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 (2021)
Movie
Self
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film (2019)
Movie
Self
Bette Davis - Größer als das Leben (2017)
Movie
Lily Harrison
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Watching Gena Rowlands (2014)
Movie
Esther
Parts Per Billion (2014)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Movie
Mimi
Yellow (2012)
Movie
Tess M Powell
Olive (2011)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
Faces (2011)
Movie
Vivien Wilder-Mann
Broken English (2007)
Movie
Self
Cannes: All Access (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
Self
Edge of Outside (2006)
Movie
Self
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006)
Movie
Violet Devereaux
The Skeleton Key (2005)
Movie
5.78
Erika Hellman
Numb3rs (2005)
TV
5.13
Allie Calhoun
The Notebook (2004)
Movie
8.88
Mrs.Ritchie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2004)
Movie
Mrs. Rebecca Asher
Taking Lives (2004)
Movie
8
Self
Making 'Faces' (2004)
Movie
Joann Fielding
NCIS (2003)
TV
6.18
Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
Movie
Charlie Kate Birch
Charms for the Easy Life (2002)
Movie
Marge Johnson
Monk (2002)
TV
5.76
Virginia Miller
Hysterical Blindness (2002)
Movie
Minnie Brinn
Wild Iris (2001)
Movie
Self
Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Movie
Georgia Porter
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story (2000)
Movie
Self
A Constant Forge (2000)
Movie
Laura Ponti
The Weekend (1999)
Movie
Hannah
Playing by Heart (1998)
Movie
Grace Stiles
Grace & Glorie (1998)
Movie
Gram
The Mighty (1998)
Movie
Ramona Calvert
Hope Floats (1998)
Movie
7
Narrator (voice)
1001 Nights (1998)
Movie
8
Ivy
Paulie (1998)
Movie
Mrs. Harriet Cahill
Best Friends for Life (1998)
Movie
Miss Green
She's So Lovely (1997)
Movie
4
Self
The View (1997)
TV
5.5
Mildred
Unhook the Stars (1996)
Movie
Self
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
TV
Self
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All (1996)
Movie
Mae Morgan
The Neon Bible (1995)
Movie
Georgia King
Something to Talk About (1995)
Movie
Francie Pomerantz
Parallel Lives (1994)
Movie
Self
Anything for John (1993)
Movie
Peggy Sutherland
Silent Cries (1993)
Movie
Honora Swift
Crazy in Love (1992)
Movie
Pat Foster
Face of a Stranger (1991)
Movie
Victoria Snelling (segment "Los Angeles")
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
Marion
Another Woman (1988)
Movie
Betty Ford
The Betty Ford Story (1987)
Movie
Jeanette Rasnick
Light of Day (1987)
Movie
Katherine Pierson
An Early Frost (1985)
Movie
Self - Interviewed actress
Nederland C (1985)
Movie
Self
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes - The Man and His Work (1984)
Movie
Sarah Lawson
Love Streams (1984)
Movie
3.5
Witch
Rapunzel (1983)
Movie
Victoria Alden
Thursday's Child (1983)
Movie
Witch
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
TV
Antonia
Tempest (1982)
Movie
4
Gloria Swenson
Gloria (1980)
Movie
6
Abigail Mason
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979)
Movie
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
Janet
Two-Minute Warning (1976)
Movie
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
TV
Mabel Longhetti
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Movie
6
Kate Lucas
Ghost Story (1972)
TV
Minnie
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
Movie
Elizabeth Van Wick
Columbo (1971)
TV
5.78
Party Guest
Husbands (1970)
Movie
Karen Coberly
Medical Center (1969)
TV
6.17
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
June
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
TV
Paullette Shane / Mitzi Carlisle
Burke's Law (1963)
TV
6
Shelley Osborne Peters
Breaking Point (1963)
TV
Sophie Widdicombe
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Movie
Helen Martin / Louise Henderson / Diana Justin
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
TV
5
Savannah
The Virginian (1962)
TV
Els
The Spiral Road (1962)
Movie
Jerry Bondi
Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
Movie
Self
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
TV
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
Grace / Victoria Alden
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Myrtle Wilson
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
TV
Betty
Studio One (1948)
TV
Self - live scenes from 'Middle of the Night' / Self
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
TV
6
Abigail Mason
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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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1930-06-19 (93 years old)
Birth NameVirginia Cathryn Rowlands
Birth PlaceCambria, United States of America
Height
RelationshipsJohn Cassavetes (1954-01-01 - 1989-01-01)
ChildrenNick Cassavetes, Zoe Cassavetes, Alexandra Cassavetes
FatherEdwin Myrwyn Rowlands
MotherLady Rowlands
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsVirginia Cathryn Rowlands, Джина Роулендс, Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands
AwardsPrimetime 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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