Gena Rowlands
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).
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
128
Gender
Female
Birthday
1930-06-19 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Acting
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self2019
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film as Self2017
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life as Self2017
Unfortunate Circumstances as Dr. Cohen2014
And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)2014
Parts Per Billion as Esther2014
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks as Lily Harrison2014
Watching Gena Rowlands as Self (archive footage)2012
Yellow as Mimi2011
Olive as Tess M Powell2011
Faces as Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)2007
Broken English as Vivien Wilder-Mann2007
What If God Were the Sun? as Melissa Eisenbloom2007
Cannes: All Access as Self2006
Paris Je T'aime as Gena (Quartier Latin)2006
Edge of Outside as Self2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story as Self2005
Numb3rs as Erika Hellman2005
The Skeleton Key as Violet Devereaux2004
The Notebook as Older Allie2004
Taking Lives as Mrs. Rebecca Asher2004
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie as Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie2004
Making 'Faces' as Self2003
NCIS as Joann Fielding2002
Monk as Marge Johnson2002
Hysterical Blindness as Virginia Miller2002
Charms for the Easy Life as Charlie Kate2001
Wild Iris as Minnie Brinn2000
A Constant Forge as Self2000
Light Keeps Me Company as Self2000
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story as Georgia Porter1999
The Weekend as Laura Ponti1998
Paulie as Ivy1998
Hope Floats as Ramona Calvert1998
The Mighty as Gram1998
Playing by Heart as Hannah1998
Grace & Glorie as Grace Stiles1998
1001 Nights as Narrator (voice)1998
Best Friends for Life as Mrs. Harriet Cahill1997
The View as Self1997
She's So Lovely as Miss Green1996
E! True Hollywood Story as Self1996
Unhook the Stars as Mildred1995
Something to Talk About as Georgia King1995
The Neon Bible as Mae Morgan1994
Parallel Lives as Francie Pomerantz1993
Silent Cries as Peggy Sutherland1993
Anything for John as Self1992
Crazy in Love as Honora Swift1991
Night on Earth as Victoria Snelling1991
Once Around as Marilyn Bella1991
Ted & Venus as Mrs. Turner1991
Face of a Stranger as Pat Foster1990
Montana as Bess Guthrie1990
Hollywood Mavericks as Self (archive footage)1988
Another Woman as Marion1987
Light of Day as Janette Rasnick1987
The Betty Ford Story as Betty Ford1985
An Early Frost as Katherine Pierson1985
Nederland C as Self - Interviewed actress1984
Love Streams as Sarah Lawson1983
Rapunzel as The Witch1983
Thursday's Child as Victoria Alden1982
Faerie Tale Theatre as Witch1982
Tempest as Antonia1980
Gloria as Gloria Swenson1979
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter as Abigail Mason1978
The Brink's Job as Mary Pino1978
A Question of Love as Linda Ray Guettner1977
Opening Night as Myrtle Gordon1976
Two-Minute Warning as Janet1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self1974
A Woman Under the Influence as Mabel Longhetti1972
Ghost Story as Kate Lucas1971
Columbo as Elizabeth Van Wick1971
Minnie and Moskowitz as Minnie Moore1970
Husbands as Party Guest1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. as Lorraine Denby1969
Medical Center as Karen Coberly1969
Medical Center as Frances Delaney1969
Machine Gun McCain as Rosemary Scott1968
Faces as Jeannie Rapp1968
Nick Quarry as Not available1967
Garrison's Gorillas as Duchess1967
Tony Rome as Rita Kosterman1965
Run for Your Life as Charlotte Hyde1964
Peyton Place as Adrienne Van Leyden1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as June1963
Burke's Law as Paullette Shane1963
Burke's Law as Mitzi Carlisle1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre as Janet Cord1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre as Lois Baxter1963
A Child Is Waiting as Sophie Widdicombe Benham1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self1962
The Virginian as Savannah1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Helen Martin1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Louise Henderson1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Diana Justin1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show as Leslie Kaufman1962
Lonely are the Brave as Jerry Bondi1962
The Spiral Road as Els1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self1961
Dr. Kildare as Helen Scott1961
87th Precinct as Teddy Carella1961
Target: The Corruptors! as Marian Praisewater1960
The Islanders as Pepper Mint1960
Shadows as Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)1959
Bonanza as Ragan Miller1959
Adventures in Paradise as Dr. Abigail Brent1959
Laramie as Laurel DeWalt1959
Riverboat as Rose Traynor1959
Johnny Staccato as Nina Van Ness1958
77 Sunset Strip as Barbara Adams1958
The High Cost of Loving as Ginny Fry1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Lucille Jones1953
General Electric Theater as Dorothy Dickenson1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Victoria Alden1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Grace1950
Robert Montgomery Presents as Myrtle Wilson1948
Studio One as Betty1948
The Ed Sullivan Show as Self1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter1944
Golden Globe Awards as SelfCrew
2006
Paris Je T'aime Writer