Gena Rowlands

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

128

Gender

Female

Birthday

1930-06-19

Day of death

2024-08-14 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Gena Rowlands

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).

Known For

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Monk

    Monk

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • The Notebook

    The Notebook

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Laramie

    Laramie

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Hope Floats

    Hope Floats

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Yellow

    Yellow

  • Hollywood Mavericks

    Hollywood Mavericks

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Ghost Story

    Ghost Story

  • Love Streams

    Love Streams

  • Target: The Corruptors!

    Target: The Corruptors!

  • The Skeleton Key

    The Skeleton Key

  • Nick Quarry

    Nick Quarry

  • The Lloyd Bridges Show

    The Lloyd Bridges Show

  • The Weekend

    The Weekend

  • Riverboat

    Riverboat

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Crazy in Love

    Crazy in Love

  • Garrison's Gorillas

    Garrison's Gorillas

  • Johnny Staccato

    Johnny Staccato

  • She's So Lovely

    She's So Lovely

  • Husbands

    Husbands

  • Machine Gun McCain

    Machine Gun McCain

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

  • Rapunzel

    Rapunzel

  • Cannes: All Access

    Cannes: All Access

  • The Islanders

    The Islanders

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Taking Lives

    Taking Lives

  • Light of Day

    Light of Day

  • Hysterical Blindness

    Hysterical Blindness

  • The Mighty

    The Mighty

  • Night on Earth

    Night on Earth

  • Paulie

    Paulie

  • Shadows

    Shadows

  • Ted & Venus

    Ted & Venus

  • Unhook the Stars

    Unhook the Stars

  • Paris Je T'aime

    Paris Je T'aime

  • Something to Talk About

    Something to Talk About

  • Unfortunate Circumstances

    Unfortunate Circumstances

  • 1001 Nights

    1001 Nights

  • Playing by Heart

    Playing by Heart

  • A Woman Under the Influence

    A Woman Under the Influence

  • The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

    The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

  • Another Woman

    Another Woman

  • Gloria

    Gloria

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Lonely are the Brave

    Lonely are the Brave

  • Two-Minute Warning

    Two-Minute Warning

  • Broken English

    Broken English

  • Opening Night

    Opening Night

  • Minnie and Moskowitz

    Minnie and Moskowitz

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Faces

    Faces

  • The Brink's Job

    The Brink's Job

  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

    Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

  • Tempest

    Tempest

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • Anything for John

    Anything for John

  • Tony Rome

    Tony Rome

  • Edge of Outside

    Edge of Outside

  • Parallel Lives

    Parallel Lives

  • The Neon Bible

    The Neon Bible

  • Charms for the Easy Life

    Charms for the Easy Life

  • Light Keeps Me Company

    Light Keeps Me Company

  • Parts Per Billion

    Parts Per Billion

  • The Spiral Road

    The Spiral Road

  • Wild Iris

    Wild Iris

  • Once Around

    Once Around

  • Peyton Place

    Peyton Place

  • Silent Cries

    Silent Cries

  • Heart of the Festival

    Heart of the Festival

  • What If God Were the Sun?

    What If God Were the Sun?

  • Thursday's Child

    Thursday's Child

  • The Betty Ford Story

    The Betty Ford Story

  • A Child Is Waiting

    A Child Is Waiting

  • Faces

    Faces

  • An Early Frost

    An Early Frost

  • Grace & Glorie

    Grace & Glorie

  • A Constant Forge

    A Constant Forge

  • Face of a Stranger

    Face of a Stranger

  • The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

    The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

  • Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

    Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

  • The High Cost of Loving

    The High Cost of Loving

  • A Question of Love

    A Question of Love

  • John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

    John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

  • Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

    Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

  • Montana

    Montana

  • Making 'Faces'

    Making 'Faces'

  • I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work

    I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work

  • Nederland C

    Nederland C

  • Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

    Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

  • Olive

    Olive

  • Best Friends for Life

    Best Friends for Life

  • Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

    Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

  • Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

    Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

  • Watching Gena Rowlands

    Watching Gena Rowlands