Gena Rowlands

Acting

Gena Rowlands

Born 19 June 1930 · Madison, Wisconsin, USA · Died 14 August 2024 at 94

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

Highlights

The Notebook2004 · Film · Older Allie
NCIS2003 · Series · Joann Fielding
Monk2002 · Series · Marge Johnson
Columbo1971 · Series · Elizabeth Van Wick
Night on Earth1991 · Film · Victoria Snelling
The Skeleton Key2005 · Film · Violet Devereaux

Filmography

Movies

61 films

Unfortunate Circumstances2017 · Film · Dr. Cohen
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks2014 · Film · Lily Harrison
Yellow2014 · Film · Mimi
Parts Per Billion2014 · Film · Esther
Olive2011 · Film · Tess M Powell
Broken English2007 · Film · Vivien Wilder-Mann
What If God Were the Sun?2007 · Film · Melissa Eisenbloom
Paris Je T'aime2006 · Film · Gena (Quartier Latin)
The Skeleton Key2005 · Film · Violet Devereaux
The Notebook2004 · Film · Older Allie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie2004 · Film · Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie
Taking Lives2004 · Film · Mrs. Rebecca Asher
Charms for the Easy Life2002 · Film · Charlie Kate
Hysterical Blindness2002 · Film · Virginia Miller
Wild Iris2001 · Film · Minnie Brinn
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story2000 · Film · Georgia Porter
The Weekend1999 · Film · Laura Ponti
Playing by Heart1998 · Film · Hannah
Grace & Glorie1998 · Film · Grace Stiles
The Mighty1998 · Film · Gram
Hope Floats1998 · Film · Ramona Calvert
Paulie1998 · Film · Ivy
Best Friends for Life1998 · Film · Mrs. Harriet Cahill
She's So Lovely1997 · Film · Miss Green
Unhook the Stars1996 · Film · Mildred
The Neon Bible1995 · Film · Mae Morgan
Something to Talk About1995 · Film · Georgia King
Parallel Lives1994 · Film · Francie Pomerantz
Silent Cries1993 · Film · Peggy Sutherland
Crazy in Love1992 · Film · Honora Swift
Face of a Stranger1991 · Film · Pat Foster
Night on Earth1991 · Film · Victoria Snelling
Ted & Venus1991 · Film · Mrs. Turner
Once Around1991 · Film · Marilyn Bella
Montana1990 · Film · Bess Guthrie
Another Woman1988 · Film · Marion
The Betty Ford Story1987 · Film · Betty Ford
Light of Day1987 · Film · Janette Rasnick
An Early Frost1985 · Film · Katherine Pierson
Love Streams1984 · Film · Sarah Lawson
Rapunzel1983 · Film · The Witch
Thursday's Child1983 · Film · Victoria Alden
Tempest1982 · Film · Antonia
Gloria1980 · Film · Gloria Swenson
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter1979 · Film · Abigail Mason
The Brink's Job1978 · Film · Mary Pino
A Question of Love1978 · Film · Linda Ray Guettner
Opening Night1977 · Film · Myrtle Gordon
Two-Minute Warning1976 · Film · Janet
A Woman Under the Influence1974 · Film · Mabel Longhetti
Minnie and Moskowitz1971 · Film · Minnie Moore
Husbands1970 · Film · Party Guest
Machine Gun McCain1969 · Film · Rosemary Scott
Faces1968 · Film · Jeannie Rapp
Nick Quarry1968 · Film
Tony Rome1967 · Film · Rita Kosterman
A Child Is Waiting1963 · Film · Sophie Widdicombe
The Spiral Road1962 · Film · Els
Lonely are the Brave1962 · Film · Jerry Bondi
Shadows1960 · Film · Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
The High Cost of Loving1958 · Film · Ginny Fry

Filmography

Series

31 shows

Numb3rs2005 · Series · Erika Hellman
NCIS2003 · Series · Joann Fielding
Monk2002 · Series · Marge Johnson
Faerie Tale Theatre1982 · Series · Witch
Ghost Story1972 · Series · Kate Lucas
Columbo1971 · Series · Elizabeth Van Wick
Medical Center1969 · Series · Karen Coberly
Marcus Welby, M.D.1969 · Series · Lorraine Denby
Garrison's Gorillas1967 · Series · Duchess
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.1966 · Series · Baroness Ingrid Blangstead
Run for Your Life1965 · Series · Charlotte Hyde
Peyton Place1964 · Series · Adrienne Van Leyden
Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · Series · Janet Cord
Burke's Law1963 · Series · Paullette Shane
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · Series · Helen Martin
The Virginian1962 · Series · Savannah
The Lloyd Bridges Show1962 · Series · Leslie Kaufman
Target: The Corruptors!1961 · Series · Marian Praisewater
Dr. Kildare1961 · Series · Helen Scott
87th Precinct1961 · Series · Teddy Carella
The Islanders1960 · Series · Pepper Mint
Adventures in Paradise1959 · Series · Dr. Abigail Brent
Laramie1959 · Series · Laurel DeWalt
Riverboat1959 · Series · Rose Traynor
Bonanza1959 · Series · Ragan Miller
Johnny Staccato1959 · Series · Nina Van Ness
77 Sunset Strip1958 · Series · Barbara Adams
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · Series · Lucille Jones
General Electric Theater1953 · Series · Dorothy Dickenson
Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · Series · Myrtle Wilson
Studio One1948 · Series · Betty