Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands

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).

KNOWN FOR
CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Garrison's Gorillas

Garrison's Gorillas

7.8
Columbo

Columbo

8.088
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

6.7
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

6
Numb3rs

Numb3rs

7
Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

5.3
The View

The View

4.5
Monk

Monk

7.941
E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

8.103
Medical Center

Medical Center

6.1
Studio One

Studio One

5
Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

8.1
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

6.25
The Islanders

The Islanders

8
Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato

5.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.731
87th Precinct

87th Precinct

7.5
Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

3.5
Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

7.2
The Virginian

The Virginian

6.5
Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

5.7
Peyton Place

Peyton Place

6.6
Laramie

Laramie

6.4
Riverboat

Riverboat

6.2
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

5.6
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

5.5
Ghost Story

Ghost Story

7.1
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

6
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.714
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8
Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

5.3
Bonanza

Bonanza

7.5
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.375
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571
NCIS

NCIS

7.623
Medical Center

Medical Center

6.1
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

6
The Lloyd Bridges Show

The Lloyd Bridges Show

5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.4
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7
Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

6.5
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.8

Movies

Night on Earth

Night on Earth

7.517
Light of Day

Light of Day

5.453
Faces

Faces

7.113
Playing by Heart

Playing by Heart

6.6
Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

6.771
Gloria

Gloria

6.863
The Notebook

The Notebook

7.89
Taking Lives

Taking Lives

6.377
Another Woman

Another Woman

6.8
Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning

6.2
Minnie and Moskowitz

Minnie and Moskowitz

6.7
The Brink's Job

The Brink's Job

6
Tony Rome

Tony Rome

6.397
Hope Floats

Hope Floats

6.4
Opening Night

Opening Night

7.57
The Mighty

The Mighty

7.181
Broken English

Broken English

6
The Skeleton Key

The Skeleton Key

6.6
Paulie

Paulie

6.871
A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence

7.805
Lonely are the Brave

Lonely are the Brave

7.362
Hysterical Blindness

Hysterical Blindness

6
Machine Gun McCain

Machine Gun McCain

6.155
Once Around

Once Around

6.103
Unhook the Stars

Unhook the Stars

5.9
The Neon Bible

The Neon Bible

6.1
Tempest

Tempest

5.987
Something to Talk About

Something to Talk About

5.7
Wild Iris

Wild Iris

7
Love Streams

Love Streams

7.2
Charms for the Easy Life

Charms for the Easy Life

7
1001 Nights

1001 Nights

6.5
An Early Frost

An Early Frost

6
Yellow

Yellow

5
What If God Were the Sun?

What If God Were the Sun?

7
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

7
A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

6.8
Crazy in Love

Crazy in Love

4.4
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

7.2
Silent Cries

Silent Cries

1
Anything for John

Anything for John

6
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

0
The Spiral Road

The Spiral Road

5.2
The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving

5.7
The Weekend

The Weekend

1
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

7
The Betty Ford Story

The Betty Ford Story

0
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

9.25
Face of a Stranger

Face of a Stranger

10
Parts Per Billion

Parts Per Billion

4.4
Edge of Outside

Edge of Outside

5.8
Olive

Olive

6.5
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

7
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

3.2
Parallel Lives

Parallel Lives

5
Nick Quarry

Nick Quarry

0
A Question of Love

A Question of Love

5.3
Faces

Faces

0
Unfortunate Circumstances

Unfortunate Circumstances

0
Nederland C

Nederland C

4
Thursday's Child

Thursday's Child

1
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work

I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work

8.4
Best Friends for Life

Best Friends for Life

0
Grace & Glorie

Grace & Glorie

6.3
Montana

Montana

5.2
Light Keeps Me Company

Light Keeps Me Company

7.8
A Constant Forge

A Constant Forge

6.6
She's So Lovely

She's So Lovely

5.87
Cannes: All Access

Cannes: All Access

3.7
Hollywood Mavericks

Hollywood Mavericks

6
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

6
Making 'Faces'

Making 'Faces'

0
Watching Gena Rowlands

Watching Gena Rowlands

0
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

7.2
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

6.991
Rapunzel

Rapunzel

5.4
Shadows

Shadows

6.935
Husbands

Husbands

6.8
Ted & Venus

Ted & Venus

4.333
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

0