Gena Rowlands



First NameGena
Last NameRowlands
Full Name at BirthVirginia Cathryn Rowlands
Age81
Date of BirthJune 19, 1930
BirthplaceMadison, Wisconsin, USA
Height5' 6" (168 cm)
BuildAverage
Hair ColorBlonde
Star SignGemini
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameGloria (1980)
FriendsDrake Bell

Gena Rowlands (born June 19, 1930) is an American actress of film, stage and television. The 3 time Emmy and 2 time Golden Globe winner is best known for her collaborations with her actor-director husband John Cassavetes in ten films, in two of which, Gloria and A Woman Under the Influence, she gave Academy Award-nominated performances.


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Filmography

Selected Gena Rowlands film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2012
Yellow
Mimi

2007
Vivien Wilder-Mann

2007
Marjane's grandmother

2007
Melissa Eisenbloom

2006
Gena

2005
Violet Devereaux

2005
Erika Hellman

2004
Mrs. Asher

2004
Allie Calhoun

2004
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie

2002
Charms for the Easy Life
Charlie Kate Birch

2002
Virginia Miller

2002
Marge Johnson

2001
Wild Iris
Minnie Brinn

2000
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
Georgia Porter

1999
The Weekend
Laura Ponti

1998
Ramona Calvert

1998
Ivy

1998
Hannah

1998
Gram

1998
Mrs. Harriet Cahill

1998
Grace & Glorie
Grace Stiles

1997
Miss Jane Green

1996
Mildred 'Millie' Hawks

1995
Georgia King

1995
The Neon Bible
Mae Morgan

1994
Parallel Lives
Francie Pomerantz

1993
Silent Cries
Peggy Sutherland

1992
Crazy in Love
Honora Swift

1991
Victoria Snelling

1991
Marilyn Bella

1991
Mrs. Turner

1991
Face of a Stranger
Pat Foster

1990
Montana
Bess Guthrie

1988
Marion Post

1987
Jeanette Rasnick

1987
The Betty Ford Story
Betty Ford

1985
Katherine Pierson

1985
Nederland C
Geïnterviewd actrice

1984
Sarah Lawson

1982
Antonia Dimitrius

1982
Witch

1980
Gloria Swenson

1979
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
Abigail Mason

1978
Mary Pino

1978
A Question of Love
Linda Ray Guettner

1977
Myrtle Gordon

1976
Janet

1974
Mabel Longhetti

1972
Circle of Fear
Kate Lucas

1971
Minnie Moore

1971
Elizabeth Van Wick

1969
Rosemary Scott

1969
Lorraine Denby

1969
Frances Delaney, Karen Coberly

1968
Jeannie Rapp

1968
Nick Quarry
-

1967
Rita Kosterman

1967
Duchess

1966
Baroness Ingrid Blangstead

1966
Karen Collier

1965
Charlotte Hyde

1965
The Long, Hot Summer
Karen Roberts

1964
Adrienne Van Leyden

1963
Sophie Widdicombe

1963
Mitzi Carlisle, Paullette Shane

1963
Breaking Point
Shelley Osborne Peters

1963
Janet Cord, Lois Baxter

1962
Jerry Bondi

1962
Els

1962
Diana Justin, Helen Martin, Louise Henderson

1962
Leslie Kaufman

1962
Savannah

1961
Teddy Carella

1961
Helen Scott

1961
Mrs. Canfield

1961
Marian Praisewater

1960
Barbara, Penelope

1960
The Islanders
Pepper Mint

1959
Woman in Nightclub Audience

1959
Dr. Abigail Brent

1959
Ragan Miller

1959
Johnny Staccato
Nina

1959
-

1959
Riverboat
Rose Traynor

1959
Markham
Rita Evans

1958
Ginny Fry

1958
Barbara Adams

1955
Lucille Jones

1955
Appointment with Adventure
-

1955
Top Secret
Powell

1955
The Way of the World
Paula Graves

1953
Dorothy Dickenson

1953
Ponds Theater
-

1951
Goodyear Playhouse
-

1951
Victoria Alden

1950
Armstrong Circle Theatre
-

1950
Myrtle Wilson

Soundtrack Credits

1995
The Neon Bible
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Writer Credits






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Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie
Gena Rowlands
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Miniseries or a Movie
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film (1981–1999)
Gena Rowlands
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama (1961–1980)
Gena Rowlands
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Miniseries or a Movie (2001–2025)
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