Gena Rowlands
Known for
Acting
Born
June 19, 1930
Birthplace
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Died
August 14, 2024 (aged 94)
Biography
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).
Best known work
The Notebook
2004
NCIS
2003
The Skeleton Key
2005
All About My Mother
1999
Taking Lives
2004
Monk
2002
Night on Earth
1991
Paris Je T'aime
2006
Columbo
1971
A Woman Under the Influence
1974Filmography
2021
2019
2019
Peter Falk versus Columboas Self (archive footage)
2017
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), Writer
2006
Edge of Outsideas Self
2006
2005
The Skeleton Keyas Violet Devereaux
2005
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
2003