Gena Rowlands

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

June 19, 1930

died

August 14, 2024

place of birth

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

also known as

Virginia Cathryn Rowlands

total credits

50 movies

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

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The Notebook
7.9

The Notebook

2004as Older Allie
The Skeleton Key
6.6

The Skeleton Key

2005as Violet Devereaux
Paulie
7.0

Paulie

1998as Ivy
Paris Je T'aime
6.8

Paris Je T'aime

2006as Gena (Quartier Latin)
Taking Lives
6.4

Taking Lives

2004as Mrs. Rebecca Asher
Hope Floats
6.4

Hope Floats

1998as Ramona Calvert
Night on Earth
7.5

Night on Earth

1991as Victoria Snelling
The Mighty
7.3

The Mighty

1998as Gram
Playing by Heart
6.6

Playing by Heart

1998as Hannah
Another Woman
6.8

Another Woman

1988as Marion
She's So Lovely
5.9

She's So Lovely

1997as Miss Green
A Woman Under the Influence
7.8

A Woman Under the Influence

1974as Mabel Longhetti
Something to Talk About
5.6

Something to Talk About

1995as Georgia King
Tony Rome
6.3

Tony Rome

1967as Rita Kosterman
Ted & Venus
4.5

Ted & Venus

1991as Mrs. Turner
Opening Night
7.6

Opening Night

1977as Myrtle Gordon
Love Streams
7.2

Love Streams

1984as Sarah Lawson
Two-Minute Warning
6.3

Two-Minute Warning

1976as Janet
Broken English
5.9

Broken English

2007as Vivien Wilder-Mann
Gloria
6.9

Gloria

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

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

2003as Self
Lonely are the Brave
7.4

Lonely are the Brave

1962as Jerry Bondi
Tempest
6.0

Tempest

1982as Antonia
Light of Day
5.6

Light of Day

1987as Janette Rasnick
Faces
7.1

Faces

1968as Jeannie Rapp
An Early Frost
5.8

An Early Frost

1985as Katherine Pierson
Yellow
4.9

Yellow

2012as Mimi
Once Around
6.1

Once Around

1991as Marilyn Bella
Shadows
6.9

Shadows

1960as Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
The Spiral Road
5.5

The Spiral Road

1962as Els
Montana
6.1

Montana

1990as Bess Guthrie
The Brink's Job
6.2

The Brink's Job

1978as Mary Pino
Hysterical Blindness
6.1

Hysterical Blindness

2002as Virginia Miller
Minnie and Moskowitz
6.7

Minnie and Moskowitz

1971as Minnie Moore
Parts Per Billion
4.4

Parts Per Billion

2014as Esther
1001 Nights
6.7

1001 Nights

1998as Narrator (voice)
Wild Iris
7.4

Wild Iris

2001as Minnie Brinn
Grace & Glorie
6.3

Grace & Glorie

1998as Grace Stiles
Parallel Lives
5.7

Parallel Lives

1994as Francie Pomerantz
The Neon Bible
6.1

The Neon Bible

1995as Mae Morgan
Husbands
6.7

Husbands

1970as Party Guest
Unhook the Stars
6.0

Unhook the Stars

1996as Mildred
Silent Cries
5.0

Silent Cries

1993as Peggy Sutherland
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021as Self
Machine Gun McCain
6.1

Machine Gun McCain

1969as Rosemary Scott
Peter Falk versus Columbo
7.2

Peter Falk versus Columbo

2019as Self (archive footage)
Edge of Outside
5.8

Edge of Outside

2006as Self
The High Cost of Loving
6.8

The High Cost of Loving

1958as Ginny Fry
A Child Is Waiting
6.8

A Child Is Waiting

1963as Sophie Widdicombe Benham
The Weekend
2.8

The Weekend

1999as Laura Ponti