Born 1930 (age 94) · Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Appears in 122 titles

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

The Notebook
7.9
The Notebook
2004
as Older Allie
The Skeleton Key
6.6
The Skeleton Key
2005
as Violet Devereaux
Taking Lives
6.4
Taking Lives
2004
as Mrs. Rebecca Asher
Night on Earth
7.5
Night on Earth
1991
as Victoria Snelling
Paris Je T'aime
6.8
Paris Je T'aime
2006
as Gena (Quartier Latin)
A Woman Under the Influence
7.8
A Woman Under the Influence
1974
as Mabel Longhetti
Paulie
6.9
Paulie
1998
as Ivy
Hope Floats
6.4
Hope Floats
1998
as Ramona Calvert
The Mighty
7.3
The Mighty
1998
as Gram
Another Woman
6.8
Another Woman
1988
as Marion
Shadows
6.9
Shadows
1960
as Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)
Gloria
6.9
Gloria
1980
as Gloria Swenson
Opening Night
7.6
Opening Night
1977
as Myrtle Gordon
Something to Talk About
5.6
Something to Talk About
1995
as Georgia King
Playing by Heart
6.6
Playing by Heart
1998
as Hannah
Faces
7.1
Faces
1968
as Jeannie Rapp
Lonely are the Brave
7.4
Lonely are the Brave
1962
as Jerry Bondi
Husbands
6.7
Husbands
1970
as Party Guest
Love Streams
7.2
Love Streams
1984
as Sarah Lawson
She's So Lovely
5.9
She's So Lovely
1997
as Miss Green