Gena Rowlands
Acting
Born: June 19, 1930 · Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Died: August 14, 2024 (aged 94)
Highest Rated
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).
Known for
The Notebook
2004
NCIS
2003
The Skeleton Key
2005
All About My Mother
1999
Taking Lives
2004
Monk
2002
Night on Earth
1991
Paris Je T'aime
2006
Columbo
1971
A Woman Under the Influence
1974
Paulie
1998
Hope Floats
1998
Photos (12)
Movies (63)
The Notebook
Older Allie
The Skeleton Key
Violet Devereaux
Taking Lives
Mrs. Rebecca Asher
Paris Je T'aime
Gena (Quartier Latin)
Hope Floats
Ramona Calvert
Night on Earth
Victoria Snelling
Paulie
Ivy
A Woman Under the Influence
Mabel Longhetti
Something to Talk About
Georgia King
The Brink's Job
Mary Pino
Playing by Heart
Hannah
Faces
Jeannie Rapp
Gloria
Gloria Swenson
The Mighty
Gram
Opening Night
Myrtle Gordon
1001 Nights
Narrator (voice)
Lonely are the Brave
Jerry Bondi
Another Woman
Marion
Shadows
Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
Machine Gun McCain
Rosemary Scott
Love Streams
Sarah Lawson
Tempest
Antonia
Two-Minute Warning
Janet
She's So Lovely
Miss Green
Unhook the Stars
Mildred
Once Around
Marilyn Bella
Broken English
Vivien Wilder-Mann
Hysterical Blindness
Virginia Miller
A Child Is Waiting
Sophie Widdicombe Benham
Light of Day
Janette Rasnick
Minnie and Moskowitz
Minnie Moore
Tony Rome
Rita Kosterman
Thursday's Child
Victoria Alden
Husbands
Party Guest
Ted & Venus
Mrs. Turner
Grace & Glorie
Grace Stiles
The Weekend
Laura Ponti
Parallel Lives
Francie Pomerantz
Rapunzel
The Witch
Parts Per Billion
Esther
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
Abigail Mason
Charms for the Easy Life
Charlie Kate
Silent Cries
Peggy Sutherland
The Spiral Road
Els
A Question of Love
Linda Ray Guettner
Crazy in Love
Honora Swift
The Neon Bible
Mae Morgan
An Early Frost
Katherine Pierson
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie
Yellow
Mimi
Montana
Bess Guthrie
What If God Were the Sun?
Melissa Eisenbloom
The High Cost of Loving
Ginny Fry
Wild Iris
Minnie Brinn
Face of a Stranger
Pat Foster
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
Georgia Porter
Best Friends for Life
Mrs. Harriet Cahill
The Betty Ford Story
Betty Ford
Faces
Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)
Olive
Tess M Powell
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Lily Harrison
Unfortunate Circumstances
Dr. Cohen
Nick Quarry
1968
TV Shows (38)
NCIS
Joann Fielding · 1 eps
Columbo
Elizabeth Van Wick · 1 eps
Monk
Marge Johnson · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Helen Martin · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Louise Henderson · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Diana Justin · 1 eps
Bonanza
Ragan Miller · 1 eps
Numb3rs
Erika Hellman · 1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
Myrtle Wilson · 1 eps
The Virginian
Savannah · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Helen Scott · 1 eps
Studio One
Betty · 1 eps
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Lorraine Denby · 1 eps
Run for Your Life
Charlotte Hyde · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Paullette Shane · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Mitzi Carlisle · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lucille Jones · 1 eps
Medical Center
Karen Coberly · 1 eps
Medical Center
Frances Delaney · 1 eps
Adventures in Paradise
Dr. Abigail Brent · 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Barbara Adams · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Janet Cord · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Lois Baxter · 1 eps
Laramie
Laurel DeWalt · 1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
Witch · 1 eps
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Baroness Ingrid Blangstead · 1 eps
Riverboat
Rose Traynor · 1 eps
87th Precinct
Teddy Carella · 30 eps
The Lloyd Bridges Show
Leslie Kaufman · 1 eps
Ghost Story
Kate Lucas · 1 eps
Target: The Corruptors!
Marian Praisewater · 1 eps
Garrison's Gorillas
Duchess · 1 eps
The Islanders
Pepper Mint · 1 eps
Johnny Staccato
Nina Van Ness · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Dorothy Dickenson · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Victoria Alden · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Grace · 1 eps
Peyton Place
Adrienne Van Leyden · 193 eps
Self / Appearances (25)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 3 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 2 eps
Hollywood Mavericks
Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
E! True Hollywood Story
Self · 1 eps
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
Peter Falk versus Columbo
Self (archive footage)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self
A Constant Forge
Self
Edge of Outside
Self
Cannes: All Access
Self
Light Keeps Me Company
Self
Anything for John
Self
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film
Self
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
Self
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
Self
Making 'Faces'
Self
Watching Gena Rowlands
Self (archive footage)