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Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands

Acting June 19, 1930 (94 years old) August 14, 2024 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).

Movies 81

The Notebook 7.9

The Notebook

as Older Allie

2004
Paris Je T'aime 6.8

Paris Je T'aime

as Gena (Quartier Latin)

2006
Taking Lives 6.4

Taking Lives

as Mrs. Rebecca Asher

2004
The Skeleton Key 6.6

The Skeleton Key

as Violet Devereaux

2005
A Woman Under the Influence 7.7

A Woman Under the Influence

as Mabel Longhetti

1974
Hope Floats 6.4

Hope Floats

as Ramona Calvert

1998
Night on Earth 7.5

Night on Earth

as Victoria Snelling

1991
Something to Talk About 5.6

Something to Talk About

as Georgia King

1995
Paulie 7.1

Paulie

as Ivy

1998
Another Woman 6.8

Another Woman

as Marion

1988
Opening Night 7.6

Opening Night

as Myrtle Gordon

1977
Playing by Heart 6.7

Playing by Heart

as Hannah

1998
She's So Lovely 5.9

She's So Lovely

as Miss Green

1997
Lonely are the Brave 7.4

Lonely are the Brave

as Jerry Bondi

1962
Faces 7.1

Faces

as Jeannie Rapp

1968
The Brink's Job 6.2

The Brink's Job

as Mary Pino

1978
Two-Minute Warning 6.2

Two-Minute Warning

as Janet

1976
Gloria 6.9

Gloria

as Gloria Swenson

1980
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There 7.0

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

as Self

2003
Shadows 6.9

Shadows

as Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)

1960
Light of Day 5.5

Light of Day

as Janette Rasnick

1987
Tony Rome 6.4

Tony Rome

as Rita Kosterman

1967
The Mighty 7.2

The Mighty

as Gram

1998
Unhook the Stars 5.9

Unhook the Stars

as Mildred

1996
A Child Is Waiting 6.8

A Child Is Waiting

as Sophie Widdicombe

1963
Love Streams 7.2

Love Streams

as Sarah Lawson

1984
Minnie and Moskowitz 6.6

Minnie and Moskowitz

as Minnie Moore

1971
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as Self

2021
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story 7.0

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

as Georgia Porter

2000
Husbands 6.7

Husbands

as Party Guest

1970
Once Around 6.1

Once Around

as Marilyn Bella

1991
Tempest 6.0

Tempest

as Antonia

1982
Peter Falk versus Columbo 7.2

Peter Falk versus Columbo

as Self (archive footage)

2019
The Weekend 2.7

The Weekend

as Laura Ponti

1999
Broken English 5.9

Broken English

as Vivien Wilder-Mann

2007
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story 6.7

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

as Self

2006
Hysterical Blindness 6.1

Hysterical Blindness

as Virginia Miller

2002
The High Cost of Loving 6.6

The High Cost of Loving

as Ginny Fry

1958
A Question of Love 5.2

A Question of Love

as Linda Ray Guettner

1978
Parts Per Billion 4.4

Parts Per Billion

as Esther

2014
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter 9.4

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

as Abigail Mason

1979
Hollywood Mavericks 7.3

Hollywood Mavericks

as Self (archive footage)

1990
Machine Gun McCain 6.1

Machine Gun McCain

as Rosemary Scott

1969
Cannes: All Access 3.2

Cannes: All Access

as Self

2007
The Spiral Road 5.5

The Spiral Road

as Els

1962
What If God Were the Sun? 7.0

What If God Were the Sun?

as Melissa Eisenbloom

2007
An Early Frost 5.8

An Early Frost

as Katherine Pierson

1985
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks 2.8

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

as Lily Harrison

2014
A Constant Forge 6.8

A Constant Forge

as Self

2000
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie 7.2

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

as Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie

2004
Ted & Venus 4.5

Ted & Venus

as Mrs. Turner

1991
The Betty Ford Story

The Betty Ford Story

as Betty Ford

1987
Heart of the Festival 6.7

Heart of the Festival

as Self (archive footage)

2002
Montana 6.0

Montana

as Bess Guthrie

1990
Face of a Stranger 10.0

Face of a Stranger

as Pat Foster

1991
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film 6.8

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

as Self

2019
Light Keeps Me Company 7.9

Light Keeps Me Company

as Self

2000
Charms for the Easy Life 8.5

Charms for the Easy Life

as Charlie Kate

2002
1001 Nights 6.7

1001 Nights

as Narrator (voice)

