Gena Rowlands
Acting
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).
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Gena Rowlands
Paulie
1998
Filmography
Acting (81)
2021
2019
6.8
2019
Peter Falk versus Columboas Self (archive footage)
7.2
2017
6.0
2017
Unfortunate Circumstancesas Dr. Cohen
2014
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeksas Lily Harrison
2.8
2014
Yellowas Mimi
5.3
2014
Watching Gena Rowlandsas Self (archive footage)
2014
Parts Per Billionas Esther
4.4
2011
Oliveas Tess M Powell
6.5
2011
Facesas Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)
2007
Cannes: All Accessas Self
3.2
2007
Broken Englishas Vivien Wilder-Mann
5.9
2007
What If God Were the Sun?as Melissa Eisenbloom
7.0
2006
Paris Je T'aimeas Gena (Quartier Latin)
6.8
2006
Edge of Outsideas Self
5.8
2006
6.6
2005
The Skeleton Keyas Violet Devereaux
6.6
2004
The Notebookas Older Allie
7.9
2004
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchieas Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie
7.2
2004
Taking Livesas Mrs. Rebecca Asher
6.4
2004
Making 'Faces'as Self
7.0
2002
Charms for the Easy Lifeas Charlie Kate
8.5
2002
Heart of the Festivalas Self (archive footage)
6.7
2002
Hysterical Blindnessas Virginia Miller
6.1
2001
Wild Irisas Minnie Brinn
7.4
2000
A Constant Forgeas Self
6.8
2000
Light Keeps Me Companyas Self
7.9
2000
The Color of Love: Jacey's Storyas Georgia Porter
7.0
1999
The Weekendas Laura Ponti
2.7
1998
Playing by Heartas Hannah
6.6
1998
Grace & Glorieas Grace Stiles
6.3
1998
The Mightyas Gram
7.2
1998
Hope Floatsas Ramona Calvert
6.4
1998
1001 Nightsas Narrator (voice)
6.7
1998
Paulieas Ivy
7.0
1998
Best Friends for Lifeas Mrs. Harriet Cahill
7.0
1997
She's So Lovelyas Miss Green
5.9
1996
Unhook the Starsas Mildred
5.9
1995
The Neon Bibleas Mae Morgan
6.1
1995
Something to Talk Aboutas Georgia King
5.6
1994
Parallel Livesas Francie Pomerantz
5.7
1993
Anything for Johnas Self
7.3
1993
Silent Criesas Peggy Sutherland
5.0
1992
Crazy in Loveas Honora Swift
4.6
1991
Face of a Strangeras Pat Foster
10.0
1991
Night on Earthas Victoria Snelling
7.5
1991
Ted & Venusas Mrs. Turner
4.5
1991
Once Aroundas Marilyn Bella
6.1
1990
Hollywood Mavericksas Self (archive footage)
7.3
1990
Montanaas Bess Guthrie
6.0
1988
Another Womanas Marion
6.8
1987
The Betty Ford Storyas Betty Ford
1987
Light of Dayas Janette Rasnick
5.5
1985
An Early Frostas Katherine Pierson
5.8
1985
Nederland Cas Self - Interviewed actress
4.0
1984
Love Streamsas Sarah Lawson
7.2
1983
Rapunzelas The Witch
5.9
1983
Thursday's Childas Victoria Alden
5.5
1982
Tempestas Antonia
5.9
1980
Gloriaas Gloria Swenson
6.9
1979
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughteras Abigail Mason
9.4
1978
The Brink's Jobas Mary Pino
6.2
1978
A Question of Loveas Linda Ray Guettner
5.2
1977
Opening Nightas Myrtle Gordon
7.6
1976
Two-Minute Warningas Janet
6.3
1974
A Woman Under the Influenceas Mabel Longhetti
7.7
1971
Minnie and Moskowitzas Minnie Moore
6.6
1970
Husbandsas Party Guest
6.7
1969
Machine Gun McCainas Rosemary Scott
6.1
1968
Facesas Jeannie Rapp
7.1
1968
9.0
1967
Tony Romeas Rita Kosterman
6.4
1963
A Child Is Waitingas Sophie Widdicombe
6.8
1962
The Spiral Roadas Els
5.5
1962
Lonely are the Braveas Jerry Bondi
7.4
1960
Shadowsas Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
6.9
1958
The High Cost of Lovingas Ginny Fry
6.6
Production & Directing (2)
2006
Paris Je T'aimeWriter
6.8
1999
All About My MotherIn Memory Of
7.6