Gena Rowlands
Virginia Cathryn Rowlands
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1930-06-19
Place of birth:Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Gender:Female
Popularity:2
Date of death2024-08-14
94Biography
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).
Filmography
Rating by year
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf2021-08-140.00
- Gena Rowlands: A Life on FilmSelf2019-06-057.25
- Peter Falk versus ColumboSelf (archive footage)2019-03-317.213
- Bette Davis: Larger Than LifeSelf2017-12-186.02
- Unfortunate CircumstancesDr. Cohen2017-05-100.00
- Six Dance Lessons in Six WeeksLily Harrison2014-12-122.85
- YellowMimi2014-08-295.39
- Watching Gena RowlandsSelf (archive footage)2014-08-010.00
- Parts Per BillionEsther2014-03-254.466
- OliveTess M Powell2011-12-166.51
- Cannes: All AccessSelf2007-10-273.84
- Broken EnglishVivien Wilder-Mann2007-06-225.976
- What If God Were the Sun?Melissa Eisenbloom2007-05-147.06
- Paris Je T'aimeGena (Quartier Latin)2006-06-216.8841
- Edge of OutsideSelf2006-06-115.84
- Stardust: The Bette Davis StorySelf2006-05-036.715
- The Skeleton KeyViolet Devereaux2005-07-296.62,297
- Numb3rsErika Hellman2005-01-237.0436
- The NotebookOlder Allie2004-06-257.912,620
- The Incredible Mrs. RitchieMrs. Evelyn Ritchie2004-03-307.25
- Taking LivesMrs. Rebecca Asher2004-03-196.41,756
- Making 'Faces'Self2004-01-010.00
- NCISJoann Fielding2003-09-237.62,524
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf2003-04-037.07
- Charms for the Easy LifeCharlie Kate2002-08-188.52
- MonkMarge Johnson2002-07-128.01,263
- Heart of the FestivalSelf (archive footage)2002-04-166.52
- Hysterical BlindnessVirginia Miller2002-01-166.134
- Wild IrisMinnie Brinn2001-01-017.47
- A Constant ForgeSelf2000-10-016.815
- Light Keeps Me CompanySelf2000-08-267.99
- The Color of Love: Jacey's StoryGeorgia Porter2000-03-197.06
- The WeekendLaura Ponti1999-06-282.85
- Playing by HeartHannah1998-12-306.6250
- Grace & GlorieGrace Stiles1998-12-136.36
- The MightyGram1998-06-017.3296
- Hope FloatsRamona Calvert1998-05-296.4508
- 1001 NightsNarrator (voice)1998-04-306.724
- PaulieIvy1998-04-177.0536
- Best Friends for LifeMrs. Harriet Cahill1998-01-187.01
- She's So LovelyMiss Green1997-08-295.9129
- Unhook the StarsMildred1996-09-046.043
- E! True Hollywood StorySelf1996-08-218.280
- John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It AllSelf1996-01-280.00
- The Neon BibleMae Morgan1995-08-236.127
- Something to Talk AboutGeorgia King1995-08-045.6257
- Parallel LivesFrancie Pomerantz1994-08-045.77
- Anything for JohnSelf1993-09-067.33
- Silent CriesPeggy Sutherland1993-03-085.02
- Crazy in LoveHonora Swift1992-08-104.611
- Face of a StrangerPat Foster1991-12-2910.02
- Night on EarthVictoria Snelling1991-12-127.51,053
- Ted & VenusMrs. Turner1991-08-084.512
- Once AroundMarilyn Bella1991-01-186.163
- Hollywood MavericksSelf (archive footage)1990-09-077.33
- MontanaBess Guthrie1990-02-096.19
- Another WomanMarion1988-10-136.8293
- The Betty Ford StoryBetty Ford1987-03-020.00
- Light of DayJanette Rasnick1987-02-065.658
- An Early FrostKatherine Pierson1985-05-015.836
- Nederland CSelf - Interviewed actress1985-01-164.01
- I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His WorkSelf1984-07-018.36
- Love StreamsSarah Lawson1984-03-227.2145
- RapunzelThe Witch1983-02-055.95
- Thursday's ChildVictoria Alden1983-02-015.52
- Faerie Tale TheatreWitch1982-09-118.124
- TempestAntonia1982-08-136.045
- GloriaGloria Swenson1980-10-016.9269
- Strangers: The Story of a Mother and DaughterAbigail Mason1979-05-139.45
- The Brink's JobMary Pino1978-12-086.271
- A Question of LoveLinda Ray Guettner1978-11-265.210
- Opening NightMyrtle Gordon1977-12-227.6259
- Two-Minute WarningJanet1976-11-126.3100
- A Woman Under the InfluenceMabel Longhetti1974-11-187.8562
- Ghost StoryKate Lucas1972-09-157.49
- Minnie and MoskowitzMinnie Moore1971-12-226.7105
- ColumboElizabeth Van Wick1971-09-158.1828
- HusbandsParty Guest1970-12-086.7163
- Medical CenterKaren Coberly1969-09-246.414
- Medical CenterFrances Delaney1969-09-246.414
- Marcus Welby, M.D.Lorraine Denby1969-09-236.620
- Machine Gun McCainRosemary Scott1969-04-016.147
- FacesJeannie Rapp1968-11-247.1221
- Nick Quarry1968-01-019.01
- Tony RomeRita Kosterman1967-11-106.370
- Garrison's GorillasDuchess1967-09-068.19
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Baroness Ingrid Blangstead1966-09-136.98
- Run for Your LifeCharlotte Hyde1965-09-137.17
- Kraft Suspense TheatreJanet Cord1963-10-106.54
- Kraft Suspense TheatreLois Baxter1963-10-106.54
- Burke's LawPaullette Shane1963-09-206.312
- Burke's LawMitzi Carlisle1963-09-206.312
- A Child Is WaitingSophie Widdicombe Benham1963-02-136.862
- The Alfred Hitchcock HourHelen Martin1962-09-207.880
- The Alfred Hitchcock HourLouise Henderson1962-09-207.880
- The Alfred Hitchcock HourDiana Justin1962-09-207.880
- The VirginianSavannah1962-09-196.535
- The Lloyd Bridges ShowLeslie Kaufman1962-09-116.02
- The Spiral RoadEls1962-08-035.511
- Lonely are the BraveJerry Bondi1962-04-267.4170
- Target: The Corruptors!Marian Praisewater1961-09-295.73
- Dr. KildareHelen Scott1961-09-275.719
- 87th PrecinctTeddy Carella1961-09-257.85
- ShadowsWoman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)1960-10-146.9272
- The IslandersPepper Mint1960-10-028.02
- Adventures in ParadiseDr. Abigail Brent1959-10-056.17
- LaramieLaurel DeWalt1959-09-156.718
- RiverboatRose Traynor1959-09-136.56
- BonanzaRagan Miller1959-09-127.5480
- Johnny StaccatoNina Van Ness1959-09-105.37
- 77 Sunset StripBarbara Adams1958-10-107.226
- The High Cost of LovingGinny Fry1958-05-166.84
- Alfred Hitchcock PresentsLucille Jones1955-10-027.8252
- General Electric TheaterDorothy Dickenson1953-02-016.86
- Hallmark Hall of FameVictoria Alden1951-12-248.88
- Hallmark Hall of FameGrace1951-12-248.88
- Robert Montgomery PresentsMyrtle Wilson1950-01-306.08
- Studio OneBetty1948-11-075.413