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Gena Rowlands

Acting 94 (deceased) years old Madison, Wisconsin, USA ★ 1.6
Born: June 19, 1930
Died: August 14, 2024

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

Columbo
Columbo Elizabeth Van Wick 1971
Monk
Monk Marge Johnson 2002
Numb3rs
Numb3rs Erika Hellman 2005
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare Helen Scott 1961
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944

Filmography

Acting Credits (128)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Self 2021
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film Self 2019
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life Self 2017
Unfortunate Circumstances
Unfortunate Circumstances Dr. Cohen 2017
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks Lily Harrison 2014
Watching Gena Rowlands
Watching Gena Rowlands Self (archive footage) 2014
Parts Per Billion
Parts Per Billion Esther 2014
Yellow
Yellow Mimi 2012
Olive
Olive Tess M Powell 2011
Faces
Faces Jeannie Rapp (archive footage) 2011
Cannes: All Access
Cannes: All Access Self 2007
Broken English
Broken English Vivien Wilder-Mann 2007
What If God Were the Sun?
What If God Were the Sun? Melissa Eisenbloom 2007
Paris Je T'aime
Paris Je T'aime Gena (Quartier Latin) 2006
Edge of Outside
Edge of Outside Self 2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story Self 2006
The Skeleton Key
The Skeleton Key Violet Devereaux 2005
Numb3rs
Numb3rs Erika Hellman 2005
The Notebook
The Notebook Older Allie 2004
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie 2004
Taking Lives
Taking Lives Mrs. Rebecca Asher 2004
Making 'Faces'
Making 'Faces' Self 2004
NCIS
NCIS Joann Fielding 2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Self 2003
Charms for the Easy Life
Charms for the Easy Life Charlie Kate 2002
Monk
Monk Marge Johnson 2002
Heart of the Festival
Heart of the Festival Self (archive footage) 2002
Hysterical Blindness
Hysterical Blindness Virginia Miller 2002
Wild Iris
Wild Iris Minnie Brinn 2001
A Constant Forge
A Constant Forge Self 2000
Light Keeps Me Company
Light Keeps Me Company Self 2000
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story Georgia Porter 2000
The Weekend
The Weekend Laura Ponti 1999
Playing by Heart
Playing by Heart Hannah 1998
Grace & Glorie
Grace & Glorie Grace Stiles 1998
The Mighty
The Mighty Gram 1998
Hope Floats
Hope Floats Ramona Calvert 1998
1001 Nights
1001 Nights Narrator (voice) 1998
Paulie
Paulie Ivy 1998
Best Friends for Life
Best Friends for Life Mrs. Harriet Cahill 1998
She's So Lovely
She's So Lovely Miss Green 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
Unhook the Stars
Unhook the Stars Mildred 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story Self 1996
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All Self 1996
The Neon Bible
The Neon Bible Mae Morgan 1995
Something to Talk About
Something to Talk About Georgia King 1995
Parallel Lives
Parallel Lives Francie Pomerantz 1994
Anything for John
Anything for John Self 1993
Silent Cries
Silent Cries Peggy Sutherland 1993
Crazy in Love
Crazy in Love Honora Swift 1992
Face of a Stranger
Face of a Stranger Pat Foster 1991
Night on Earth
Night on Earth Victoria Snelling 1991
Ted & Venus
Ted & Venus Mrs. Turner 1991
Once Around
Once Around Marilyn Bella 1991
Hollywood Mavericks
Hollywood Mavericks Self (archive footage) 1990
Montana
Montana Bess Guthrie 1990
Another Woman
Another Woman Marion 1988
The Betty Ford Story
The Betty Ford Story Betty Ford 1987
Light of Day
Light of Day Janette Rasnick 1987
An Early Frost
An Early Frost Katherine Pierson 1985
Nederland C
Nederland C Self - Interviewed actress 1985
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work Self 1984
Love Streams
Love Streams Sarah Lawson 1984
Rapunzel
Rapunzel The Witch 1983
Thursday's Child
Thursday's Child Victoria Alden 1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre Witch 1982
Tempest
Tempest Antonia 1982
Gloria
Gloria Gloria Swenson 1980
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter Abigail Mason 1979
The Brink's Job
The Brink's Job Mary Pino 1978
A Question of Love
A Question of Love Linda Ray Guettner 1978
Opening Night
Opening Night Myrtle Gordon 1977
Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning Janet 1976
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975
A Woman Under the Influence
A Woman Under the Influence Mabel Longhetti 1974
Ghost Story
Ghost Story Kate Lucas 1972
Minnie and Moskowitz
Minnie and Moskowitz Minnie Moore 1971
Columbo
Columbo Elizabeth Van Wick 1971
Husbands
Husbands Party Guest 1970
Medical Center
Medical Center Karen Coberly 1969
Medical Center
Medical Center Frances Delaney 1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. Lorraine Denby 1969
Machine Gun McCain
Machine Gun McCain Rosemary Scott 1969
Faces
Faces Jeannie Rapp 1968
Nick Quarry
Nick Quarry 1968
Tony Rome
Tony Rome Rita Kosterman 1967
Garrison's Gorillas
Garrison's Gorillas Duchess 1967
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Baroness Ingrid Blangstead 1966
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life Charlotte Hyde 1965
Peyton Place
Peyton Place Adrienne Van Leyden 1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre Janet Cord 1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre Lois Baxter 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre June 1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law Paullette Shane 1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law Mitzi Carlisle 1963
A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting Sophie Widdicombe Benham 1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Helen Martin 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Louise Henderson 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Diana Justin 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Savannah 1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show
The Lloyd Bridges Show Leslie Kaufman 1962
The Spiral Road
The Spiral Road Els 1962
Lonely are the Brave
Lonely are the Brave Jerry Bondi 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors! Marian Praisewater 1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare Helen Scott 1961
87th Precinct
87th Precinct Teddy Carella 1961
Shadows
Shadows Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited) 1960
The Islanders
The Islanders Pepper Mint 1960
Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise Dr. Abigail Brent 1959
Laramie
Laramie Laurel DeWalt 1959
Riverboat
Riverboat Rose Traynor 1959
Bonanza
Bonanza Ragan Miller 1959
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato Nina Van Ness 1959
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip Barbara Adams 1958
The High Cost of Loving
The High Cost of Loving Ginny Fry 1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Lucille Jones 1955
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Dorothy Dickenson 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Victoria Alden 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Grace 1951
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents Myrtle Wilson 1950
Studio One
Studio One Betty 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter 1944

Writing Credits (1)

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