Gena Rowlands
Gena Rowlands, born Virginia Cathryn Rowlands on June 19, 1930, and passed away on August 14, 2024, was an American actress celebrated for her electrifying performances and four Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes, and an Academy Award nomination. Her career flourished through a decade-long partnership with director John Cassavetes, whose films like "A Woman Under the Influence" and "Gloria" underscored her raw emotional power. Rowlands' versatility and intensity also earned international acclaim, notably the Silver Bear for Best Actress for "Opening Night," cementing her status as a cinematic icon.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
57 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Parts Per Billion | Esther | Film |
| 2014 | Yellow | Mimi | Film |
| 2011 | Faces | Jeannie Rapp (archive footage) | Film |
| 2007 | Broken English | Vivien Wilder-Mann | Film |
| 2007 | What If God Were the Sun? | Melissa Eisenbloom | Film |
| 2006 | Edge of Outside | Self | Film |
| 2006 | Stardust: The Bette Davis Story | Self | Film |
| 2006 | Paris Je T'aime | Writer | Film |
| 2005 | The Skeleton Key | Violet Devereaux | Film |
| 2004 | The Notebook | Older Allie | Film |
| 2004 | Taking Lives | Mrs. Rebecca Asher | Film |
| 2004 | The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie | Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie | Film |
| 2002 | Hysterical Blindness | Virginia Miller | Film |
| 2002 | Charms for the Easy Life | Charlie Kate | Film |
| 2001 | Wild Iris | Minnie Brinn | Film |
| 2000 | Light Keeps Me Company | Self | Film |
| 2000 | A Constant Forge | Self | Film |
| 1999 | The Weekend | Laura Ponti | Film |
| 1998 | Paulie | Ivy | Film |
| 1998 | Hope Floats | Ramona Calvert | Film |
| 1998 | Playing by Heart | Hannah | Film |
| 1998 | 1001 Nights | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1998 | The Mighty | Gram | Film |
| 1997 | She's So Lovely | Miss Green | Film |
| 1996 | Unhook the Stars | Mildred | Film |
| 1996 | John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All | Self | Film |
| 1995 | Something to Talk About | Georgia King | Film |
| 1995 | The Neon Bible | Mae Morgan | Film |
| 1993 | Silent Cries | Peggy Sutherland | Film |
| 1993 | Anything for John | Self | Film |
| 1992 | Crazy in Love | Honora Swift | Film |
| 1991 | Once Around | Marilyn Bella | Film |
| 1991 | Night on Earth | Victoria Snelling | Film |
| 1991 | Ted & Venus | Mrs. Turner | Film |
| 1988 | Another Woman | Marion | Film |
| 1987 | Light of Day | Janette Rasnick | Film |
| 1985 | An Early Frost | Katherine Pierson | Film |
| 1984 | I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work | Self | Film |
| 1984 | Love Streams | Sarah Lawson | Film |
| 1983 | Rapunzel | The Witch | Film |
| 1982 | Tempest | Antonia | Film |
| 1980 | Gloria | Gloria Swenson | Film |
| 1979 | Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter | Abigail Mason | Film |
| 1978 | The Brink's Job | Mary Pino | Film |
| 1977 | Opening Night | Myrtle Gordon | Film |
| 1976 | Two-Minute Warning | Janet | Film |
| 1974 | A Woman Under the Influence | Mabel Longhetti | Film |
| 1971 | Minnie and Moskowitz | Minnie Moore | Film |
| 1970 | Husbands | Party Guest | Film |
| 1969 | Machine Gun McCain | Rosemary Scott | Film |
| 1968 | Faces | Jeannie Rapp | Film |
| 1967 | Tony Rome | Rita Kosterman | Film |
| 1963 | A Child Is Waiting | Sophie Widdicombe Benham | Film |
| 1962 | The Spiral Road | Els | Film |
| 1962 | Lonely are the Brave | Jerry Bondi | Film |
| 1961 | 87th Precinct | Teddy Carella | TV |
| 1958 | The High Cost of Loving | Ginny Fry | Film |
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