Acting
Gena Rowlands
Born 19 June 1930 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA · Died 14 August 2024
117 credits
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).
Known for
Acting 115
- 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeFilmSelf
- 2019Peter Falk versus ColumboFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2019Gena Rowlands: A Life on FilmFilmSelf
- 2017Bette Davis: Larger Than LifeFilmSelf
- 2017Unfortunate CircumstancesFilmDr. Cohen
- 2014Parts Per BillionFilmEsther
- 2014YellowFilmMimi
- 2014Six Dance Lessons in Six WeeksFilmLily Harrison
- 2014Watching Gena RowlandsFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2011OliveFilmTess M Powell
- 2011FacesFilmJeannie Rapp (archive footage)
- 2007Broken EnglishFilmVivien Wilder-Mann
- 2007Cannes: All AccessFilmSelf
- 2007What If God Were the Sun?FilmMelissa Eisenbloom
- 2006Paris Je T'aimeFilmGena (Quartier Latin)
- 2006Stardust: The Bette Davis StoryFilmSelf
- 2006Edge of OutsideFilmSelf
- 2005Numb3rsSeriesErika Hellman
- 2005The Skeleton KeyFilmViolet Devereaux
- 2004The NotebookFilmOlder Allie
- 2004Taking LivesFilmMrs. Rebecca Asher
- 2004The Incredible Mrs. RitchieFilmMrs. Evelyn Ritchie
- 2004Making 'Faces'FilmSelf
- 2003NCISSeriesJoann Fielding
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereFilmSelf
- 2002MonkSeriesMarge Johnson
- 2002Hysterical BlindnessFilmVirginia Miller
- 2002Heart of the FestivalFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2002Charms for the Easy LifeFilmCharlie Kate
- 2001Wild IrisFilmMinnie Brinn
- 2000A Constant ForgeFilmSelf
- 2000Light Keeps Me CompanyFilmSelf
- 2000The Color of Love: Jacey's StoryFilmGeorgia Porter
- 1999The WeekendFilmLaura Ponti
- 1998Hope FloatsFilmRamona Calvert
- 1998PaulieFilmIvy
- 1998Playing by HeartFilmHannah
- 1998The MightyFilmGram
- 19981001 NightsFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1998Grace & GlorieFilmGrace Stiles
- 1998Best Friends for LifeFilmMrs. Harriet Cahill
- 1997She's So LovelyFilmMiss Green
- 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeriesSelf
- 1996Unhook the StarsFilmMildred
- 1996John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It AllFilmSelf
- 1995Something to Talk AboutFilmGeorgia King
- 1995The Neon BibleFilmMae Morgan
- 1994Parallel LivesFilmFrancie Pomerantz
- 1993Anything for JohnFilmSelf
- 1993Silent CriesFilmPeggy Sutherland
- 1992Crazy in LoveFilmHonora Swift
- 1991Night on EarthFilmVictoria Snelling
- 1991Once AroundFilmMarilyn Bella
- 1991Ted & VenusFilmMrs. Turner
- 1991Face of a StrangerFilmPat Foster
- 1990MontanaFilmBess Guthrie
- 1990Hollywood MavericksFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1988Another WomanFilmMarion
- 1987Light of DayFilmJanette Rasnick
- 1987The Betty Ford StoryFilmBetty Ford
- 1985An Early FrostFilmKatherine Pierson
- 1985Nederland CFilmSelf - Interviewed actress
- 1984Love StreamsFilmSarah Lawson
- 1984I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His WorkFilmSelf
- 1983RapunzelFilmThe Witch
- 1983Thursday's ChildFilmVictoria Alden
- 1982Faerie Tale TheatreSeriesWitch
- 1982TempestFilmAntonia
- 1980GloriaFilmGloria Swenson
- 1979Strangers: The Story of a Mother and DaughterFilmAbigail Mason
- 1978The Brink's JobFilmMary Pino
- 1978A Question of LoveFilmLinda Ray Guettner
- 1977Opening NightFilmMyrtle Gordon
- 1976Two-Minute WarningFilmJanet
- 1974A Woman Under the InfluenceFilmMabel Longhetti
- 1972Ghost StorySeriesKate Lucas
- 1971ColumboSeriesElizabeth Van Wick
- 1971Film '72SeriesSelf
- 1971Minnie and MoskowitzFilmMinnie Moore
- 1970HusbandsFilmParty Guest
- 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.SeriesLorraine Denby
- 1969Medical CenterSeriesFrances Delaney, Karen Coberly
- 1969Machine Gun McCainFilmRosemary Scott
- 1968FacesFilmJeannie Rapp
- 1968Nick QuarryFilm
- 1967Tony RomeFilmRita Kosterman
- 1967Garrison's GorillasSeriesDuchess
- 1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.SeriesBaroness Ingrid Blangstead
- 1965Run for Your LifeSeriesCharlotte Hyde
- 1964Peyton PlaceSeriesAdrienne Van Leyden
- 1963Burke's LawSeriesMitzi Carlisle, Paullette Shane
- 1963A Child Is WaitingFilmSophie Widdicombe
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreSeriesJanet Cord, Lois Baxter
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeriesDiana Justin, Helen Martin, Louise Henderson
- 1962The VirginianSeriesSavannah
- 1962Lonely are the BraveFilmJerry Bondi
- 1962The Spiral RoadFilmEls
- 1962The Lloyd Bridges ShowSeriesLeslie Kaufman
- 1961Dr. KildareSeriesHelen Scott
- 196187th PrecinctSeriesTeddy Carella
- 1961Target: The Corruptors!SeriesMarian Praisewater
- 1960ShadowsFilmWoman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
- 1960The IslandersSeriesPepper Mint
- 1959BonanzaSeriesRagan Miller
- 1959LaramieSeriesLaurel DeWalt
- 1959Adventures in ParadiseSeriesDr. Abigail Brent
- 1959RiverboatSeriesRose Traynor
- 1959Johnny StaccatoSeriesNina Van Ness
- 195877 Sunset StripSeriesBarbara Adams
- 1958The High Cost of LovingFilmGinny Fry
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesLucille Jones
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeriesDorothy Dickenson
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesGrace, Victoria Alden
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeriesMyrtle Wilson
- 1948Studio OneSeriesBetty
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