Gena Rowlands

Acting • 1930-06-19 • 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).

Known For

7.9

The Notebook

2004

6.6

The Skeleton Key

2005

7.5

Night on Earth

1991

7.7

A Woman Under the Influence

1974

7.1

Paulie

1998

6.4

Taking Lives

2004

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Filmography

2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeFilm
Self
2019
Peter Falk versus ColumboFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
2019
Gena Rowlands: A Life on FilmFilm
Self
★ 6.8
2017
Bette Davis: Larger Than LifeFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2017
Unfortunate CircumstancesFilm
Dr. Cohen
2014
Parts Per BillionFilm
Esther
★ 4.4
2014
YellowFilm
Mimi
★ 5.3
2014
Six Dance Lessons in Six WeeksFilm
Lily Harrison
★ 2.8
2014
Watching Gena RowlandsFilm
Self (archive footage)
2011
OliveFilm
Tess M Powell
★ 6.5
2011
FacesFilm
Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)
2007
Broken EnglishFilm
Vivien Wilder-Mann
★ 5.9
2007
What If God Were the Sun?Film
Melissa Eisenbloom
★ 7.0
2007
Cannes: All AccessFilm
Self
★ 3.2
2006
Paris Je T'aimeFilm
Gena (Quartier Latin)
★ 6.8
2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis StoryFilm
Self
★ 6.7
2006
Edge of OutsideFilm
Self
★ 5.8
2005
Numb3rsTV
Erika Hellman • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
2005
The Skeleton KeyFilm
Violet Devereaux
★ 6.6
2004
The NotebookFilm
Older Allie
★ 7.9
2004
Taking LivesFilm
Mrs. Rebecca Asher
★ 6.4
2004
The Incredible Mrs. RitchieFilm
Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie
★ 7.2
2004
Making 'Faces'Film
Self
2003
NCISTV
Joann Fielding • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2002
MonkTV
Marge Johnson • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
2002
Hysterical BlindnessFilm
Virginia Miller
★ 6.1
2002
Charms for the Easy LifeFilm
Charlie Kate
★ 8.5
2002
Heart of the FestivalFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.7
2001
Wild IrisFilm
Minnie Brinn
★ 7.4
2000
A Constant ForgeFilm
Self
★ 6.8
2000
Light Keeps Me CompanyFilm
Self
★ 7.9
2000
The Color of Love: Jacey's StoryFilm
Georgia Porter
★ 7.0
1999
The WeekendFilm
Laura Ponti
★ 2.7
1998
PaulieFilm
Ivy
★ 7.1
1998
Hope FloatsFilm
Ramona Calvert
★ 6.5
1998
The MightyFilm
Gram
★ 7.2
1998
Playing by HeartFilm
Hannah
★ 6.7
1998
1001 NightsFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 6.7
1998
Grace & GlorieFilm
Grace Stiles
★ 6.3
1998
Best Friends for LifeFilm
Mrs. Harriet Cahill
★ 7.0
1997
The ViewTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 4.3
1997
She's So LovelyFilm
Miss Green
★ 5.9
1996
E! True Hollywood StoryTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1996
Unhook the StarsFilm
Mildred
★ 5.9
1996
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It AllFilm
Self
1995
Something to Talk AboutFilm
Georgia King
★ 5.6
1995
The Neon BibleFilm
Mae Morgan
★ 6.1
1994
Parallel LivesFilm
Francie Pomerantz
★ 5.7
1993
Anything for JohnFilm
Self
★ 7.3
1993
Silent CriesFilm
Peggy Sutherland
★ 5.0
1992
Crazy in LoveFilm
Honora Swift
★ 4.6
1991
Night on EarthFilm
Victoria Snelling
★ 7.5
1991
Once AroundFilm
Marilyn Bella
★ 6.1
1991
Ted & VenusFilm
Mrs. Turner
★ 4.5
1991
Face of a StrangerFilm
Pat Foster
★ 10.0
1990
MontanaFilm
Bess Guthrie
★ 6.0
1990
Hollywood MavericksFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
1988
Another WomanFilm
Marion
★ 6.8
1987
Light of DayFilm
Janette Rasnick
★ 5.5
1987
The Betty Ford StoryFilm
Betty Ford
1985
An Early FrostFilm
Katherine Pierson
★ 5.8
1985
Nederland CFilm
Self - Interviewed actress
★ 4.0
1984
Love StreamsFilm
Sarah Lawson
★ 7.2
1984
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His WorkFilm
Self
★ 8.3
1983
RapunzelFilm
The Witch
★ 5.9
1983
Thursday's ChildFilm
Victoria Alden
★ 5.5
1982
Faerie Tale TheatreTV
Witch • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1982
TempestFilm
Antonia
★ 5.9
1980
GloriaFilm
Gloria Swenson
★ 6.9
1979
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and DaughterFilm
Abigail Mason
★ 9.4
1978
The Brink's JobFilm
Mary Pino
★ 6.2
1978
