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Gena Rowlands

Acting · Born June 19, 1930 · 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).

Movies with Gena Rowlands

• The Notebook (2004) — Older Allie
• The Skeleton Key (2005) — Violet Devereaux
• Taking Lives (2004) — Mrs. Rebecca Asher
• Paris Je T'aime (2006) — Gena (Quartier Latin)
• Playing by Heart (1998) — Hannah
• Hope Floats (1998) — Ramona Calvert
• A Woman Under the Influence (1974) — Mabel Longhetti
• Night on Earth (1991) — Victoria Snelling
• Paulie (1998) — Ivy
• She's So Lovely (1997) — Miss Green
• Something to Talk About (1995) — Georgia King
• 1001 Nights (1998) — Narrator (voice)

TV shows with Gena Rowlands

• 87th Precinct (1961) — Teddy Carella
• Peyton Place (1964) — Adrienne Van Leyden