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Gena Rowlands
Born · June 19, 1930
Died · August 14, 2024 (94 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Bio
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).
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
0.0
2021
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film
Self
7.2
2019
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
Self
6.0
2017
Unfortunate Circumstances
Dr. Cohen
0.0
2017
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Lily Harrison
3.2
2014
Watching Gena Rowlands
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2014
Parts Per Billion
Esther
4.3
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2014
Yellow
Mimi
5.5
2012
Olive
Tess M Powell
6.5
2011
Faces
Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)
0.0
2011
Broken English
Vivien Wilder-Mann
6.0
2007
Cannes: All Access
Self
3.7
2007
What If God Were the Sun?
Melissa Eisenbloom
7.0
2007
Paris Je T'aime
Gena (Quartier Latin)
6.8
2006
Edge of Outside
Self
5.8
2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self
7.0
2006
The Skeleton Key
Violet Devereaux
6.6
2005
Numb3rs
Erika Hellman · (1 episode)
7.0
2005
The Notebook
Older Allie
7.9
2004
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie
7.2
2004
Taking Lives
Mrs. Rebecca Asher
6.4
2004
Making 'Faces'
Self
0.0
2004
NCIS
Joann Fielding · (1 episode)
7.6
2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
7.0
2003
Charms for the Easy Life
Charlie Kate
7.0
2002
Monk
Marge Johnson · (1 episode)
7.9
2002
Hysterical Blindness
Virginia Miller
6.0
2002
Wild Iris
Minnie Brinn
7.4
2001
Light Keeps Me Company
Self
7.8
2000
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
Georgia Porter
7.0
2000
A Constant Forge
Self
6.5
2000
The Weekend
Laura Ponti
1.0
1999
Playing by Heart
Hannah
6.6
1998
Grace & Glorie
Grace Stiles
6.3
1998
The Mighty
Gram
7.1
1998
Hope Floats
Ramona Calvert
6.4
1998
1001 Nights
Narrator (voice)
6.4
1998
Paulie
Ivy
6.8
1998
Best Friends for Life
Mrs. Harriet Cahill
0.0
1998
She's So Lovely
Miss Green
5.9
1997
The View
Self · (1 episode)
4.4
1997
Unhook the Stars
Mildred
5.8
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
1996
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
Self
0.0
1996
The Neon Bible
Mae Morgan
6.2
1995
Something to Talk About
Georgia King
5.7
1995
Parallel Lives
Francie Pomerantz
5.8
1994
Anything for John
Self
6.0
1993
Silent Cries
Peggy Sutherland
1.0
1993
Crazy in Love
Honora Swift
4.4
1992
Face of a Stranger
Pat Foster
10.0
1991
Night on Earth
Victoria Snelling
7.5
1991
Ted & Venus
Mrs. Turner
4.7
1991
Once Around
Marilyn Bella
6.0
1991
Hollywood Mavericks
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1990
Montana
Bess Guthrie
6.7
1990
Another Woman
Marion
6.8
1988
The Betty Ford Story
Betty Ford
0.0
1987
Light of Day
Janette Rasnick
5.5
1987
An Early Frost
Katherine Pierson
6.0
1985
Nederland C
Self - Interviewed actress
4.0
1985
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes - The Man and His Work
Self
8.4
1984
Love Streams
Sarah Lawson
7.2
1984
Rapunzel
The Witch
5.4
1983
Thursday's Child
Victoria Alden
0.0
1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
Witch · (1 episode)
8.2
1982
Tempest
Antonia
6.0
1982
Gloria
Gloria Swenson
6.8
1980
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
Abigail Mason
10.0
1979
The Brink's Job
Mary Pino
6.0
1978
A Question of Love
Linda Ray Guettner
5.3
1978
Opening Night
Myrtle Gordon
7.5
1977
Two-Minute Warning
Janet
6.2
1976
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1975
A Woman Under the Influence
Mabel Longhetti
7.8
1974
Ghost Story
Kate Lucas · (1 episode)
7.1
1972
Minnie and Moskowitz
Minnie Moore
6.7
1971
Columbo
Elizabeth Van Wick · (1 episode)
8.1
1971
Husbands
Party Guest
6.8
1970
Medical Center
Karen Coberly · (1 episode)
6.1
1969
Medical Center
Frances Delaney · (1 episode)
6.1
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Lorraine Denby · (1 episode)
6.5
1969
Machine Gun McCain
Rosemary Scott
6.1
1969
Faces
Jeannie Rapp
7.2
1968
Nick Quarry
0.0
1968
Tony Rome
Rita Kosterman
6.3
1967
Garrison's Gorillas
Duchess · (1 episode)
7.5
1967
Run for Your Life
Charlotte Hyde · (1 episode)
7.2
1965
Peyton Place
Adrienne Van Leyden · (193 episodes)
6.6
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Janet Cord · (1 episode)
5.3
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Lois Baxter · (1 episode)
5.3
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
June · (1 episode)
5.5
1963
Burke's Law
Paullette Shane · (1 episode)
6.0
1963
Burke's Law
Mitzi Carlisle · (1 episode)
6.0
1963
A Child Is Waiting
Sophie Widdicombe Benham
6.8
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (3 episodes)
7.4
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Helen Martin · (1 episode)
7.8
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Louise Henderson · (1 episode)
7.8
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Diana Justin · (1 episode)
7.8
1962
The Virginian
Savannah · (1 episode)
6.4
1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Leslie Kaufman · (1 episode)
5.0
1962
The Spiral Road
Els
5.2
1962
Lonely are the Brave
Jerry Bondi
7.3
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.1
1961
Target: The Corruptors!
Marian Praisewater · (1 episode)
3.5
1961
Dr. Kildare
Helen Scott · (1 episode)
5.4
1961
87th Precinct
Teddy Carella · (30 episodes)
7.5
1961
Shadows
Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
6.9
1960
The Islanders
Pepper Mint · (1 episode)
8.0
1960
Adventures in Paradise
Dr. Abigail Brent · (1 episode)
5.7
1959
Laramie
Laurel DeWalt · (1 episode)
6.4
1959
Riverboat
Rose Traynor · (1 episode)
6.2
1959
Bonanza
Ragan Miller · (1 episode)
7.5
1959
Johnny Staccato
Nina Van Ness · (1 episode)
5.6
1959
77 Sunset Strip
Barbara Adams · (1 episode)
6.7
1958
The High Cost of Loving
Ginny Fry
5.7
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lucille Jones · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
General Electric Theater
Dorothy Dickenson · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Victoria Alden · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Grace · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Robert Montgomery Presents
Myrtle Wilson · (1 episode)
5.2
1950
Studio One
Betty · (1 episode)
4.7
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (2 episodes)
6.6
1948
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
6.8
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (3 episodes)
6.8
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (3 episodes)
6.8
1944