Known For
Acting
Known Credits
129
Gender
Female
Birthday
June 19, 1930 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
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).
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Ageas Self | |
| 2019 | Gena Rowlands: A Life on Filmas Self | |
| 2019 | Peter Falk versus Columboas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2017 | Bette Davis: Larger Than Lifeas Self | |
| 2017 | Unfortunate Circumstancesas Dr. Cohen | |
| 2014 | Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeksas Lily Harrison | |
| 2014 | Yellowas Mimi | |
| 2014 | Watching Gena Rowlandsas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2014 | Parts Per Billionas Esther | |
| 2011 | Oliveas Tess M Powell | |
| 2011 | Facesas Jeannie Rapp (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Cannes: All Accessas Self | |
| 2007 | Broken Englishas Vivien Wilder-Mann | |
| 2007 | What If God Were the Sun?as Melissa Eisenbloom | |
| 2006 | Paris Je T'aimeas Gena (Quartier Latin) | |
| 2006 | Edge of Outsideas Self | |
| 2006 | Stardust: The Bette Davis Storyas Self | |
| 2005 | The Skeleton Keyas Violet Devereaux | |
| 2005 | Numb3rsas Erika Hellman | |
| 2004 | The Notebookas Older Allie | |
| 2004 | The Incredible Mrs. Ritchieas Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie | |
| 2004 | Taking Livesas Mrs. Rebecca Asher | |
| 2004 | Making 'Faces'as Self | |
| 2003 | NCISas Joann Fielding | |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were Thereas Self | |
| 2002 | Charms for the Easy Lifeas Charlie Kate | |
| 2002 | Monkas Marge Johnson | |
| 2002 | Heart of the Festivalas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2002 | Hysterical Blindnessas Virginia Miller | |
| 2001 | Wild Irisas Minnie Brinn | |
| 2000 | A Constant Forgeas Self | |
| 2000 | Light Keeps Me Companyas Self | |
| 2000 | The Color of Love: Jacey's Storyas Georgia Porter | |
| 1999 | The Weekendas Laura Ponti | |
| 1998 | Playing by Heartas Hannah | |
| 1998 | Grace & Glorieas Grace Stiles | |
| 1998 | The Mightyas Gram | |
| 1998 | Hope Floatsas Ramona Calvert | |
| 1998 | 1001 Nightsas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1998 | Paulieas Ivy | |
| 1998 | Best Friends for Lifeas Mrs. Harriet Cahill | |
| 1997 | She's So Lovelyas Miss Green | |
| 1997 | The Viewas Self | |
| 1996 | Unhook the Starsas Mildred | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Storyas Self | |
| 1996 | John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It Allas Self | |
| 1995 | The Neon Bibleas Mae Morgan | |
| 1995 | Something to Talk Aboutas Georgia King | |
| 1994 | Parallel Livesas Francie Pomerantz | |
| 1993 | Anything for Johnas Self | |
| 1993 | Silent Criesas Peggy Sutherland | |
| 1992 | Crazy in Loveas Honora Swift | |
| 1991 | Face of a Strangeras Pat Foster | |
| 1991 | Night on Earthas Victoria Snelling | |
| 1991 | Ted & Venusas Mrs. Turner | |
| 1991 | Once Aroundas Marilyn Bella | |
| 1990 | Hollywood Mavericksas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Montanaas Bess Guthrie | |
| 1988 | Another Womanas Marion | |
| 1987 | The Betty Ford Storyas Betty Ford | |
| 1987 | Light of Dayas Janette Rasnick | |
| 1985 | An Early Frostas Katherine Pierson | |
| 1985 | Nederland Cas Self - Interviewed actress | |
| 1984 | I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Workas Self | |
| 1984 | Love Streamsas Sarah Lawson | |
| 1983 | Rapunzelas The Witch | |
| 1983 | Thursday's Childas Victoria Alden | |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatreas Witch | |
| 1982 | Tempestas Antonia | |
| 1980 | Gloriaas Gloria Swenson | |
| 1979 | Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughteras Abigail Mason | |
| 1978 | The Brink's Jobas Mary Pino | |
| 1978 | A Question of Loveas Linda Ray Guettner | |
| 1977 | Opening Nightas Myrtle Gordon | |
| 1976 | Two-Minute Warningas Janet | |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimancheas Self | |
| 1974 | A Woman Under the Influenceas Mabel Longhetti | |
| 1972 | Ghost Storyas Kate Lucas | |
| 1971 | Minnie and Moskowitzas Minnie Moore | |
| 1971 | Columboas Elizabeth Van Wick | |
| 1970 | Husbandsas Party Guest | |
| 1969 | Medical Centeras Frances Delaney | |
| 1969 | Medical Centeras Karen Coberly | |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D.as Lorraine Denby | |
| 1969 | Machine Gun McCainas Rosemary Scott | |
| 1968 | Facesas Jeannie Rapp | |
| 1968 | Nick Quarryas | |
| 1967 | Tony Romeas Rita Kosterman | |
| 1967 | Garrison's Gorillasas Duchess | |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.as Baroness Ingrid Blangstead | |
| 1965 | Run for Your Lifeas Charlotte Hyde | |
| 1964 | Peyton Placeas Adrienne Van Leyden | |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatreas Janet Cord | |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatreas Lois Baxter | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas June | |
| 1963 | Burke's Lawas Mitzi Carlisle | |
| 1963 | Burke's Lawas Paullette Shane | |
| 1963 | A Child Is Waitingas Sophie Widdicombe Benham | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Diana Justin | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Helen Martin | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Louise Henderson | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Savannah | |
| 1962 | The Lloyd Bridges Showas Leslie Kaufman | |
| 1962 | The Spiral Roadas Els | |
| 1962 | Lonely are the Braveas Jerry Bondi | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Showas Self | |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors!as Marian Praisewater | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildareas Helen Scott | |
| 1961 | 87th Precinctas Teddy Carella | |
| 1960 | Shadowsas Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | The Islandersas Pepper Mint | |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradiseas Dr. Abigail Brent | |
| 1959 | Laramieas Laurel DeWalt | |
| 1959 | Riverboatas Rose Traynor | |
| 1959 | Bonanzaas Ragan Miller | |
| 1959 | Johnny Staccatoas Nina Van Ness | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Stripas Barbara Adams | |
| 1958 | The High Cost of Lovingas Ginny Fry | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Lucille Jones | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theateras Dorothy Dickenson | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Grace | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Victoria Alden | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presentsas Myrtle Wilson | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas Betty | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Showas Self | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Presenter |
| 2006 | Paris Je T'aime...Writer | |
| 1999 | All About My Mother...In Memory Of |
