Gena Rowlands

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

127

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

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Monk

    Monk

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • 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

  • The Notebook

    The Notebook

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Laramie

    Laramie

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

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

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

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Ghost Story

    Ghost Story

  • Montana

    Montana

  • Nederland C

    Nederland C

  • Gloria

    Gloria

  • Tony Rome

    Tony Rome

  • Hysterical Blindness

    Hysterical Blindness

  • Taking Lives

    Taking Lives

  • Shadows

    Shadows

  • The Skeleton Key

    The Skeleton Key

  • Yellow

    Yellow

  • Once Around

    Once Around

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Faces

    Faces

  • Riverboat

    Riverboat

  • Hope Floats

    Hope Floats

  • Husbands

    Husbands

  • Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

    Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Opening Night

    Opening Night

  • Broken English

    Broken English

  • Grace & Glorie

    Grace & Glorie

  • Johnny Staccato

    Johnny Staccato

  • Another Woman

    Another Woman

  • Rapunzel

    Rapunzel

  • The Islanders

    The Islanders

  • The Lloyd Bridges Show

    The Lloyd Bridges Show

  • Garrison's Gorillas

    Garrison's Gorillas

  • The Mighty

    The Mighty

  • Target: The Corruptors!

    Target: The Corruptors!

  • A Woman Under the Influence

    A Woman Under the Influence

  • Paulie

    Paulie

  • Night on Earth

    Night on Earth

  • Making 'Faces'

    Making 'Faces'

  • Tempest

    Tempest

  • 1001 Nights

    1001 Nights

  • The Weekend

    The Weekend

  • Love Streams

    Love Streams

  • Paris Je T'aime

    Paris Je T'aime

  • Something to Talk About

    Something to Talk About

  • Unfortunate Circumstances

    Unfortunate Circumstances

  • Machine Gun McCain

    Machine Gun McCain

  • Lonely are the Brave

    Lonely are the Brave

  • Playing by Heart

    Playing by Heart

  • Hollywood Mavericks

    Hollywood Mavericks

  • Nick Quarry

    Nick Quarry

  • Light of Day

    Light of Day

  • Ted & Venus

    Ted & Venus

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • A Constant Forge

    A Constant Forge

  • Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

    Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

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

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

  • Minnie and Moskowitz

    Minnie and Moskowitz

  • The Spiral Road

    The Spiral Road

  • An Early Frost

    An Early Frost

  • Edge of Outside

    Edge of Outside

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • She's So Lovely

    She's So Lovely

  • Two-Minute Warning

    Two-Minute Warning

  • Crazy in Love

    Crazy in Love

  • Charms for the Easy Life

    Charms for the Easy Life

  • The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

    The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

  • The High Cost of Loving

    The High Cost of Loving

  • Unhook the Stars

    Unhook the Stars

  • Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

    Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

  • The Neon Bible

    The Neon Bible

  • A Question of Love

    A Question of Love

  • What If God Were the Sun?

    What If God Were the Sun?

  • Face of a Stranger

    Face of a Stranger

  • A Child Is Waiting

    A Child Is Waiting

  • Watching Gena Rowlands

    Watching Gena Rowlands

  • Thursday's Child

    Thursday's Child

  • Best Friends for Life

    Best Friends for Life

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Parts Per Billion

    Parts Per Billion

  • The Brink's Job

    The Brink's Job

  • Peyton Place

    Peyton Place

  • Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

    Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

  • The Betty Ford Story

    The Betty Ford Story

  • Wild Iris

    Wild Iris

  • Anything for John

    Anything for John

  • Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

    Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

  • The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

    The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

  • Light Keeps Me Company

    Light Keeps Me Company

  • Silent Cries

    Silent Cries

  • Cannes: All Access

    Cannes: All Access

  • Parallel Lives

    Parallel Lives

  • Olive

    Olive

  • Faces

    Faces

  • John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

    John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All