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Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands

Actress·Born June 19, 1930 (94)·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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Known For

The Notebook

The Notebook7.9·2004 · as Older Allie

The Skeleton Key

The Skeleton Key6.3·2005 · as Violet Devereaux

Taking Lives

Taking Lives6.1·2004 · as Mrs. Rebecca Asher

Hope Floats

Hope Floats6.4·1998 · as Ramona Calvert

Night on Earth

Night on Earth7.2·1991 · as Victoria Snelling

A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence7.2·1974 · as Mabel Longhetti

Paulie

Paulie6.7·1998 · as Ivy

Another Woman

Another Woman6.6·1988 · as Marion

Lonely are the Brave

Lonely are the Brave6.8·1962 · as Jerry Bondi

Opening Night

Opening Night6.9·1977 · as Myrtle Gordon

Faces

Faces6.7·1968 · as Jeannie Rapp

Gloria

Gloria6.7·1980 · as Gloria Swenson

Highest Rated

The Notebook

The Notebook7.9·2004 · as Older Allie

Columbo

Columbo7.9·1971 · as Elizabeth Van Wick

Monk

Monk7.8·2002 · as Marge Johnson

Night on Earth

Night on Earth7.2·1991 · as Victoria Snelling

A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence7.2·1974 · as Mabel Longhetti

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour7.6·1962 · as Helen Martin

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents7.6·1955 · as Lucille Jones

NCIS

NCIS8.3·2003 · as Joann Fielding

Bonanza

Bonanza7.4·1959 · as Ragan Miller

Opening Night

Opening Night6.9·1977 · as Myrtle Gordon

Lonely are the Brave

Lonely are the Brave6.8·1962 · as Jerry Bondi

Love Streams

Love Streams6.8·1984 · as Sarah Lawson

Movies

Unfortunate Circumstances

Unfortunate Circumstances2017 · as Dr. Cohen

Parts Per Billion

Parts Per Billion2014 · as Esther

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks2014 · as Lily Harrison

Yellow

Yellow2014 · as Mimi

Olive

Olive2011 · as Tess M Powell

Broken English

Broken English2007 · as Vivien Wilder-Mann

What If God Were the Sun?

What If God Were the Sun?2007 · as Melissa Eisenbloom

Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime6.6·2006 · as Gena (Quartier Latin)

The Skeleton Key

The Skeleton Key6.3·2005 · as Violet Devereaux

The Notebook

The Notebook7.9·2004 · as Older Allie

Taking Lives

Taking Lives6.1·2004 · as Mrs. Rebecca Asher

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie2004 · as Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie

Hysterical Blindness

Hysterical Blindness2002 · as Virginia Miller

Charms for the Easy Life

Charms for the Easy Life2002 · as Charlie Kate

Wild Iris

Wild Iris2001 · as Minnie Brinn

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story2000 · as Georgia Porter

The Weekend

The Weekend1999 · as Laura Ponti

Hope Floats

Hope Floats6.4·1998 · as Ramona Calvert

Paulie

Paulie6.7·1998 · as Ivy

The Mighty

The Mighty6.8·1998 · as Gram

Playing by Heart

Playing by Heart6.6·1998 · as Hannah

1001 Nights

1001 Nights1998 · as Narrator (voice)

Grace & Glorie

Grace & Glorie1998 · as Grace Stiles

Best Friends for Life

Best Friends for Life1998 · as Mrs. Harriet Cahill

She's So Lovely

She's So Lovely6.5·1997 · as Miss Green

Unhook the Stars

Unhook the Stars1996 · as Mildred

Something to Talk About

Something to Talk About6.2·1995 · as Georgia King

The Neon Bible

The Neon Bible1995 · as Mae Morgan

Parallel Lives

Parallel Lives1994 · as Francie Pomerantz

Silent Cries

Silent Cries1993 · as Peggy Sutherland

Crazy in Love

Crazy in Love1992 · as Honora Swift

Night on Earth

Night on Earth7.2·1991 · as Victoria Snelling

Once Around

Once Around1991 · as Marilyn Bella

Face of a Stranger

Face of a Stranger1991 · as Pat Foster

Ted & Venus

Ted & Venus1991 · as Mrs. Turner

Montana

Montana1990 · as Bess Guthrie

Another Woman

Another Woman6.6·1988 · as Marion

Light of Day

Light of Day1987 · as Janette Rasnick

The Betty Ford Story

The Betty Ford Story1987 · as Betty Ford

An Early Frost

An Early Frost1985 · as Katherine Pierson

Love Streams

Love Streams6.8·1984 · as Sarah Lawson

Rapunzel

Rapunzel1983 · as The Witch

Thursday's Child

Thursday's Child1983 · as Victoria Alden

Tempest

Tempest1982 · as Antonia

Gloria

Gloria6.7·1980 · as Gloria Swenson

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter1979 · as Abigail Mason

The Brink's Job

The Brink's Job1978 · as Mary Pino

A Question of Love

A Question of Love1978 · as Linda Ray Guettner

Opening Night

Opening Night6.9·1977 · as Myrtle Gordon

Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning6.6·1976 · as Janet

A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence7.2·1974 · as Mabel Longhetti

Minnie and Moskowitz

Minnie and Moskowitz6.6·1971 · as Minnie Moore

Husbands

Husbands6.6·1970 · as Party Guest

Machine Gun McCain

Machine Gun McCain1969 · as Rosemary Scott

Faces

Faces6.7·1968 · as Jeannie Rapp

Nick Quarry

Nick Quarry1968

Tony Rome

Tony Rome1967 · as Rita Kosterman

A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting1963 · as Sophie Widdicombe

Lonely are the Brave

Lonely are the Brave6.8·1962 · as Jerry Bondi

The Spiral Road

The Spiral Road1962 · as Els

The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving1958 · as Ginny Fry

TV Shows

Numb3rs

Numb3rs7.1·2005 · as Erika Hellman

NCIS

NCIS8.3·2003 · as Joann Fielding

Monk

Monk7.8·2002 · as Marge Johnson

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre1982 · as Witch

Ghost Story

Ghost Story1972 · as Kate Lucas

Columbo

Columbo7.9·1971 · as Elizabeth Van Wick

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.1969 · as Lorraine Denby

Medical Center

Medical Center1969 · as Karen Coberly

Garrison's Gorillas

Garrison's Gorillas1967 · as Duchess

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.1966 · as Baroness Ingrid Blangstead

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life1965 · as Charlotte Hyde

Peyton Place

Peyton Place1964 · as Adrienne Van Leyden

Burke's Law

Burke's Law1963 · as Paullette Shane

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · as Janet Cord

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour7.6·1962 · as Helen Martin

The Virginian

The Virginian1962 · as Savannah

The Lloyd Bridges Show

The Lloyd Bridges Show1962 · as Leslie Kaufman

87th Precinct

87th Precinct1961 · as Teddy Carella

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare1961 · as Helen Scott

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!1961 · as Marian Praisewater

The Islanders

The Islanders1960 · as Pepper Mint

Bonanza

Bonanza7.4·1959 · as Ragan Miller

Laramie

Laramie1959 · as Laurel DeWalt

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise1959 · as Dr. Abigail Brent

Riverboat

Riverboat1959 · as Rose Traynor

Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato1959 · as Nina Van Ness

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Barbara Adams

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents7.6·1955 · as Lucille Jones

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater1953 · as Dorothy Dickenson

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Victoria Alden

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · as Myrtle Wilson

Studio One

Studio One1948 · as Betty

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