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

Persepolis

Persepolis

2007

as Marjane's Grandmother (voice) (English language version)

The Skeleton Key

The Skeleton Key

2005

as Violet Devereaux

Hope Floats

Hope Floats

1998

as Ramona Calvert

Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

2006

as Gena (Quartier Latin)

Taking Lives

Taking Lives

2004

as Mrs. Rebecca Asher

Paulie

Paulie

1998

as Ivy

Lonely are the Brave

Lonely are the Brave

1962

as Jerry Bondi

Opening Night

Opening Night

1977

as Myrtle Gordon

Playing by Heart

Playing by Heart

1998

as Hannah

Gloria

Gloria

1980

as Gloria Swenson

Night on Earth

Night on Earth

1991

as Victoria Snelling

Yellow

Yellow

2012

as Mimi

The Mighty

The Mighty

1998

as Gram

A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence

1974

as Mabel Longhetti

Another Woman

Another Woman

1988

as Marion

Something to Talk About

Something to Talk About

1995

as Georgia King

Silent Cries

Silent Cries

1993

as Peggy Sutherland

Tony Rome

Tony Rome

1967

as Rita Kosterman

Tempest

Tempest

1982

as Antonia