ACTOR · FROM MADISON, USA
Gena Rowlands
1930–202496 credits since 1948
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ABOUT GENA
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).
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born19 June 1930
Died14 August 2024
BirthplaceMadison, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora57 of 95 titles
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 57
- Average IMDb
- 7.0
- Highest rated
- The Alfred Hitchcock HourIMDb 8.5
- Working since
- 1948
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Filmography
The 2010s
6 titles · IMDb 4.3 on average
as Dr. Cohen
as Lily Harrison
as Mimi
Movieas Esther
as Tess M Powell
as Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)
The 2000s
14 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
Movieas Vivien Wilder-Mann
as Melissa Eisenbloom
Movieas Gena (Quartier Latin)
Movieas Violet Devereaux
Seriesas Erika Hellman · 1 episode
Movieas Older Allie
as Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie
Movieas Mrs. Rebecca Asher
The 1990s
20 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
as Laura Ponti
Movieas Hannah
as Grace Stiles
Movieas Gram
Movieas Ramona Calvert
Movieas Narrator (voice)
Movieas Ivy
as Mrs. Harriet Cahill
The 1980s
10 titles · IMDb 7.2 on averageMovieas Marion
as Betty Ford
Movieas Janette Rasnick
Movieas Katherine Pierson
Movieas Sarah Lawson
as The Witch
as Victoria Alden
Seriesas Witch · 1 episode
The 1970s
10 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average
as Abigail Mason
Movieas Mary Pino
Movieas Linda Ray Guettner
Movieas Myrtle Gordon
Movieas Janet
Movieas Mabel Longhetti
as Kate Lucas · 1 episode
Movieas Minnie Moore
The 1960s
23 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average
Seriesas Karen Coberly · 1 episode
Seriesas Lorraine Denby · 1 episode
Movieas Rosemary Scott
Movieas Jeannie Rapp
Movieas Rita Kosterman
as Duchess · 1 episode
as Baroness Ingrid Blangstead · 1 episode
The 1950s
11 titles · IMDb 7.8 on average
as Dr. Abigail Brent · 1 episode
Seriesas Laurel DeWalt · 1 episode
as Rose Traynor · 1 episode
Seriesas Ragan Miller · 1 episode
as Nina Van Ness · 1 episode
Seriesas Barbara Adams · 1 episode
as Ginny Fry
Seriesas Lucille Jones · 1 episode
The 1940s
1 title · IMDb 7.6 on average
Seriesas Betty · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Gena’s titles.
John CassavetesA Woman Under the Influence, Opening Night and 13 more
Peter FalkColumbo, A Woman Under the Influence and 5 more
Ben GazzaraOpening Night, Husbands and 3 more
Seymour CasselFaces, Love Streams and 2 more
Bo HarwoodComposer · A Woman Under the Influence, Opening Night and 2 more
Al RubanA Woman Under the Influence, Opening Night and 2 more
Nick CassavetesDirector · The Notebook, She's So Lovely and 1 more
David Thornton
