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).
Filmography
all 122
Movies 81
TV Shows 41
self 24
Writer 1
Voice 1
Lily Harrison
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Watching Gena Rowlands (2014)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Movie
Tess M Powell
Olive (2011)
Movie
Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)
Faces (2011)
Movie
Vivien Wilder-Mann
Broken English (2007)
Movie
Grandmother
Persepolis (2007)
Movie
6
Melissa Eisenbloom
What If God Were the Sun? (2007)
Movie
Gena (Quartier Latin) / Writer
Paris Je T'aime (2006)
Movie
10
Violet Devereaux
The Skeleton Key (2005)
Movie
5.78
Erika Hellman
Numb3rs (2005)
TV
5.13
Older Allie
The Notebook (2004)
Movie
8.64
Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2004)
Movie
Mrs. Rebecca Asher
Taking Lives (2004)
Movie
8
Joann Fielding
NCIS (2003)
TV
6.37
Charlie Kate
Charms for the Easy Life (2002)
Movie
Marge Johnson
Monk (2002)
TV
5.27
Virginia Miller
Hysterical Blindness (2002)
Movie
Minnie Brinn
Wild Iris (2001)
Movie
Georgia Porter
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story (2000)
Movie
Laura Ponti
The Weekend (1999)
Movie
Grace Stiles
Grace & Glorie (1998)
Movie
Ramona Calvert
Hope Floats (1998)
Movie
7
Narrator (voice)
1001 Nights (1998)
Movie
8
Mrs. Harriet Cahill
Best Friends for Life (1998)
Movie
Miss Green
She's So Lovely (1997)
Movie
4
Mildred
Unhook the Stars (1996)
Movie
Mae Morgan
The Neon Bible (1995)
Movie
Georgia King
Something to Talk About (1995)
Movie
Francie Pomerantz
Parallel Lives (1994)
Movie
Peggy Sutherland
Silent Cries (1993)
Movie
Honora Swift
Crazy in Love (1992)
Movie
Pat Foster
Face of a Stranger (1991)
Movie
Victoria Snelling
Night on Earth (1991)
Movie
5.75
Mrs. Turner
Ted & Venus (1991)
Movie
Marilyn Bella
Once Around (1991)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Mavericks (1990)
Movie
Bess Guthrie
Montana (1990)
Movie
Betty Ford
The Betty Ford Story (1987)
Movie
Janette Rasnick
Light of Day (1987)
Movie
Katherine Pierson
An Early Frost (1985)
Movie
Self - Interviewed actress
Nederland C (1985)
Movie
Sarah Lawson
Love Streams (1984)
Movie
3.5
The Witch
Rapunzel (1983)
Movie
Victoria Alden
Thursday's Child (1983)
Movie
Antonia
Tempest (1982)
Movie
4
Gloria Swenson
Gloria (1980)
Movie
6
Mary Pino
The Brink's Job (1978)
Movie
Linda Ray Guettner
A Question of Love (1978)
Movie
Myrtle Gordon
Opening Night (1977)
Movie
6.75
Mabel Longhetti
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Movie
6
Kate Lucas
Ghost Story (1972)
TV
Minnie Moore
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
Movie
Elizabeth Van Wick
Columbo (1971)
TV
5.78
Party Guest
Husbands (1970)
Movie
Frances Delaney / Karen Coberly
Medical Center (1969)
TV
6.17
Lorraine Denby
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
TV
4.8
Rosemary Scott
Machine Gun McCain (1969)
Movie
Jeannie Rapp
Faces (1968)
Movie
6
Rita Kosterman
Tony Rome (1967)
Movie
Duchess
Garrison's Gorillas (1967)
TV
Charlotte Hyde
Run for Your Life (1965)
TV
Adrienne Van Leyden
Peyton Place (1964)
TV
Lois Baxter / Janet Cord
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
TV
Paullette Shane / Mitzi Carlisle
Burke's Law (1963)
TV
6
Shelley Osborne Peters
Breaking Point (1963)
TV
Sophie Widdicombe Benham
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Movie
Helen Martin / Louise Henderson / Diana Justin
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
TV
5
Savannah
The Virginian (1962)
TV
Leslie Kaufman
The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962)
TV
Jerry Bondi
Lonely are the Brave (1962)
Movie
Marian Praisewater
Target: The Corruptors! (1961)
TV
Helen Scott
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV
6
Teddy Carella
87th Precinct (1961)
TV
Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
Shadows (1960)
Movie
6
Pepper Mint
The Islanders (1960)
TV
Dr. Abigail Brent
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
TV
Laurel DeWalt
Laramie (1959)
TV
Rose Traynor
Riverboat (1959)
TV
Ragan Miller
Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
Nina Van Ness
Johnny Staccato (1959)
TV
Barbara Adams
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Ginny Fry
The High Cost of Loving (1958)
Movie
Lucille Jones
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Dorothy Dickenson
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Victoria Alden / Grace
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Myrtle Wilson
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
TV
Betty
Studio One (1948)
TV
Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Winner
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
TV
Abigail Mason
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
TV
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1930-06-19
Deathday2024-08-14 (94 years old)
Birth NameVirginia Cathryn Rowlands
Birth PlaceCambria, United States
ReligionAnglicanism
Height
RelationshipsJohn Cassavetes (1954 - 1989), Robert Forrest (2012 - 2024)
ChildrenZoe Cassavetes, Alexandra Cassavetes, Nick Cassavetes
FatherEdwin Myrwyn Rowlands
MotherLady Rowlands
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesCambria, United States
Also Known As珍娜·羅蘭, Virginia Cathryn Rowlands, جنا رولندز
AwardsSeattle International Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Mary Pickford Award, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress, Silver Shell for Best Actress, San Francisco International Film Festival, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, Academy Honorary Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film, Silver Bear for Best Actress, Sundance Film Festival
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