Gena Rowlands

Acting

June 19, 1930 – August 14, 2024 (aged 94)

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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).

Filmography

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021 · Self

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film2019 · Self

Peter Falk versus Columbo

Peter Falk versus Columbo2019 · Self (archive footage)

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life2017 · Self

Unfortunate Circumstances

Unfortunate Circumstances2017 · Dr. Cohen

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks2014 · Lily Harrison

Yellow

Yellow2014 · Mimi

Watching Gena Rowlands

Watching Gena Rowlands2014 · Self (archive footage)

Parts Per Billion

Parts Per Billion2014 · Esther

Olive

Olive2011 · Tess M Powell

Faces

Faces2011 · Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)

Cannes: All Access

Cannes: All Access2007 · Self

Broken English

Broken English2007 · Vivien Wilder-Mann

Friends with Better Lives

Friends with Better Lives2007 · Melissa Eisenbloom

Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime2006 · Gena (Quartier Latin)

Edge of Outside

Edge of Outside2006 · Self

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story2006 · Self

The Skeleton Key

The Skeleton Key2005 · Violet Devereaux

Numb3rs

Numb3rs2005 · Erika Hellman

The Notebook

The Notebook2004 · Older Allie

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie2004 · Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie

Taking Lives

Taking Lives2004 · Mrs. Rebecca Asher

Making 'Faces'

Making 'Faces'2004 · Self

NCIS

NCIS2003 · Joann Fielding

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

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003 · Self

Charms for the Easy Life

Charms for the Easy Life2002 · Charlie Kate

Monk

Monk2002 · Marge Johnson

Heart of the Festival

Heart of the Festival2002 · Self (archive footage)

Hysterical Blindness

Hysterical Blindness2002 · Virginia Miller

Wild Iris

Wild Iris2001 · Minnie Brinn

A Constant Forge

A Constant Forge2000 · Self

Light Keeps Me Company

Light Keeps Me Company2000 · Self

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story2000 · Georgia Porter

The Weekend

The Weekend1999 · Laura Ponti

Playing by Heart

Playing by Heart1998 · Hannah

Grace & Glorie

Grace & Glorie1998 · Grace Stiles

The Mighty

The Mighty1998 · Gram

Hope Floats

Hope Floats1998 · Ramona Calvert

1001 Nights

1001 Nights1998 · Narrator (voice)

Paulie

Paulie1998 · Ivy