Gena Rowlands

93 · Born: Jun 19, 1930

Personal Details

Born Jun 19, 1930 Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Spouse

Robert Forrest
( Dec 31, 1969 to May 2, 2024 )
John Cassavetes
( Mar 19, 1954 to Feb 3, 1989 )

Parents

Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands
Lady Rowlands

Biography

Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands (born June 19, 1930) is 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gena Rowlands, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

2014

Parts Per Billion

Parts Per Billion as Esther

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks as Lily Harrison

2012

Yellow as Mimi

2011

Olive as Tess M Powell

2009

NCIS as Joann Fielding

2008

Monk as Marge Johnson

2007

Broken English as Vivien Wilder-Mann

What If God Were the Sun?

What If God Were the Sun? as Melissa Eisenbloom

2005

The Skeleton Key

The Skeleton Key as Violet Devereaux

2004

The Notebook as Old Allison "Allie" Hamilton

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie as Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie

Taking Lives as Mrs. Rebecca Asher

2002

Charms for the Easy Life

Charms for the Easy Life as Charlie Kate

Hysterical Blindness

Hysterical Blindness as Virginia Miller

2001

Wild Iris as Minnie Brinn

2000

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

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

1999

The Weekend as Laura Ponti

1998

Hope Floats as Ramona Calvert

Best Friends for Life

Best Friends for Life as Mrs. Harriet Cahill

Grace & Glorie as Grace Stiles

Paulie as Ivy

The Mighty as Gram

Playing by Heart

Playing by Heart as Hannah

1996

Unhook the Stars

Unhook the Stars as Mildred

1995

Something to Talk About

Something to Talk About as Georgia King

The Neon Bible as Mae Morgan

1993

Silent Cries as Peggy Sutherland

1992

Crazy in Love as Honora Swift

1991

Night on Earth as Victoria Snelling

Face of a Stranger

Face of a Stranger as Pat Foster

Once Around as Marilyn Bella

1990

Montana as Bess Guthrie

1988

Another Woman as Marion

1987

The Betty Ford Story

The Betty Ford Story as Betty Ford

Light of Day as Janette Rasnick

1985

An Early Frost as Katherine Pierson

1984

Love Streams as Sarah Lawson

1983

Thursday's Child

Thursday's Child as Victoria Alden

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre as Witch

1982

Tempest as Antonia Dimitrius

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Victoria Alden

1980

Gloria as Gloria Swenson

1979

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

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

1978

A Question of Love

A Question of Love as Linda Ray Guettner

The Brink's Job

The Brink's Job as Mary Pino

1977

Opening Night as Myrtle Gordon

1976

Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning as Janet

1974

A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence as Mabel Longhetti

Columbo as Elizabeth Van Wick

1971

Minnie and Moskowitz

Minnie and Moskowitz as Minnie Moore

1968

Faces as Jeannie Rapp

1967

Tony Rome as Rita Kosterman

1966

Peyton Place as Adrienne Van Leyden

1963

A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting as Sophie Widdicombe Benham

Bonanza as Ragan Miller

1962

The Spiral Road

The Spiral Road as Els

Lonely Are the Brave

Lonely Are the Brave as Jerry Bondi

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Louise Henderson

1961

87th Precinct as Teddy Carella

1960

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Lucille Jones

1958

The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving as Ginny Fry

appearances

2006

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

2000

A Constant Forge

A Constant Forge

Ljuset håller mig sällskap

Ljuset håller mig sällskap

1990

Hollywood Mavericks

Hollywood Mavericks

writing

2006

Paris, je t'aime

Paris, je t'aime as Writer