About
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 Age2021 · Self
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film2019 · Self
Peter Falk versus Columbo2019 · Self (archive footage)
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life2017 · Self
Unfortunate Circumstances2017 · Dr. Cohen
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks2014 · Lily Harrison
Yellow2014 · Mimi
Watching Gena Rowlands2014 · Self (archive footage)
Parts Per Billion2014 · Esther
Olive2011 · Tess M Powell
Faces2011 · Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)
Cannes: All Access2007 · Self
Broken English2007 · Vivien Wilder-Mann
What If God Were the Sun?2007 · Melissa Eisenbloom
Paris Je T'aime2006 · Gena (Quartier Latin)
Edge of Outside2006 · Self
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story2006 · Self
The Skeleton Key2005 · Violet Devereaux
The Notebook2004 · Older Allie
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie2004 · Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie