Gena Rowlands

Acting

Gena Rowlands

Born June 19, 1930Madison, Wisconsin, USA120 credits

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

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Movie

2021

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film
7.2

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

Movie

2019

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
6.0

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

Movie

2017

Unfortunate Circumstances

Unfortunate Circumstances

Movie

2017

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
2.8

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Movie

2014

Watching Gena Rowlands

Watching Gena Rowlands

Movie

2014

Filmography

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Ageas SelfMovie
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film
2019Gena Rowlands: A Life on Filmas SelfMovie
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
2017Bette Davis: Larger Than Lifeas SelfMovie
Unfortunate Circumstances
2017Unfortunate Circumstancesas Dr. CohenMovie
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
2014Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeksas Lily HarrisonMovie
Watching Gena Rowlands
2014Watching Gena Rowlandsas Self (archive footage)Movie
Parts Per Billion
2014Parts Per Billionas EstherMovie
Yellow
2012Yellowas MimiMovie
Olive
2011Oliveas Tess M PowellMovie
Faces
2011Facesas Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)Movie
Cannes: All Access
2007Cannes: All Accessas SelfMovie
Broken English
2007Broken Englishas Vivien Wilder-MannMovie
What If God Were the Sun?
2007What If God Were the Sun?as Melissa EisenbloomMovie
Paris Je T'aime
2006Paris Je T'aimeas Gena (Quartier Latin)Movie
Edge of Outside
2006Edge of Outsideas SelfMovie
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006Stardust: The Bette Davis Storyas SelfMovie
The Skeleton Key
2005The Skeleton Keyas Violet DevereauxMovie
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas Erika HellmanTV
The Notebook
2004The Notebookas Older AllieMovie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
2004The Incredible Mrs. Ritchieas Mrs. Evelyn RitchieMovie
Taking Lives
2004Taking Livesas Mrs. Rebecca AsherMovie
Making 'Faces'
2004Making 'Faces'as SelfMovie
NCIS
2003NCISas Joann FieldingTV
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were Thereas SelfMovie
Charms for the Easy Life
2002Charms for the Easy Lifeas Charlie KateMovie
Monk
2002Monkas Marge JohnsonTV
Heart of the Festival
2002Heart of the Festivalas Self (archive footage)Movie
Hysterical Blindness
2002Hysterical Blindnessas Virginia MillerMovie
Wild Iris
2001Wild Irisas Minnie BrinnMovie
A Constant Forge
2000A Constant Forgeas SelfMovie
Light Keeps Me Company
2000Light Keeps Me Companyas SelfMovie
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
2000The Color of Love: Jacey's Storyas Georgia PorterMovie
The Weekend
1999The Weekendas Laura PontiMovie
Playing by Heart
1998Playing by Heartas HannahMovie
Grace & Glorie
1998Grace & Glorieas Grace StilesMovie
The Mighty
1998The Mightyas GramMovie
Hope Floats
1998Hope Floatsas Ramona CalvertMovie
1001 Nights
19981001 Nightsas Narrator (voice)Movie
Paulie
1998Paulieas IvyMovie
Best Friends for Life
1998Best Friends for Lifeas Mrs. Harriet CahillMovie
She's So Lovely
1997She's So Lovelyas Miss GreenMovie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Unhook the Stars
1996Unhook the Starsas MildredMovie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996E! True Hollywood Storyas SelfTV
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1996John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It Allas SelfMovie
The Neon Bible
1995The Neon Bibleas Mae MorganMovie
Something to Talk About
1995Something to Talk Aboutas Georgia KingMovie
Parallel Lives
1994Parallel Livesas Francie PomerantzMovie
Anything for John
1993Anything for Johnas SelfMovie
Silent Cries
1993Silent Criesas Peggy SutherlandMovie
Crazy in Love
1992Crazy in Loveas Honora SwiftMovie
Face of a Stranger
1991Face of a Strangeras Pat FosterMovie
