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).
Filmography 121
Movies (81)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021Self
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film2019Self
Peter Falk versus Columbo2019Self (archive footage)
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life2017Self
Unfortunate Circumstances2017Dr. Cohen
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks2014Lily Harrison
Yellow2014Mimi
Watching Gena Rowlands2014Self (archive footage)
Parts Per Billion2014Esther
Olive2011Tess M Powell
Faces2011Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)
Cannes: All Access2007Self
Broken English2007Vivien Wilder-Mann
What If God Were the Sun?2007Melissa Eisenbloom
Paris Je T'aime2006Gena (Quartier Latin)
Edge of Outside2006Self
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story2006Self
The Skeleton Key2005Violet Devereaux
The Notebook2004Older Allie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie2004Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie
Taking Lives2004Mrs. Rebecca Asher
Making 'Faces'2004Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003Self
Charms for the Easy Life2002Charlie Kate
Heart of the Festival2002Self (archive footage)
Hysterical Blindness2002Virginia Miller
Wild Iris2001Minnie Brinn
A Constant Forge2000Self
Light Keeps Me Company2000Self
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story2000Georgia Porter
Shows (40)
Numb3rs2005Erika Hellman
NCIS2003Joann Fielding
Monk2002Marge Johnson
The View1997Self
E! True Hollywood Story1996Self
Faerie Tale Theatre1982Witch
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975Self
Ghost Story1972Kate Lucas
Columbo1971Elizabeth Van Wick
Medical Center1969Karen Coberly
Marcus Welby, M.D.1969Lorraine Denby
Garrison's Gorillas1967Duchess
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.1966Baroness Ingrid Blangstead
Run for Your Life1965Charlotte Hyde
Peyton Place1964Adrienne Van Leyden
Kraft Suspense Theatre1963Janet Cord- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963June
Burke's Law1963Paullette Shane
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962Helen Martin
The Virginian1962Savannah
The Lloyd Bridges Show1962Leslie Kaufman
The Mike Douglas Show1961Self
Target: The Corruptors!1961Marian Praisewater
Dr. Kildare1961Helen Scott
87th Precinct1961Teddy Carella
The Islanders1960Pepper Mint
Adventures in Paradise1959Dr. Abigail Brent
Laramie1959Laurel DeWalt
Riverboat1959Rose Traynor