Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1930-06-19 (93 years old)

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Biography

Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands (born June 19, 1930) is 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).


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Filmography

all 117

Movies 80

TV Shows 37

self 22

Writer 1

Voice 1

Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)

Movie
Self
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film (2019)

Movie
Self
Bette Davis - Größer als das Leben

Bette Davis - Größer als das Leben (2017)

Movie
Lily Harrison
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Watching Gena Rowlands

Watching Gena Rowlands (2014)

Movie
Esther
Parts Per Billion

Parts Per Billion (2014)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

Movie
Mimi
Yellow

Yellow (2012)

Movie
Tess M Powell
Olive

Olive (2011)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Faces

Faces (2011)

Movie
Vivien Wilder-Mann
Broken English

Broken English (2007)

Movie
Self
Cannes: All Access

Cannes: All Access (2007)

Movie
Grandmother
Persepolis

Persepolis (2007)

Movie
6
Melissa Eisenbloom
What If God Were the Sun?

What If God Were the Sun? (2007)

Movie
Gena (Quartier Latin) / Writer
Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime (2006)

Movie
10
Self
Edge of Outside

Edge of Outside (2006)

Movie
Self
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006)

Movie
Violet Devereaux
The Skeleton Key

The Skeleton Key (2005)

Movie
5.78
Erika Hellman
Numb3rs

Numb3rs (2005)

TV
5.13
Allie Calhoun
The Notebook

The Notebook (2004)

Movie
8.88
Mrs.Ritchie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2004)

Movie
Mrs. Rebecca Asher
Taking Lives

Taking Lives (2004)

Movie
8
Self
Making 'Faces'

Making 'Faces' (2004)

Movie
Joann Fielding
NCIS

NCIS (2003)

TV
6.18
Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

Movie
Charlie Kate Birch
Charms for the Easy Life

Charms for the Easy Life (2002)

Movie
Marge Johnson
Monk

Monk (2002)

TV
5.76
Virginia Miller
Hysterical Blindness

Hysterical Blindness (2002)

Movie
Minnie Brinn
Wild Iris

Wild Iris (2001)

Movie
Self
Light Keeps Me Company

Light Keeps Me Company (2000)

Movie
Georgia Porter
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story (2000)

Movie
Self
A Constant Forge

A Constant Forge (2000)

Movie
Laura Ponti
The Weekend

The Weekend (1999)

Movie
Hannah
Playing by Heart

Playing by Heart (1998)

Movie
Grace Stiles
Grace & Glorie

Grace & Glorie (1998)

Movie
Gram
The Mighty

The Mighty (1998)

Movie
Ramona Calvert
Hope Floats

Hope Floats (1998)

Movie
7
Narrator (voice)
1001 Nights

1001 Nights (1998)

Movie
8
Ivy
Paulie

Paulie (1998)

Movie
Mrs. Harriet Cahill
Best Friends for Life

Best Friends for Life (1998)

Movie
Miss Green
She's So Lovely

She's So Lovely (1997)

Movie
4
Self
The View

The View (1997)

TV
5.5
Mildred
Unhook the Stars

Unhook the Stars (1996)

Movie
Self
E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story (1996)

TV
Self
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All (1996)

Movie
Mae Morgan
The Neon Bible

The Neon Bible (1995)

Movie
Georgia King
Something to Talk About

Something to Talk About (1995)

Movie
Francie Pomerantz
Parallel Lives

Parallel Lives (1994)

Movie
Self
Anything for John

Anything for John (1993)

Movie
Peggy Sutherland
Silent Cries

Silent Cries (1993)

Movie
Honora Swift
Crazy in Love

Crazy in Love (1992)

Movie
Pat Foster
Face of a Stranger

Face of a Stranger (1991)

Movie
Victoria Snelling (segment "Los Angeles")
Night on Earth

Night on Earth (1991)

Movie
5.75
Mrs. Turner
Ted & Venus

Ted & Venus (1991)

Movie
Marilyn Bella
Once Around

Once Around (1991)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Mavericks

Hollywood Mavericks (1990)

Movie
Bess Guthrie
Montana

Montana (1990)

Movie
Marion
Another Woman

Another Woman (1988)

Movie
Betty Ford
The Betty Ford Story

The Betty Ford Story (1987)

