7.6
NCIS
2003· TV Series
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
June 19, 1930(94)
Day of Death
August 14, 2024
Place of Birth
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Also Known As
Virginia Cathryn Rowlands
Gena Rowlands
Acting
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).
Known For
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962· TV Series
8.1
Columbo
1971· TV Series
7.9
Monk
2002· TV Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
1944· TV Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
1944· TV Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
1944· TV Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
1961· TV Series
7.5
Bonanza
1959· TV Series
4.4
The View
1997· TV Series
7.0
Numb3rs
2005· TV Series
7.9
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962· TV Series
Filmography
- 2021MovieBroadway: Beyond the Golden Ageas Self
- 2019MovieGena Rowlands: A Life on Filmas Self
- 2019MoviePeter Falk versus Columboas Self (archive footage)
- 2017MovieBette Davis: Larger Than Lifeas Self
- 2017MovieUnfortunate Circumstancesas Dr. Cohen
- 2014MovieSix Dance Lessons in Six Weeksas Lily Harrison
- 2014MovieWatching Gena Rowlandsas Self (archive footage)
- 2014MovieParts Per Billionas Esther
- 2012MovieYellowas Mimi
- 2011MovieOliveas Tess M Powell
- 2011MovieFacesas Jeannie Rapp (archive footage)
- 2007MovieCannes: All Accessas Self
- 2007MovieBroken Englishas Vivien Wilder-Mann
- 2007MovieWhat If God Were the Sun?as Melissa Eisenbloom
- 2006MovieParis Je T'aimeas Gena (Quartier Latin)
- 2006MovieEdge of Outsideas Self
- 2006MovieStardust: The Bette Davis Storyas Self
- 2005MovieThe Skeleton Keyas Violet Devereaux
- 2005TVNumb3rsas Erika Hellman
- 2004MovieThe Notebookas Older Allie
- 2004MovieThe Incredible Mrs. Ritchieas Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie
- 2004MovieTaking Livesas Mrs. Rebecca Asher
- 2004MovieMaking 'Faces'as Self
- 2003TVNCISas Joann Fielding
- 2003MovieBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were Thereas Self
- 2002MovieCharms for the Easy Lifeas Charlie Kate
- 2002TVMonkas Marge Johnson
- 2002MovieHeart of the Festivalas Self (archive footage)
- 2002MovieHysterical Blindnessas Virginia Miller
- 2001MovieWild Irisas Minnie Brinn
- 2000MovieA Constant Forgeas Self
- 2000MovieLight Keeps Me Companyas Self
- 2000MovieThe Color of Love: Jacey's Storyas Georgia Porter
- 1999MovieThe Weekendas Laura Ponti
- 1998MoviePlaying by Heartas Hannah
- 1998MovieGrace & Glorieas Grace Stiles
- 1998MovieThe Mightyas Gram
- 1998MovieHope Floatsas Ramona Calvert
- 1998Movie1001 Nightsas Narrator (voice)
- 1998MoviePaulieas Ivy
- 1998MovieBest Friends for Lifeas Mrs. Harriet Cahill
- 1997MovieShe's So Lovelyas Miss Green
- 1997TVThe Viewas Self
- 1996MovieUnhook the Starsas Mildred
- 1996TVE! True Hollywood Storyas Self
- 1995MovieThe Neon Bibleas Mae Morgan
- 1995MovieSomething to Talk Aboutas Georgia King
- 1994MovieParallel Livesas Francie Pomerantz
- 1993MovieAnything for Johnas Self
- 1993MovieSilent Criesas Peggy Sutherland