Gena Rowlands
Acting1930Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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
Acting History
2021
2019
2017
Unfortunate Circumstances
as Dr. Cohen
2014
Parts Per Billion
as Esther
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
as Lily Harrison
Watching Gena Rowlands
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Yellow
as Mimi
2010
NCIS
TVas Joann Fielding• 1 eps
2009
Monk
TVas Marge Johnson• 1 eps
2007
What If God Were the Sun?
as Melissa Eisenbloom
Broken English
as Vivien Wilder-Mann
Cannes: All Access
as Self
2006
Paris Je T'aime
as Gena (Quartier Latin)
Edge of Outside
as Self
Numb3rs
TVas Erika Hellman• 1 eps
Paris Je T'aime
Writer
2005
The Skeleton Key
as Violet Devereaux
2004
Taking Lives
as Mrs. Rebecca Asher
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
as Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie
Making 'Faces'
as Self
The Notebook
as Older Allie
2002
Hysterical Blindness
as Virginia Miller
Charms for the Easy Life
as Charlie Kate
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Wild Iris
as Minnie Brinn
2000
A Constant Forge
as Self
Light Keeps Me Company
as Self
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
as Georgia Porter
1999
The Weekend
as Laura Ponti
1998
1001 Nights
as Narrator (voice)
The Mighty
as Gram
Best Friends for Life
as Mrs. Harriet Cahill
Hope Floats
as Ramona Calvert
Grace & Glorie
as Grace Stiles
Playing by Heart
as Hannah
Paulie
as Ivy
1997
She's So Lovely
as Miss Green
The View
TVas Self
1996
Unhook the Stars
as Mildred
E! True Hollywood Story
TVas Self
1995
The Neon Bible
as Mae Morgan
Something to Talk About
as Georgia King
1994
Parallel Lives
as Francie Pomerantz
1993
Anything for John
as Self
Silent Cries
as Peggy Sutherland
1992
Crazy in Love
as Honora Swift
1991
Ted & Venus
as Mrs. Turner
Once Around
as Marilyn Bella
Face of a Stranger
as Pat Foster
Night on Earth
as Victoria Snelling
1990
Hollywood Mavericks
as Self (archive footage)
Montana
as Bess Guthrie
1988
Another Woman
as Marion
1987
Born in the USA
as Janette Rasnick
The Betty Ford Story
as Betty Ford
1985
An Early Frost
as Katherine Pierson
Nederland C
as Self - Interviewed actress
1984
Love Streams
as Sarah Lawson
1983
1982
Tempest
as Antonia
1980
Gloria
as Gloria Swenson
1979
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
as Abigail Mason
1978
A Question of Love
as Linda Ray Guettner
The Brink's Job
as Mary Pino
1977
Opening Night
as Myrtle Gordon
1976
Two-Minute Warning
as Janet
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Presenter• 3 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TVas Self• 1 eps
1975
Columbo
TVas Elizabeth Van Wick• 1 eps
1974
A Woman Under the Influence
as Mabel Longhetti
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TVas Lorraine Denby• 1 eps
1972
Ghost Story
TVas Kate Lucas
1971
Minnie and Moskowitz
as Minnie Moore
Medical Center
TVas Frances Delaney• 1 eps
1970
Husbands
as Party Guest
1969
Machine Gun McCain
as Rosemary Scott
1968
Faces
as Jeannie Rapp
1967
Tony Rome
as Rita Kosterman
Garrison's Gorillas
TVas Duchess
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
TVas Baroness Ingrid Blangstead• 1 eps
1966
Run for Your Life
TVas Charlotte Hyde• 1 eps
1965
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TVas Lois Baxter• 1 eps
1964
Burke's Law
TVas Mitzi Carlisle• 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
TVas Helen Scott• 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas Louise Henderson / Diana Justin / Helen Martin• 1 eps
Peyton Place
TVas Adrienne Van Leyden
1963
A Child Is Waiting
as Sophie Widdicombe Benham
77 Sunset Strip
TVas Barbara Adams• 1 eps
Bonanza
TVas Ragan Miller• 1 eps
The Virginian
TVas Savannah• 1 eps
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TVas June• 1 eps
1962
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self
87th Precinct
TVas Teddy Carella• 30 eps
Target: The Corruptors!
TVas Marian Praisewater• 1 eps
1960
Shadows
as Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
The Islanders
TVas Pepper Mint
Adventures in Paradise
TVas Dr. Abigail Brent• 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Lucille Jones• 1 eps
1959
1958
The High Cost of Loving
as Ginny Fry
1955
Robert Montgomery Presents
TVas Myrtle Wilson• 1 eps
Studio One
TVas Betty• 1 eps
1953
General Electric Theater
TVas Dorothy Dickenson
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Victoria Alden / Grace
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self