Gena Rowlands
Born
19 June 1930 (95)
Place of Birth
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Also known as
Virginia Cathryn Rowlands
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 (40)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film
2019
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
2017
Unfortunate Circumstances
2017
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
2014
Watching Gena Rowlands
2014
Parts Per Billion
2014
Yellow
2012
Olive
2011
Faces
2011
Cannes: All Access
2007
Broken English
2007
What If God Were the Sun?
2007
Paris Je T'aime
2006
Edge of Outside
2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006
The Skeleton Key
2005
The Notebook
2004
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
2004
Taking Lives
2004
Making 'Faces'
2004
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
Charms for the Easy Life
2002
Heart of the Festival
2002
Hysterical Blindness
2002
Wild Iris
2001
A Constant Forge
2000
Light Keeps Me Company
2000
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
2000
The Weekend
1999
Playing by Heart
1998
Grace & Glorie
1998
The Mighty
1998
Hope Floats
1998
1001 Nights
1998
Paulie
1998
Best Friends for Life
1998
She's So Lovely
1997
Unhook the Stars
1996
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
1996