Movie
Jeanette Rasnick
Light of Day

Light of Day (1987)

Movie
Katherine Pierson
An Early Frost

An Early Frost (1985)

Movie
Self - Interviewed actress
Nederland C

Nederland C (1985)

Movie
Self
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes - The Man and His Work

I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes - The Man and His Work (1984)

Movie
Sarah Lawson
Love Streams

Love Streams (1984)

Movie
3.5
Witch
Rapunzel

Rapunzel (1983)

Movie
Victoria Alden
Thursday's Child

Thursday's Child (1983)

Movie
Witch
Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)

TV
Antonia
Tempest

Tempest (1982)

Movie
4
Gloria Swenson
Gloria

Gloria (1980)

Movie
6
Abigail Mason
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979)

Movie
Mary Pino
The Brink's Job

The Brink's Job (1978)

Movie
Linda Ray Guettner
A Question of Love

A Question of Love (1978)

Movie
Myrtle Gordon
Opening Night

Opening Night (1977)

Movie
6.75
Janet
Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning (1976)

Movie
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)

TV
Mabel Longhetti
A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

Movie
6
Kate Lucas
Ghost Story

Ghost Story (1972)

TV
Minnie
Minnie and Moskowitz

Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)

Movie
Elizabeth Van Wick
Columbo

Columbo (1971)

TV
5.78
Party Guest
Husbands

Husbands (1970)

Movie
Karen Coberly
Medical Center

Medical Center (1969)

TV
6.17
Rosemary Scott
Machine Gun McCain

Machine Gun McCain (1969)

Movie
Jeannie Rapp
Faces

Faces (1968)

Movie
6
Actress
Nick Quarry

Nick Quarry (1968)

Movie
Rita Kosterman
Tony Rome

Tony Rome (1967)

Movie
Duchess
Garrison's Gorillas

Garrison's Gorillas (1967)

TV
Charlotte Hyde
Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life (1965)

TV
Adrienne Van Leyden
Peyton Place

Peyton Place (1964)

TV
Lois Baxter / Janet Cord
Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)

TV
June
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

TV
Paullette Shane / Mitzi Carlisle
Burke's Law

Burke's Law (1963)

TV
6
Shelley Osborne Peters
Breaking Point

Breaking Point (1963)

TV
Sophie Widdicombe
A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting (1963)

Movie
Helen Martin / Louise Henderson / Diana Justin
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

TV
5
Savannah
The Virginian

The Virginian (1962)

TV
Els
The Spiral Road

The Spiral Road (1962)

Movie
Jerry Bondi
Lonely Are the Brave

Lonely Are the Brave (1962)

Movie
Self
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

TV
Marian Praisewater
Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors! (1961)

TV
Helen Scott
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare (1961)

TV
6
Teddy Carella
87th Precinct

87th Precinct (1961)

TV
Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
Shadows

Shadows (1960)

Movie
6
Pepper Mint
The Islanders

The Islanders (1960)

TV
Dr. Abigail Brent
Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise (1959)

TV
Laurel DeWalt
Laramie

Laramie (1959)

TV
Rose Traynor
Riverboat

Riverboat (1959)

TV
Ragan Miller
Bonanza

Bonanza (1959)

TV
1
Nina Van Ness
Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato (1959)

TV
Barbara Adams
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip (1958)

TV
Ginny Fry
The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving (1958)

Movie
Lucille Jones
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Dorothy Dickenson
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Grace / Victoria Alden
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33
Myrtle Wilson
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV
Betty
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
Self - live scenes from 'Middle of the Night' / Self
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Abigail Mason
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

TV

Ratings

Average 6.31
Based on 1.78 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1930-06-19 (93 years old)

Birth Name
Virginia Cathryn Rowlands

Birth Place
Cambria, United States of America

Height

Relationships
John Cassavetes (1954-01-01 - 1989-01-01)

Children
Nick Cassavetes, Zoe Cassavetes, Alexandra Cassavetes

Father
Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands

Mother
Lady Rowlands

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Virginia Cathryn Rowlands, Джина Роулендс, Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands

Awards
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, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film, Silver Shell for Best Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, Silver Bear for Best Actress, Mary Pickford Award


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