Gena Rowlands

1930-06-19 – 2024-08-14 (age 94) Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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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).

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Known For

The Notebook

The Notebook

2004

as Older Allie

The Skeleton Key

The Skeleton Key

2005

as Violet Devereaux

Taking Lives

Taking Lives

2004

as Mrs. Rebecca Asher

Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

2006

as Gena (Quartier Latin)

Hope Floats

Hope Floats

1998

as Ramona Calvert

Night on Earth

Night on Earth

1991

as Victoria Snelling

Paulie

Paulie

1998

as Ivy

A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence

1974

as Mabel Longhetti

Something to Talk About

Something to Talk About

1995

as Georgia King

Heart of the Festival

Heart of the Festival

2002

as Self (archive footage)

Playing by Heart

Playing by Heart

1998

as Hannah

Opening Night

Opening Night

1977

as Myrtle Gordon

Lonely are the Brave

Lonely are the Brave

1962

as Jerry Bondi

The Brink's Job

The Brink's Job

1978

as Mary Pino

Gloria

Gloria

1980

as Gloria Swenson

She's So Lovely

She's So Lovely

1997

as Miss Green

Faces

Faces

1968

as Jeannie Rapp

1001 Nights

1001 Nights

1998

as Narrator (voice)

The Mighty

The Mighty

1998

as Gram

Love Streams

Love Streams

1984

as Sarah Lawson