Night on Earth
1991Night on Earthas Victoria SnellingMovie
Ted & Venus
1991Ted & Venusas Mrs. TurnerMovie
Once Around
1991Once Aroundas Marilyn BellaMovie
Hollywood Mavericks
1990Hollywood Mavericksas Self (archive footage)Movie
Montana
1990Montanaas Bess GuthrieMovie
Another Woman
1988Another Womanas MarionMovie
The Betty Ford Story
1987The Betty Ford Storyas Betty FordMovie
Light of Day
1987Light of Dayas Janette RasnickMovie
An Early Frost
1985An Early Frostas Katherine PiersonMovie
N
1985Nederland Cas Self - Interviewed actressMovie
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
1984I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Workas SelfMovie
Love Streams
1984Love Streamsas Sarah LawsonMovie
Rapunzel
1983Rapunzelas The WitchMovie
Thursday's Child
1983Thursday's Childas Victoria AldenMovie
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982Faerie Tale Theatreas WitchTV
Tempest
1982Tempestas AntoniaMovie
Gloria
1980Gloriaas Gloria SwensonMovie
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
1979Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughteras Abigail MasonMovie
The Brink's Job
1978The Brink's Jobas Mary PinoMovie
A Question of Love
1978A Question of Loveas Linda Ray GuettnerMovie
Opening Night
1977Opening Nightas Myrtle GordonMovie
Two-Minute Warning
1976Two-Minute Warningas JanetMovie
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheas SelfTV
A Woman Under the Influence
1974A Woman Under the Influenceas Mabel LonghettiMovie
Ghost Story
1972Ghost Storyas Kate LucasTV
Minnie and Moskowitz
1971Minnie and Moskowitzas Minnie MooreMovie
Columbo
1971Columboas Elizabeth Van WickTV
Husbands
1970Husbandsas Party GuestMovie
Medical Center
1969Medical Centeras Karen CoberlyTV
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.as Lorraine DenbyTV
Machine Gun McCain
1969Machine Gun McCainas Rosemary ScottMovie
Faces
1968Facesas Jeannie RappMovie
Nick Quarry
1968Nick QuarryMovie
Tony Rome
1967Tony Romeas Rita KostermanMovie
Garrison's Gorillas
1967Garrison's Gorillasas DuchessTV
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.as Baroness Ingrid BlangsteadTV
Run for Your Life
1965Run for Your Lifeas Charlotte HydeTV
Peyton Place
1964Peyton Placeas Adrienne Van LeydenTV
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963Kraft Suspense Theatreas Janet CordTV
B
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas JuneTV
Burke's Law
1963Burke's Lawas Paullette ShaneTV
A Child Is Waiting
1963A Child Is Waitingas Sophie Widdicombe BenhamMovie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Helen MartinTV
The Virginian
1962The Virginianas SavannahTV
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962The Lloyd Bridges Showas Leslie KaufmanTV
The Spiral Road
1962The Spiral Roadas ElsMovie
Lonely are the Brave
1962Lonely are the Braveas Jerry BondiMovie
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
Target: The Corruptors!
1961Target: The Corruptors!as Marian PraisewaterTV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildareas Helen ScottTV
87th Precinct
196187th Precinctas Teddy CarellaTV
Shadows
1960Shadowsas Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)Movie
The Islanders
1960The Islandersas Pepper MintTV
Adventures in Paradise
1959Adventures in Paradiseas Dr. Abigail BrentTV
Laramie
1959Laramieas Laurel DeWaltTV
Riverboat
1959Riverboatas Rose TraynorTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas Ragan MillerTV
Johnny Staccato
1959Johnny Staccatoas Nina Van NessTV
77 Sunset Strip
195877 Sunset Stripas Barbara AdamsTV
The High Cost of Loving
1958The High Cost of Lovingas Ginny FryMovie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Lucille JonesTV
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras Dorothy DickensonTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Victoria AldenTV
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950Robert Montgomery Presentsas Myrtle WilsonTV
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas BettyTV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - NomineeTV