Personal Info
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
Filmography
Movies
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
Peter Falk versus Columbo
as Self (archive footage)
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film
as Self
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
as Self
Unfortunate Circumstances
as Dr. Cohen
Parts Per Billion
as Esther
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
as Lily Harrison
Watching Gena Rowlands
as Self (archive footage)
Yellow
as Mimi
Olive
as Tess M Powell
TV Shows
Numb3rs
as Erika Hellman · 1 ep.
NCIS
as Joann Fielding · 1 ep.
Monk
as Marge Johnson · 1 ep.
The View
as Self · 1 ep.
E! True Hollywood Story
as Self · 1 ep.
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Witch · 1 ep.
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self · 1 ep.
Ghost Story
as Kate Lucas · 1 ep.
Columbo
as Elizabeth Van Wick · 1 ep.
Medical Center
as Frances Delaney · 1 ep.
