Gena Rowlands

Acting·Jun 19, 1930·Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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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).

Film	Credit
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021 · Self	Self
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film2019 · Self	Self
Peter Falk versus Columbo2019 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life2017 · Self	Self
Unfortunate Circumstances2017 · Dr. Cohen	Dr. Cohen
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks2014 · Lily Harrison	Lily Harrison
Yellow2014 · Mimi	Mimi
Watching Gena Rowlands2014 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Parts Per Billion2014 · Esther	Esther
Olive2011 · Tess M Powell	Tess M Powell
Faces2011 · Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)	Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)
Cannes: All Access2007 · Self	Self
Broken English2007 · Vivien Wilder-Mann	Vivien Wilder-Mann
What If God Were the Sun?2007 · Melissa Eisenbloom	Melissa Eisenbloom
Paris Je T'aime2006 · Gena (Quartier Latin), Writer	Gena (Quartier Latin), Writer
Edge of Outside2006 · Self	Self
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story2006 · Self	Self
The Skeleton Key2005 · Violet Devereaux	Violet Devereaux
The Notebook2004 · Older Allie	Older Allie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie2004 · Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie	Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie
Taking Lives2004 · Mrs. Rebecca Asher	Mrs. Rebecca Asher
Making 'Faces'2004 · Self	Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003 · Self	Self
Charms for the Easy Life2002 · Charlie Kate	Charlie Kate
Heart of the Festival2002 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Hysterical Blindness2002 · Virginia Miller	Virginia Miller
Wild Iris2001 · Minnie Brinn	Minnie Brinn
A Constant Forge2000 · Self	Self
Light Keeps Me Company2000 · Self	Self
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story2000 · Georgia Porter	Georgia Porter
The Weekend1999 · Laura Ponti	Laura Ponti
Playing by Heart1998 · Hannah	Hannah
Grace & Glorie1998 · Grace Stiles	Grace Stiles
The Mighty1998 · Gram	Gram
Hope Floats1998 · Ramona Calvert	Ramona Calvert
1001 Nights1998 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
Paulie1998 · Ivy	Ivy
Best Friends for Life1998 · Mrs. Harriet Cahill	Mrs. Harriet Cahill
She's So Lovely1997 · Miss Green	Miss Green
Unhook the Stars1996 · Mildred	Mildred
JJohn Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All1996 · Self	Self
The Neon Bible1995 · Mae Morgan	Mae Morgan
Something to Talk About1995 · Georgia King	Georgia King
Parallel Lives1994 · Francie Pomerantz	Francie Pomerantz
Anything for John1993 · Self	Self
Silent Cries1993 · Peggy Sutherland	Peggy Sutherland
Crazy in Love1992 · Honora Swift	Honora Swift
Face of a Stranger1991 · Pat Foster	Pat Foster