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 23
Writer 1
Voice 1
Self - Actress

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life (2017)
Movie
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
ArchiveFootage

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
8.43
Mrs. Ritchie

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2004)
Movie
Mrs. Rebecca Asher

Taking Lives (2004)
Movie
8
Joann Fielding

NCIS (2003)
TV
6.37
Charlie Kate Birch

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
Self - Interviewee

Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
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
Betty Ford

The Betty Ford Story (1987)
Movie
Janette Rasnick

Light of Day (1987)
Movie
Katherine Pierson

An Early Frost (1985)
Movie
Geïnterviewd actrice

Nederland C (1985)
Movie
Sarah Lawson

Love Streams (1984)
Movie
3.5
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
Karen Coberly / Frances Delaney

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
Actress

Nick Quarry (1968)
Movie
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
Mitzi Carlisle / Paullette Shane

Burke's Law (1963)
TV
6
Shelley Osborne Peters

Breaking Point (1963)
TV
Sophie Widdicombe Benham

A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Movie
Helen Martin / Diana Justin / Louise Henderson

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
AwardsNational Board of Review of Motion Pictures, 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, Mary Pickford Award, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming, 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, Seattle International Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, Silver Bear for Best Actress, Sundance Film Festival
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