1998
Crazy in Love 4.6

Crazy in Love

as Honora Swift

1992
Yellow 5.3

Yellow

as Mimi

2014
Grace & Glorie 6.3

Grace & Glorie

as Grace Stiles

1998
Rapunzel 5.9

Rapunzel

as The Witch

1983
Parallel Lives 5.7

Parallel Lives

as Francie Pomerantz

1994
Edge of Outside 5.8

Edge of Outside

as Self

2006
Thursday's Child 5.5

Thursday's Child

as Victoria Alden

1983
Wild Iris 7.4

Wild Iris

as Minnie Brinn

2001
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life 6.0

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

as Self

2017
Silent Cries 5.0

Silent Cries

as Peggy Sutherland

1993
The Neon Bible 6.1

The Neon Bible

as Mae Morgan

1995
Best Friends for Life 7.0

Best Friends for Life

as Mrs. Harriet Cahill

1998
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work 8.3

I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work

as Self

1984
Making 'Faces'

Making 'Faces'

as Self

2004
Anything for John 7.3

Anything for John

as Self

1993
Faces

Faces

as Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)

2011
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

as Self

1996
Nick Quarry 9.0

Nick Quarry

1968
Olive 6.5

Olive

as Tess M Powell

2011
Watching Gena Rowlands

Watching Gena Rowlands

as Self (archive footage)

2014
Nederland C 4.0

Nederland C

as Self - Interviewed actress

1985
Unfortunate Circumstances

Unfortunate Circumstances

as Dr. Cohen

2017

TV Shows 49

Columbo 8.1

Columbo

as Elizabeth Van Wick

1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
Monk 7.9

Monk

as Marge Johnson

2002
NCIS 7.6

NCIS

as Joann Fielding

2003
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Ragan Miller

1959
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1944
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self

1944
Numb3rs 7.0

Numb3rs

as Erika Hellman

2005
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Helen Martin

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Louise Henderson

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Diana Justin

1962
Film '72 5.1

Film '72

as Self

1971
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as Savannah

1962
Robert Montgomery Presents 6.0

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Myrtle Wilson

1950
Studio One 5.4

Studio One

as Betty

1948
Dr. Kildare 5.7

Dr. Kildare

as Helen Scott

1961
The Ed Sullivan Show 6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948
Marcus Welby, M.D. 6.7

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Lorraine Denby

1969
Medical Center 6.4

Medical Center

as Karen Coberly

1969
Medical Center 6.4

Medical Center

as Frances Delaney

1969
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as June

1963
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche 6.0

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

1975
Burke's Law 6.2

Burke's Law

as Paullette Shane

1963
Burke's Law 6.2

Burke's Law

as Mitzi Carlisle

1963
Run for Your Life 7.1

Run for Your Life

as Charlotte Hyde

1965
77 Sunset Strip 7.2

77 Sunset Strip

as Barbara Adams

1958
Laramie 6.7

Laramie

as Laurel DeWalt

1959
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Lucille Jones

1955
Adventures in Paradise 6.1

Adventures in Paradise

as Dr. Abigail Brent

1959
Kraft Suspense Theatre 6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Janet Cord

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre 6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Lois Baxter

1963
Faerie Tale Theatre 8.1

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Witch

1982
Riverboat 6.5

Riverboat

as Rose Traynor

1959
Ghost Story 7.4

Ghost Story

as Kate Lucas

1972
Garrison's Gorillas 8.1

Garrison's Gorillas

as Duchess

1967
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. 6.9

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

as Baroness Ingrid Blangstead

1966
87th Precinct 7.8

87th Precinct

as Teddy Carella

1961
Johnny Staccato 5.2

Johnny Staccato

as Nina Van Ness

1959
Target: The Corruptors! 5.7

Target: The Corruptors!

as Marian Praisewater

1961
The Lloyd Bridges Show 6.3

The Lloyd Bridges Show

as Leslie Kaufman

1962
The Islanders 8.0

The Islanders

as Pepper Mint

1960
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Victoria Alden

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Grace

1951
General Electric Theater 6.8

General Electric Theater

as Dorothy Dickenson

1953
Peyton Place 6.2

Peyton Place

as Adrienne Van Leyden

1964
E! True Hollywood Story 8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

as Self

1996

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