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

Another Woman

Another Woman

1988

as Marion

Something to Talk About

Something to Talk About

1995

as Georgia King

A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence

1974

as Mabel Longhetti

Night on Earth

Night on Earth

1991

as Victoria Snelling

The Mighty

The Mighty

1998

as Gram

Playing by Heart

Playing by Heart

1998

as Hannah

Minnie and Moskowitz

Minnie and Moskowitz

1971

as Minnie Moore

The Brink's Job

The Brink's Job

1978

as Mary Pino

Paulie

Paulie

1998

as Ivy

She's So Lovely

She's So Lovely

1997

as Miss Green

Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning

1976

as Janet

Hysterical Blindness

Hysterical Blindness

2002

as Virginia Miller

Machine Gun McCain

Machine Gun McCain

1969

as Rosemary Scott

Faces

Faces

1968

as Jeannie Rapp

A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

1963

as Sophie Widdicombe