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Born · June 19, 1930
Died · August 14, 2024 (94 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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).
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Self
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Self
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2017
Dr. Cohen
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2017
Lily Harrison
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2014
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2014
Esther
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2014
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2014
Mimi
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2012
Tess M Powell
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Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)
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Vivien Wilder-Mann
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2007
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2007
Melissa Eisenbloom
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Gena (Quartier Latin)
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Violet Devereaux
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Erika Hellman · (1 episode)
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Older Allie
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Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie
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Mrs. Rebecca Asher
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Joann Fielding · (1 episode)
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Charlie Kate
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Marge Johnson · (1 episode)
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2002
Virginia Miller
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2002
Minnie Brinn
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Georgia Porter
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Laura Ponti
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1999
Hannah
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Gram
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Ramona Calvert
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1998
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1998
Ivy
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1998
Mrs. Harriet Cahill
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Miss Green
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Mildred
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Mae Morgan
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Georgia King
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Francie Pomerantz
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Peggy Sutherland
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Honora Swift
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1992
Pat Foster
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Victoria Snelling
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Mrs. Turner
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1991
Marilyn Bella
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1991
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1990
Bess Guthrie
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Marion
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Betty Ford
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Janette Rasnick
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1987
Katherine Pierson
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Sarah Lawson
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The Witch
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Victoria Alden
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1983
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Antonia
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1982
Gloria Swenson
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1980
Abigail Mason
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1979
Mary Pino
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1978
Linda Ray Guettner
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1978
Myrtle Gordon
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1977
Janet
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Self · (1 episode)
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1975
Mabel Longhetti
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1974
Kate Lucas · (1 episode)
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1972
Minnie Moore
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1971
Elizabeth Van Wick · (1 episode)
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1971
Party Guest
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1970
Karen Coberly · (1 episode)
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1969
Frances Delaney · (1 episode)
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1969
Lorraine Denby · (1 episode)
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1969
Rosemary Scott
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1969
Jeannie Rapp
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1968
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1968
Rita Kosterman
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1967
Duchess · (1 episode)
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1967
Charlotte Hyde · (1 episode)
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1965
Adrienne Van Leyden · (193 episodes)
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1964
Janet Cord · (1 episode)
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1963
Lois Baxter · (1 episode)
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1963
June · (1 episode)
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1963
Paullette Shane · (1 episode)
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1963
Mitzi Carlisle · (1 episode)
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1963
Sophie Widdicombe Benham
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1963
Self · (3 episodes)
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1962
Helen Martin · (1 episode)
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Louise Henderson · (1 episode)
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1962
Diana Justin · (1 episode)
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1962
Savannah · (1 episode)
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1962
Leslie Kaufman · (1 episode)
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1962
Els
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1962
Jerry Bondi
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1962
Self · (1 episode)
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1961
Marian Praisewater · (1 episode)
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1961
Helen Scott · (1 episode)
5.4
1961
Teddy Carella · (30 episodes)
7.5
1961
Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
6.9
1960
Pepper Mint · (1 episode)
8.0
1960
Dr. Abigail Brent · (1 episode)
5.7
1959
Laurel DeWalt · (1 episode)
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1959
Rose Traynor · (1 episode)
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1959
Ragan Miller · (1 episode)
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1959
Nina Van Ness · (1 episode)
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1959
Barbara Adams · (1 episode)
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Ginny Fry
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1958
Lucille Jones · (1 episode)
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Dorothy Dickenson · (1 episode)
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Victoria Alden · (1 episode)
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1951
Grace · (1 episode)
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1951
Myrtle Wilson · (1 episode)
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Betty · (1 episode)
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1948
Self · (2 episodes)
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1948
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
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1944
Self - Nominee · (3 episodes)
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1944
Self - Presenter · (3 episodes)
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1944