortunate CircumstancesFilm · Dr. Cohen
- 2014Six Dance Lessons in Six WeeksFilm · Lily Harrison
- 2014YellowFilm · Mimi
- 2014Watching Gena RowlandsFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2014Parts Per BillionFilm · Esther★ 4.4
- 2011OliveFilm · Tess M Powell
- 2011FacesFilm · Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)
- 2007Cannes: All AccessFilm · Self
- 2007Broken EnglishFilm · Vivien Wilder-Mann★ 5.9
- 2007What If God Were the Sun?Film · Melissa Eisenbloom
- 2006Paris Je T'aimeFilm · Gena (Quartier Latin)★ 6.8
- 2006Edge of OutsideFilm · Self
- 2006Stardust: The Bette Davis StoryFilm · Self
- 2005The Skeleton KeyFilm · Violet Devereaux★ 6.6
- 2005Numb3rsSeries · Erika Hellman★ 7.0
- 2004The NotebookFilm · Older Allie★ 7.9
- 2004The Incredible Mrs. RitchieFilm · Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie
- 2004Taking LivesFilm · Mrs. Rebecca Asher★ 6.4
- 2004Making 'Faces'Film · Self
- 2003NCISSeries · Joann Fielding★ 7.6
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereFilm · Self
- 2002Charms for the Easy LifeFilm · Charlie Kate
- 2002MonkSeries · Marge Johnson★ 7.9
- 2002Heart of the FestivalFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2002Hysterical BlindnessFilm · Virginia Miller★ 6.1
- 2001Wild IrisFilm · Minnie Brinn
- 2000A Constant ForgeFilm · Self
- 2000Light Keeps Me CompanyFilm · Self
- 2000The Color of Love: Jacey's StoryFilm · Georgia Porter
- 1999The WeekendFilm · Laura Ponti
- 1998Playing by HeartFilm · Hannah★ 6.6
- 1998Grace & GlorieFilm · Grace Stiles
- 1998The MightyFilm · Gram★ 7.2
- 1998Hope FloatsFilm · Ramona Calvert★ 6.5
- 19981001 NightsFilm · Narrator (voice)★ 6.7
- 1998PaulieFilm · Ivy★ 7.0
- 1998Best Friends for LifeFilm · Mrs. Harriet Cahill
- 1997She's So LovelyFilm · Miss Green★ 5.9
- 1996Unhook the StarsFilm · Mildred★ 5.9
- 1996John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It AllJohn Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It AllFilm · Self
- 1995The Neon BibleFilm · Mae Morgan★ 6.1
- 1995Something to Talk AboutFilm · Georgia King★ 5.6
- 1994Parallel LivesFilm · Francie Pomerantz
- 1993Anything for JohnFilm · Self
- 1993Silent CriesFilm · Peggy Sutherland
- 1992Crazy in LoveFilm · Honora Swift
- 1991Face of a StrangerFilm · Pat Foster
- 1991Night on EarthFilm · Victoria Snelling★ 7.5
- 1991Ted & VenusFilm · Mrs. Turner
- 1991Once AroundFilm · Marilyn Bella★ 6.1
- 1990Hollywood MavericksFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 1990MontanaFilm · Bess Guthrie
- 1988Another WomanFilm · Marion★ 6.8
- 1987The Betty Ford StoryFilm · Betty Ford
- 1987Light of DayFilm · Janette Rasnick★ 5.5
- 1985An Early FrostFilm · Katherine Pierson★ 5.8
- 1985Nederland CNederland CFilm · Self - Interviewed actress
- 1984I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His WorkFilm · Self
- 1984Love StreamsFilm · Sarah Lawson★ 7.2
- 1983RapunzelFilm · The Witch
- 1983Thursday's ChildFilm · Victoria Alden
- 1982Faerie Tale TheatreSeries · Witch★ 8.1
- 1982TempestFilm · Antonia★ 5.9
- 1980GloriaFilm · Gloria Swenson★ 6.9
- 1979Strangers: The Story of a Mother and DaughterFilm · Abigail Mason
- 1978The Brink's JobFilm · Mary Pino★ 6.2
- 1978A Question of LoveFilm · Linda Ray Guettner
- 1977Opening NightFilm · Myrtle Gordon★ 7.6
- 1976Two-Minute WarningFilm · Janet★ 6.3
- 1974A Woman Under the InfluenceFilm · Mabel Longhetti★ 7.7
- 1972Ghost StorySeries · Kate Lucas
- 1971Minnie and MoskowitzFilm · Minnie Moore★ 6.7
- 1971ColumboSeries · Elizabeth Van Wick★ 8.1
- 1970HusbandsFilm · Party Guest★ 6.7
- 1969Medical CenterSeries · Karen Coberly, Frances Delaney
- 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Series · Lorraine Denby★ 6.6
- 1969Machine Gun McCainFilm · Rosemary Scott★ 6.1
- 1968FacesFilm · Jeannie Rapp★ 7.1
- 1968Nick QuarryFilm
- 1967Tony RomeFilm · Rita Kosterman★ 6.4
- 1967Garrison's GorillasSeries · Duchess
- 1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Series · Baroness Ingrid Blangstead
- 1965Run for Your LifeSeries · Charlotte Hyde
- 1964Peyton PlaceSeries · Adrienne Van Leyden
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries · Janet Cord, Lois Baxter
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreBob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries · June
- 1963Burke's LawSeries · Paullette Shane, Mitzi Carlisle
- 1963A Child Is WaitingFilm · Sophie Widdicombe★ 6.8
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries · Helen Martin, Louise Henderson, Diana Justin★ 7.9
- 1962The VirginianSeries · Savannah★ 6.5
- 1962The Lloyd Bridges ShowSeries · Leslie Kaufman
- 1962The Spiral RoadFilm · Els
- 1962Lonely are the BraveFilm · Jerry Bondi★ 7.4
- 1961Target: The Corruptors!Series · Marian Praisewater
- 1961Dr. KildareSeries · Helen Scott
- 196187th PrecinctSeries · Teddy Carella
- 1960ShadowsFilm · Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)★ 6.9
- 1960The IslandersSeries · Pepper Mint
- 1959Adventures in ParadiseSeries · Dr. Abigail Brent
- 1959LaramieSeries · Laurel DeWalt
- 1959RiverboatSeries · Rose Traynor
- 1959BonanzaSeries · Ragan Miller★ 7.5
- 1959Johnny StaccatoSeries · Nina Van Ness
- 195877 Sunset StripSeries · Barbara Adams★ 7.2
- 1958The High Cost of LovingFilm · Ginny Fry
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries · Lucille Jones★ 7.8
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeries · Dorothy Dickenson
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries · Victoria Alden, Grace
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries · Myrtle Wilson
- 1948Studio OneSeries · Betty
