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Gena Rowlands
Actor, Writer
Born June 19, 1930Died August 14, 2024 (94 years)
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).
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Gena Rowlands Filmography
| 2023 | Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed · as Els |
| 2014 | Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks · as Lily Harrison |
| 2014 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films · as Sarah Lawson |
| 2014 | Parts Per Billion · as Esther |
| 2012 | Yellow · as Mimi |
| 2011 | Olive · as Tess M Powell |
| 2011 | Faces · as Jeannie Rapp (archive Footage) |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | Broken English · as Vivien Wilder-Mann |
| 2007 | Persepolis · as Grandmother |
| 2007 | What If God Were the Sun? · as Melissa Eisenbloom |
| 2006 | Paris, Je T'aime · as Gena (quartier Latin) |
| 2005 | Premio Donostia a Ben Gazzara · as Myrtle Gordon |
| 2005 | The Skeleton Key · as Violet Devereaux |
| 2005 | Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Erika Hellman |
| 2004 | The Notebook · as Older Allie |
| 2004 | Taking Lives · as Mrs. Rebecca Asher |
| 2003 | NCIS (TV Series) · as Joann Fielding |
| 2003 | The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie · as Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie |
| 2002 | Hysterical Blindness · as Virginia Miller |
| 2002 | Charms for the Easy Life · as Charlie Kate |
| 2002 | Monk (TV Series) · as Marge Johnson |
| 2001 | Wild Iris · as Minnie Brinn |
| 2000 | The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Himsef- Nominee: Best Lead Actress In Miniseries Or Movie |
| 2000 | The Color of Love: Jacey's Story · as Georgia Porter |
| 1999 | The Weekend · as Laura Ponti |
| 1998 | Playing by Heart · as Hannah |
| 1998 | Grace & Glorie · as Grace Stiles |
| 1998 | The Mighty · as Gram |
| 1998 | Hope Floats · as Ramona Calvert |
| 1998 | 1001 Nights · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1998 | Paulie · as Ivy |
| 1998 | Best Friends for Life · as Mrs. Harriet Cahill |
| 1997 | She's So Lovely · as Miss Green |
| 1996 | Unhook the Stars · as Mildred |
| 1995 | The Neon Bible · as Mae Morgan |
| 1995 | Something to Talk About · as Georgia King |
| 1994 | Parallel Lives · as Francie Pomerantz |
| 1993 | Silent Cries · as Peggy Sutherland |
| 1992 | Rock Hudson's Home Movies · as Els Drager |
| 1992 | Crazy in Love · as Honora Swift |
| 1991 | Face of a Stranger · as Pat Foster |
| 1991 | Night on Earth · as Victoria Snelling |
| 1991 | Ted & Venus · as Mrs. Turner |
| 1991 | Once Around · as Marilyn Bella |
| 1990 | Montana · as Bess Guthrie |
| 1988 | Another Woman · as Marion |
| 1987 | The Betty Ford Story · as Betty Ford |
| 1987 | Light of Day · as Janette Rasnick |
| 1985 | An Early Frost · as Katherine Pierson |
| 1984 | Love Streams · as Sarah Lawson |
| 1983 | Thursday's Child · as Victoria Alden |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) · as Witch |
| 1982 | Tempest · as Antonia |
| 1980 | Gloria · as Gloria Swenson |
| 1979 | Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter · as Abigail Mason |
| 1978 | The Brink's Job · as Mary Pino |
| 1978 | A Question of Love · as Linda Ray Guettner |
| 1977 | Opening Night · as Myrtle Gordon |
| 1976 | Two-Minute Warning · as Janet |
| 1974 | A Woman Under the Influence · as Mabel Longhetti |
| 1972 | Ghost Story (TV Series) · as Kate Lucas |
| 1971 | Minnie and Moskowitz · as Minnie Moore |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Elizabeth Van Wick |
| 1970 | Husbands · as Party Guest |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) · as Frances Delaney |
| 1969 | Machine Gun McCain · as Rosemary Scott |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Lorraine Denby |
| 1968 | Faces · as Jeannie Rapp |
| 1967 | Tony Rome · as Rita Kosterman |
| 1967 | Garrison's Gorillas (TV Series) · as Duchess |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Baroness Ingrid Blangstead |
| 1966 | The Road West (TV Series) · as Karen Collier |
| 1965 | Long Hot Summer (TV Series) · as Karen Roberts |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life (TV Series) · as Charlotte Hyde |
| 1964 | Peyton Place (TV Series) · as Adrienne Van Leyden |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Lois Baxter |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as June |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Mitzi Carlisle |
| 1963 | Breaking Point (TV Series) · as Shelley Osborne Peters |
| 1963 | A Child Is Waiting · as Sophie Widdicombe Benham |
| 1962 | The Spiral Road · as Els |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Helen Martin |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Savannah |
| 1962 | The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV Series) · as Leslie Kaufman |
| 1962 | Lonely Are the Brave · as Jerry Bondi |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors (TV Series) · as Marian Praisewater |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Helen Scott |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Mrs. Canfield |
| 1961 | 87th Precinct (TV Series) · as Teddy Carella |
| 1960 | The Islanders (TV Series) · as Pepper Mint |
| 1960 | The Tab Hunter Show (TV Series) · as Barbara |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) · as Dr. Abigail Brent |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as Laurel Dewalt |
| 1959 | Riverboat (TV Series) · as Rose Traynor |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Johnny Staccato (TV Series) · as Nina Van Ness |
| 1959 | Markham (TV Series) · as Rita Evans |
| 1958 | Shadows · as Woman In Nightclub Audience (uncredited) |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Barbara Adams |
| 1958 | The High Cost of Loving · as Ginny Fry |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Lucille Jones |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Lily |
| 1953 | Ponds Theater (TV Series) · as Janet |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Dorothy Dickenson |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Victoria Alden |
| 1951 | Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Betty |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Lugene |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre (TV Series) · as Myrtle Wilson |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Betty |
| 2023 | Being Mary Tyler Moore · as Self |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age · as Self |
| 2019 | Valerie · as Self |
| 2019 | Peter Falk versus Columbo · as Self |
| 2018 | Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film · as Self |
| 2017 | Bette Davis: Größer als das Leben · as Self |
| 2016 | The Oscars · as Self - Honorary Award Recipient |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes to... · as Self |
| 2011 | The Marilyn Denis Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Bienvenue à Cannes · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Edge of Outside · as Self |
| 2006 | Stardust: The Bette Davis Story · as Self |
| 2003 | Women on Top: Hollywood and Power · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2001 | The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2000 | A Constant Forge · as Self |
| 2000 | Ljuset håller mig sällskap · as Self |
| 1999 | |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | American Cinema (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Anything for John · as Self |
| 1993 | The 65th Annual Academy Awards · as Self |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Maury (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1990 | Hollywood Mavericks · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | National Memorial Day Concert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 1986 · as Self - Nominee |
| 1985 | Nederland C · as Self - Interviewed Actress |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Fräulein Berlin · as Self |
| 1982 | Cinéma cinémas (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | The 53rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1981 | The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1978 | The 35th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1977 | The 34th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1975 | 47th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1975 | Sunday meetings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The 40th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1964 | Filmmakers of our time (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1960 | Here's Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | Person to Person (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | The Linkletter Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1947 | Stump the Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self |