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Gena Rowlands

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

1930-06-19

Popularity

2.3

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).

Movie Credits

Night on Earth

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7.5

1991

Night on Earth

Light of Day

‌

5.5

1987

Light of Day

Faces

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7.1

1968

Faces

Playing by Heart

‌

6.6

1998

Playing by Heart

Paris Je T'aime

‌

6.8

2006

Paris Je T'aime

Gloria

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6.9

1980

Gloria

The Notebook

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7.9

2004

The Notebook

Taking Lives

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6.4

2004

Taking Lives

Another Woman

‌

6.8

1988

Another Woman

Two-Minute Warning

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6.3

1976

Two-Minute Warning

Minnie and Moskowitz

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6.6

1971

Minnie and Moskowitz

The Brink's Job

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6.2

1978

The Brink's Job

Tony Rome

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6.4

1967

Tony Rome

Hope Floats

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6.4

1998

Hope Floats

Opening Night

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7.6

1977

Opening Night

The Mighty

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7.2

1998

The Mighty

Broken English

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5.9

2007

Broken English

The Skeleton Key

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6.6

2005

The Skeleton Key

Paulie

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7.0

1998

Paulie

A Woman Under the Influence

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7.7

1974

A Woman Under the Influence

Lonely are the Brave

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7.4

1962

Lonely are the Brave

Hysterical Blindness

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6.1

2002

Hysterical Blindness

Machine Gun McCain

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6.1

1969

Machine Gun McCain

Once Around

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6.1

1991

Once Around

Unhook the Stars

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5.9

1996

Unhook the Stars

The Neon Bible

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6.1

1995

The Neon Bible

Tempest

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5.9

1982

Tempest

Something to Talk About

‌

5.6

1995

Something to Talk About

Wild Iris

‌

7.4

2001

Wild Iris

Love Streams

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7.2

1984

Love Streams

Charms for the Easy Life

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8.5

2002

Charms for the Easy Life

1001 Nights

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6.7

1998

1001 Nights

An Early Frost

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5.8

1985

An Early Frost

Yellow

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5.3

2014

Yellow

What If God Were the Sun?

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7.0

2007

What If God Were the Sun?

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

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7.0

2003

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

A Child Is Waiting

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6.8

1963

A Child Is Waiting

Crazy in Love

‌

4.6

1992

Crazy in Love

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

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7.2

2004

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

Silent Cries

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5.0

1993

Silent Cries

Anything for John

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7.3

1993

Anything for John

John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

‌

0.0

1996

John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

The Spiral Road

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5.5

1962

The Spiral Road

The High Cost of Loving

‌

6.6

1958

The High Cost of Loving

The Weekend

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2.7

1999

The Weekend

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

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7.0

2000

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

The Betty Ford Story

‌

0.0

1987

The Betty Ford Story

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

‌

9.4

1979

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Face of a Stranger

‌

10.0

1991

Face of a Stranger

Parts Per Billion

‌

4.4

2014

Parts Per Billion

Edge of Outside

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5.8

2006

Edge of Outside

Olive

‌

6.5

2011

Olive

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

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6.6

2006

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

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2.8

2014

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Parallel Lives

‌

5.7

1994

Parallel Lives

Nick Quarry

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9.0

1968

Nick Quarry

A Question of Love

‌

5.2

1978

A Question of Love

Faces

‌

0.0

2011

Faces

Unfortunate Circumstances

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0.0

2017

Unfortunate Circumstances

Nederland C

‌

4.0

1985

Nederland C

Thursday's Child

‌

5.5

1983

Thursday's Child

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

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8.3

1984

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

Best Friends for Life

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7.0

1998

Best Friends for Life

Grace & Glorie

‌

6.3

1998

Grace & Glorie

Montana

‌

6.0

1990

Montana

Light Keeps Me Company

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7.9

2000

Light Keeps Me Company

A Constant Forge

‌

6.8

2000

A Constant Forge

She's So Lovely

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5.9

1997

She's So Lovely

Cannes: All Access

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3.2

2007

Cannes: All Access

Hollywood Mavericks

‌

7.3

1990

Hollywood Mavericks

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

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6.0

2017

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

Making 'Faces'

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0.0

2004

Making 'Faces'

Watching Gena Rowlands

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0.0

2014

Watching Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

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6.8

2019

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

Rapunzel

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5.9

1983

Rapunzel

Shadows

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6.9

1960

Shadows

Husbands

‌

6.7

1970

Husbands

Ted & Venus

‌

4.5

1991

Ted & Venus

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

‌

0.0

2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Heart of the Festival

‌

6.7

2002

Heart of the Festival

Peter Falk versus Columbo

‌

7.2

2019

Peter Falk versus Columbo

Tv Credits

Garrison's Gorillas

‌

8.1

1967

Garrison's Gorillas

Columbo

‌

8.1

1971

Columbo

77 Sunset Strip

‌

7.2

1958

77 Sunset Strip

Burke's Law

‌

6.3

1963

Burke's Law

Numb3rs

‌

7.0

2005

Numb3rs

Kraft Suspense Theatre

‌

6.5

1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre

The View

‌

4.3

1997

The View

Monk

‌

7.9

2002

Monk

E! True Hollywood Story

‌

8.1

1996

E! True Hollywood Story

Medical Center

‌

6.4

1969

Medical Center

Studio One

‌

5.4

1948

Studio One

Faerie Tale Theatre

‌

8.1

1982

Faerie Tale Theatre

General Electric Theater

‌

6.8

1953

General Electric Theater

The Islanders

‌

8.0

1960

The Islanders

Johnny Staccato

‌

5.2

1959

Johnny Staccato

Hallmark Hall of Fame

‌

8.8

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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7.8

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

87th Precinct

‌

7.8

1961

87th Precinct

Target: The Corruptors!

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5.7

1961

Target: The Corruptors!

Run for Your Life

‌

7.1

1965

Run for Your Life

The Virginian

‌

6.5

1962

The Virginian

Adventures in Paradise

‌

6.1

1959

Adventures in Paradise

Peyton Place

‌

6.2

1964

Peyton Place

Laramie

‌

6.7

1959

Laramie

Riverboat

‌

6.5

1959

Riverboat

Robert Montgomery Presents

‌

6.0

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

Dr. Kildare

‌

5.7

1961

Dr. Kildare

Ghost Story

‌

7.4

1972

Ghost Story

Burke's Law

‌

6.3

1963

Burke's Law

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

‌

5.9

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The Ed Sullivan Show

‌

6.8

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kraft Suspense Theatre

‌

6.5

1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Bonanza

‌

7.5

1959

Bonanza

The Mike Douglas Show

‌

5.8

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

Hallmark Hall of Fame

‌

8.8

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

NCIS

‌

7.6

2003

NCIS

Medical Center

‌

6.4

1969

Medical Center

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

‌

6.0

1975

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Marcus Welby, M.D.

‌

6.6

1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.

The Lloyd Bridges Show

‌

6.3

1962

The Lloyd Bridges Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

‌

7.5

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Golden Globe Awards

‌

7.0

1944

Golden Globe Awards

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7.0

1944

Golden Globe Awards

‌

7.0

1944

Golden Globe Awards

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

‌

7.9

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

‌

7.9

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

‌

7.9

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

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6.9

1966

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

Film '72

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5.1

1971

Film '72