Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands

Acting

Born: 1930-06-19 · Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Died: 2024-08-14

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 (20)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

Self

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

2019

Self

Peter Falk versus Columbo

Peter Falk versus Columbo

2019

Self (archive footage)

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

2017

Self

Unfortunate Circumstances

Unfortunate Circumstances

2017

Dr. Cohen

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

2014

Lily Harrison

Watching Gena Rowlands

Watching Gena Rowlands

2014

Self (archive footage)

Parts Per Billion

Parts Per Billion

2014

Esther

Yellow

Yellow

2012

Mimi

Olive

Olive

2011

Tess M Powell

Faces

Faces

2011

Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)

Cannes: All Access

Cannes: All Access

2007

Self

Broken English

Broken English

2007

Vivien Wilder-Mann

What If God Were the Sun?

What If God Were the Sun?

2007

Melissa Eisenbloom

Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

2006

Gena (Quartier Latin)

Edge of Outside

Edge of Outside

2006

Self

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

2006

Self

The Skeleton Key

The Skeleton Key

2005

Violet Devereaux

The Notebook

The Notebook

2004

Older Allie

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

2004

Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie