Gena Rowlands
Known for
Acting
Life
1930 – 2024 (aged 94)
Born in
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Credits
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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
25 Jun 2004
NCIS
23 Sep 2003
The Skeleton Key
29 Jul 2005
Taking Lives
19 Mar 2004
Monk
12 Jul 2002
Night on Earth
12 Dec 1991
Paris Je T'aime
21 Jun 2006
Columbo
15 Sep 1971
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Filmography
2017
- Unfortunate Circumstancesas Dr. Cohen
2014
- Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeksas Lily Harrison
- Yellowas Mimi
- Parts Per Billionas Esther
2007
- Broken Englishas Vivien Wilder-Mann
- What If God Were the Sun?as Melissa Eisenbloom
2006
- Paris Je T'aimeas Gena (Quartier Latin)
2005
- The Skeleton Keyas Violet Devereaux
- Numb3rsas Erika Hellman1 episode
2004
- The Notebookas Older Allie
- The Incredible Mrs. Ritchieas Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie
- Taking Livesas Mrs. Rebecca Asher
2003
- NCISas Joann Fielding1 episode
2002
- Charms for the Easy Lifeas Charlie Kate
- Monkas Marge Johnson1 episode
- Hysterical Blindnessas Virginia Miller
2001
- Wild Irisas Minnie Brinn
2000
- The Color of Love: Jacey's Storyas Georgia Porter
1999
- The Weekendas Laura Ponti
1998
- Playing by Heartas Hannah
- Grace & Glorieas Grace Stiles
- The Mightyas Gram
- Hope Floatsas Ramona Calvert
- 1001 Nightsas Narrator (voice)
- Paulieas Ivy
- Best Friends for Lifeas Mrs. Harriet Cahill
1997
- She's So Lovelyas Miss Green
1996
- Unhook the Starsas Mildred
1995
- The Neon Bibleas Mae Morgan
- Something to Talk Aboutas Georgia King
1994
- Parallel Livesas Francie Pomerantz
1993
- Silent Criesas Peggy Sutherland
1992
- Crazy in Loveas Honora Swift
1991
- Face of a Strangeras Pat Foster
- Night on Earthas Victoria Snelling
- Ted & Venusas Mrs. Turner
- Once Aroundas Marilyn Bella
1990
- Montanaas Bess Guthrie
1988
- Another Womanas Marion
1987
- The Betty Ford Storyas Betty Ford
- Light of Dayas Janette Rasnick
1985
- An Early Frostas Katherine Pierson
1984
- Love Streamsas Sarah Lawson
1983
- Rapunzelas The Witch
- Thursday's Childas Victoria Alden
1982
- Faerie Tale Theatreas Witch1 episode
- Tempestas Antonia
1980
- Gloriaas Gloria Swenson
1979
- Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughteras Abigail Mason
1978
- The Brink's Jobas Mary Pino
- A Question of Loveas Linda Ray Guettner
1977
- Opening Nightas Myrtle Gordon
1976
- Two-Minute Warningas Janet
1974
- A Woman Under the Influenceas Mabel Longhetti
1972
- Ghost Storyas Kate Lucas1 episode
1971
- Minnie and Moskowitzas Minnie Moore
- Columboas Elizabeth Van Wick1 episode
1970
- Husbandsas Party Guest
1969
- Medical Centeras Frances Delaney1 episode
- Marcus Welby, M.D.as Lorraine Denby1 episode
- Machine Gun McCainas Rosemary Scott
1968
- Facesas Jeannie Rapp
- Nick Quarry
1967
- Tony Romeas Rita Kosterman
- Garrison's Gorillasas Duchess1 episode
1966
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.as Baroness Ingrid Blangstead1 episode
1965
- Run for Your Lifeas Charlotte Hyde1 episode
1964
- Peyton Placeas Adrienne Van Leyden193 episodes
1963
- Kraft Suspense Theatreas Lois Baxter1 episode
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas June1 episode
- Burke's Lawas Mitzi Carlisle1 episode
- A Child Is Waitingas Sophie Widdicombe Benham
1962
- The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Diana Justin1 episode
- The Virginianas Savannah1 episode
- The Lloyd Bridges Showas Leslie Kaufman1 episode
- The Spiral Roadas Els
- Lonely are the Braveas Jerry Bondi
1961
- Target: The Corruptors!as Marian Praisewater1 episode
- Dr. Kildareas Helen Scott1 episode
- 87th Precinctas Teddy Carella30 episodes
1960
- Shadowsas Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
- The Islandersas Pepper Mint1 episode
1959
- Adventures in Paradiseas Dr. Abigail Brent1 episode
- Laramieas Laurel DeWalt1 episode
- Riverboatas Rose Traynor1 episode
- Bonanzaas Ragan Miller1 episode
- Johnny Staccatoas Nina Van Ness1 episode
1958
- 77 Sunset Stripas Barbara Adams1 episode
- The High Cost of Lovingas Ginny Fry
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Lucille Jones1 episode
1953
- General Electric Theateras Dorothy Dickenson1 episode
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas Grace1 episode
1950
- Robert Montgomery Presentsas Myrtle Wilson1 episode
1948
- Studio Oneas Betty1 episode