Gena Rowlands

Actor

1930-06-19 – 2024-08-14 · 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).

• The Notebook (2004) — Older Allie
• The Skeleton Key (2005) — Violet Devereaux
• All About My Mother (1999) — In Memory Of
• Taking Lives (2004) — Mrs. Rebecca Asher
• Night on Earth (1991) — Victoria Snelling
• Paris Je T'aime (2006) — Gena (Quartier Latin), Writer
• A Woman Under the Influence (1974) — Mabel Longhetti
• Paulie (1998) — Ivy
• Hope Floats (1998) — Ramona Calvert
• The Mighty (1998) — Gram
• Another Woman (1988) — Marion
• Gloria (1980) — Gloria Swenson
• Shadows (1960) — Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
• Opening Night (1977) — Myrtle Gordon
• Something to Talk About (1995) — Georgia King
• Playing by Heart (1998) — Hannah
• Faces (1968) — Jeannie Rapp
• Lonely are the Brave (1962) — Jerry Bondi
• Husbands (1970) — Party Guest
• Love Streams (1984) — Sarah Lawson
• She's So Lovely (1997) — Miss Green
• Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) — Minnie Moore
• Two-Minute Warning (1976) — Janet
• Broken English (2007) — Vivien Wilder-Mann