Gena Rowlands
- Born
- June 19, 1930 · Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Died
- August 14, 2024
- Actress
- miscellaneous
- Writer
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 · 34 credits
- 2014Parts Per Billion · Actress (Esther)
- 2012Yellow · Actress (Mimi)
- 2011Olive · Actress (Tess M Powell)
- 2007Broken English · Actress (Vivien Wilder-Mann)
- 2005The Skeleton Key · Actress (Violet Devereaux)
- 2004The Notebook · Actress (Allie Calhoun)
- 2004Taking Lives · Actress (Mrs. Asher)
- 2000A Constant Forge · Self (Self)
- 1999The Weekend · Actress (Laura Ponti)
- 1998Hope Floats · Actress (Ramona Calvert)
- 1998Playing by Heart · Actress (Hannah)
- 1998Paulie · Actress (Ivy)
- 1998The Mighty · Actress (Gram)
- 1996Unhook the Stars · Actress (Mildred)
- 1995Something to Talk About · Actress (Georgia King)
- 1993Return to Cameroun · Actress (Roberta Hope)
- 1991Night on Earth · Actress (Victoria Snelling (segment: Los Angeles))
- 1991Once Around · Actress (Marilyn Bella)
- 1988Another Woman · Actress (Marion)
- 1987Light of Day · Actress (Jeanette Rasnick)
- 1984Love Streams · Actress (Sarah Lawson)
- 1982Tempest · Actress (Antonia)
- 1980Gloria · Actress (Gloria Swenson)
- 1978The Brink's Job · Actress (Mary Pino)
- 1977Opening Night · Actress (Myrtle Gordon)
- 1976Two-Minute Warning · Actress (Janet)
- 1974A Woman Under the Influence · Actress (Mabel Longhetti)
- 1971Minnie and Moskowitz · Actress (Minnie)
- 1968Faces · Actress (Jeannie Rapp)
- 1967Tony Rome · Actress (Rita Kosterman)
- 1963A Child Is Waiting · Actress (Sophie Widdicombe)
- 1962Lonely Are the Brave · Actress (Jerry Bondi)
- 1962The Spiral Road · Actress (Els)
- 1958The High Cost of Loving · Actress (Ginny Fry)