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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Monk

    Monk

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • The View

    The View

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • The Notebook

    The Notebook

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Laramie

    Laramie

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Riverboat

    Riverboat

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Ghost Story

    Ghost Story

  • Taking Lives

    Taking Lives

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Broken English

    Broken English

  • The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

    The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

  • Garrison's Gorillas

    Garrison's Gorillas

  • Gloria

    Gloria

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

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

  • An Early Frost

    An Early Frost

  • The Neon Bible

    The Neon Bible

  • Target: The Corruptors!

    Target: The Corruptors!

  • The Spiral Road

    The Spiral Road

  • Playing by Heart

    Playing by Heart

  • Two-Minute Warning

    Two-Minute Warning

  • The Lloyd Bridges Show

    The Lloyd Bridges Show

  • The Islanders

    The Islanders

  • Johnny Staccato

    Johnny Staccato

  • Shadows

    Shadows

  • Watching Gena Rowlands

    Watching Gena Rowlands

  • What If God Were the Sun?

    What If God Were the Sun?

  • Light of Day

    Light of Day

  • Hysterical Blindness

    Hysterical Blindness

  • The Mighty

    The Mighty

  • Tony Rome

    Tony Rome

  • Hope Floats

    Hope Floats

  • Paulie

    Paulie

  • The Skeleton Key

    The Skeleton Key

  • Night on Earth

    Night on Earth

  • A Woman Under the Influence

    A Woman Under the Influence

  • Tempest

    Tempest

  • Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

    Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

  • Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

    Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

  • Crazy in Love

    Crazy in Love

  • Faces

    Faces

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Once Around

    Once Around

  • Montana

    Montana

  • Unhook the Stars

    Unhook the Stars

  • Paris Je T'aime

    Paris Je T'aime

  • Opening Night

    Opening Night

  • Husbands

    Husbands

  • Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

    Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • Another Woman

    Another Woman

  • Yellow

    Yellow

  • Nederland C

    Nederland C

  • Thursday's Child

    Thursday's Child

  • Grace & Glorie

    Grace & Glorie

  • Face of a Stranger

    Face of a Stranger

  • Ted & Venus

    Ted & Venus

  • Something to Talk About

    Something to Talk About

  • Rapunzel

    Rapunzel

  • Unfortunate Circumstances

    Unfortunate Circumstances

  • A Constant Forge

    A Constant Forge

  • Light Keeps Me Company

    Light Keeps Me Company

  • Hollywood Mavericks

    Hollywood Mavericks

  • 1001 Nights

    1001 Nights

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Minnie and Moskowitz

    Minnie and Moskowitz

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • A Question of Love

    A Question of Love

  • The Weekend

    The Weekend

  • Best Friends for Life

    Best Friends for Life

  • She's So Lovely

    She's So Lovely

  • Edge of Outside

    Edge of Outside

  • Charms for the Easy Life

    Charms for the Easy Life

  • Peyton Place

    Peyton Place

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

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

  • Machine Gun McCain

    Machine Gun McCain

  • The High Cost of Loving

    The High Cost of Loving

  • Wild Iris

    Wild Iris

  • Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

    Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

  • A Child Is Waiting

    A Child Is Waiting

  • Nick Quarry

    Nick Quarry

  • Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

    Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

  • John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

    John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

  • The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

    The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

  • Anything for John

    Anything for John

  • The Brink's Job

    The Brink's Job

  • Lonely are the Brave

    Lonely are the Brave

  • Love Streams

    Love Streams

  • Making 'Faces'

    Making 'Faces'

  • Parts Per Billion

    Parts Per Billion

  • Cannes: All Access

    Cannes: All Access

  • The Betty Ford Story

    The Betty Ford Story

  • Silent Cries

    Silent Cries

  • Parallel Lives

    Parallel Lives

  • Olive

    Olive

  • Faces

    Faces