A Question of LoveFilm
Linda Ray Guettner
★ 5.2
1977
Opening NightFilm
Myrtle Gordon
★ 7.6
1976
Two-Minute WarningFilm
Janet
★ 6.3
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1974
A Woman Under the InfluenceFilm
Mabel Longhetti
★ 7.7
1972
Ghost StoryTV
Kate Lucas • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1971
ColumboTV
Elizabeth Van Wick • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1971
Film '72TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.1
1971
Minnie and MoskowitzFilm
Minnie Moore
★ 6.7
1970
HusbandsFilm
Party Guest
★ 6.7
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.TV
Lorraine Denby • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1969
Medical CenterTV
Karen Coberly • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
1969
Medical CenterTV
Frances Delaney • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
1969
Machine Gun McCainFilm
Rosemary Scott
★ 6.1
1968
FacesFilm
Jeannie Rapp
★ 7.1
1968
Nick QuarryFilm
★ 9.0
1967
Tony RomeFilm
Rita Kosterman
★ 6.4
1967
Garrison's GorillasTV
Duchess • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.TV
Baroness Ingrid Blangstead • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1965
Run for Your LifeTV
Charlotte Hyde • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1964
Peyton PlaceTV
Adrienne Van Leyden • 193 episodes
★ 6.2
1963
Burke's LawTV
Paullette Shane • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1963
Burke's LawTV
Mitzi Carlisle • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
June • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
1963
A Child Is WaitingFilm
Sophie Widdicombe
★ 6.8
1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreTV
Janet Cord • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreTV
Lois Baxter • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 7.6
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourTV
Helen Martin • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourTV
Louise Henderson • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourTV
Diana Justin • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1962
The VirginianTV
Savannah • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1962
Lonely are the BraveFilm
Jerry Bondi
★ 7.4
1962
The Spiral RoadFilm
Els
★ 5.5
1962
The Lloyd Bridges ShowTV
Leslie Kaufman • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1961
Dr. KildareTV
Helen Scott • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1961
87th PrecinctTV
Teddy Carella • 30 episodes
★ 7.8
1961
Target: The Corruptors!TV
Marian Praisewater • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1960
ShadowsFilm
Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1960
The IslandersTV
Pepper Mint • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1959
BonanzaTV
Ragan Miller • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1959
LaramieTV
Laurel DeWalt • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1959
Adventures in ParadiseTV
Dr. Abigail Brent • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1959
RiverboatTV
Rose Traynor • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1959
Johnny StaccatoTV
Nina Van Ness • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1958
77 Sunset StripTV
Barbara Adams • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1958
The High Cost of LovingFilm
Ginny Fry
★ 6.6
1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV
Lucille Jones • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1953
General Electric TheaterTV
Dorothy Dickenson • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Victoria Alden • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Grace • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1950
Robert Montgomery PresentsTV
Myrtle Wilson • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1948
Studio OneTV
Betty • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.8
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Nominee • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 3 episodes
★ 7.0
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 7.0